- Saturday, February 5 1949 -
(at Owensboro, KY)
Kentucky - 62 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Jones | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Cliff Barker | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Alex Groza | 12 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 30 |
| Ralph Beard | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Dale Barnstable | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Walter Hirsch | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| John Stough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 62 |
Bradley - 52 (Head Coach: Forrest Anderson) - [Ranked 18th by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Melchiorre | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| Bill Mann | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Paul Unruh | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Dave Humerickhouse | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| George Chianakas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Dan Unruh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Charles Grover | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Garber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Ricci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 52 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Mississippi 75 - 45 | | | Tennessee 71 - 56 |
Cliff Barker shoots over a Bradley defender while Alex Groza looks to rebound
Alex Groza (#15) and Wallace Jones (#27) fight a Bradley player for the ball.
Ralph Beard drives in for a layup in front of Bradley's Paul Unruh (#15) while Bradley's Bill Mann and UK's Alex Groza and Wallace Jones look on
