Kentucky vs. Oklahoma A&M

- Saturday, March 26 1949 -

NCAA Championship (at Seattle, WA)

Kentucky - 46 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Final Rank 1st by AP]
PlayerFGFTFTAPFPts
Wallace Jones11333
Cliff Barker13345
Jim Line21235
Alex Groza978525
Walter Hirsch10012
Ralph Beard11243
Dale Barnstable11113
Totals1614192146

Oklahoma A&M - 36 (Head Coach: Hank Iba) - [Final Rank 2nd by AP]
PlayerFGFTFTAPFPts
Vernon Yates10012
Joe Bradley03533
Bob Harris31157
J.L. Parks23457
Jack Shelton367412
Tom Jaquet01201
Gale McArthur02212
Norman Pilgram02212
Keith Smith00010
Totals918232136

Halftime Score: Kentucky 25, Oklahoma A & M 20
Technical Fouls: Kentucky Rupp and UK trainer for comments made towards referee, charged to Capt. Groza [called by Cliff Ogden]
Officials: Cliff Ogden and Albert Curtis
Attendance: 12,500
Arena: Edmundson Pavilion
References: The Classic, Lexington Herald-Leader and Spokane (WA) Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review

Prior Game| Next Game
Illinois 76 - 47|Indiana Central 84 - 61

Game Writeup - by Associated Press, New York Times

Alex Groza drives

Wah Wah Jones cuts through two Aggie defenders to the hoop

Alex Groza shoots in front of A&M's J.L. Pards (#44) while Wallace Jones and Ralph Beard look on


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