- Monday, February 14 1949 -
Alabama - 32 (Head Coach: Floyd Burdette) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebel Steiner | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Carl Shaeffer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Jack Brown | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Gene Palmer | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| Billy Dean | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Johnny Hite | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dick McKenzie | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Pete Mangina | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Nick Vrotsos | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 7 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 32 |
Kentucky - 74 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Jones | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Dale Barnstable | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Walter Hirsch | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Line | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Roger Day | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Al Bruno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Henne | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Groza | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| Cliff Barker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Ralph Beard | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| John Stough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Garland Townes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 26 | 22 | 29 | 22 | 74 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Xavier 96 - 50 | | | Mississippi 85 - 31 |
Game Action. Shown for Kentucky include Johnny Stough (#5), Roger Day (#13) and Jim Line (#25). Pete Mangina (#00) is shown for Alabama.
Ralph Beard in action
Walter Hirsch fends off Alabama defender to secure the ball
