- Thursday, February 24 1949 -
Kentucky - 51 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Ranked 1st by AP]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Barnstable | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Wallace Jones | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| Alex Groza | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Ralph Beard | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Cliff Barker | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| Walter Hirsch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 21 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 51 |
Xavier - 40 (Head Coach: Lew Hirt) - [Unranked]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Boxwell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Cady | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Jim Kartholl | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Malcolm McMullen (*) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Robert Alston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| William Hoffer | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Arthur Morthorst | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Totals | 18 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 40 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Georgia 95 - 40 | | | Vanderbilt 70 - 37 |
Wah Wah Jones (#27) tips in the ball
Xavier's (#10) shoots in front of Kentucky's Walt Hirsch (#19)
Alex Groza (#15) grabs a rebound while Wallace Jones (#27) and Xavier's Art Morthorst (#4) look on
