- Thursday, February 3 1949 -
(at Memphis, TN)
Kentucky - 75 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Jones | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Dale Barnstable | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Jim Line | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Roger Day | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Groza | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| Ralph Beard | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Cliff Barker | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Walter Hirsch | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| John Stough | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Garland Townes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 30 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 75 |
Mississippi - 45 (Head Coach: Jim Whatley) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Marshall | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| R.B. Reeves | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Bill Parker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Dupoy | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Otho Kortz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M.C. McMullen | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Bob Fletcher | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Ray Busby | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Darrell Rosamond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Marion Cook | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Jack Mann | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Harold Stringfellow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 45 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Alabama 56 - 40 | | | Bradley 62 - 52 |
Alex Groza shields Mississippi's Maxie McMullen (#18) to allow Ralph Beard (#12) a lane to dribble
Dale Barnstable (#18) falls backwards as he shoots a shot.
