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- Wednesday, January 4 1950 -
(at Owensboro, KY)
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Kentucky - 87 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked by ]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Line | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Walter Hirsch | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| Roger Day | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Walter Whittaker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arlan King | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Spivey | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Roger Layne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dale Barnstable | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Bobby Watson | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| Lucian Whitaker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Strong | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Garland Townes | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Leonard Pearson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| C. M. Newton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 34 | 19 | 29 | 20 | 87 |
Mississippi State - 55 (Head Coach: Paul Gregory)
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coyote Vance | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| James Chrestman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hoyt Wood | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Marvin Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| S.J. Cooper | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Dennis Ladner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Willard Daley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Frank Tribble | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Nicholson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Herb Hargett | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| James Burrow | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Elmo Branch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 55 |
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| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Arkansas 57 - 53 | | | North Carolina 83 - 44 |
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Owensboro native Bobby Watson returns to his hometown where he drives for a shot. Shown in the foreground is Bill Spivey (#77)
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