- Friday, December 30 1949 -
Sugar Bowl Championship (at New Orleans, LA)
Kentucky - 71 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked by ]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Barnstable | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Walter Hirsch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Jim Line | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| Bill Spivey | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| Bobby Watson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Lucian Whitaker | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| Totals | 30 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 71 |
Bradley - 66 (Head Coach: Forrest Anderson)
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Mann | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Gene Melchiorre | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| Paul Unruh | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| Charlie Grover | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Mike Chianakas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Fred Schlictman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Elmer Behnke | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Aaron Preece | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 27 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 66 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Villanova 57 - 56 OT | | | Arkansas 57 - 53 |
Bradley's Paul Unruh scores in front of UK's Dale Barnstable (#18)
Bradley's Bill Mann (#11) scores inside as the Kentucky players can only watch.
Bill Spivey (#77) shoots over Bradley's Gene Melchiorre
