- Saturday, December 2 1944 -
Fort Knox - 23 (Head Coach: Bud Bruner)
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Smith | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| William O'Neil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al Cookas | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Reginald McDonald | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Charles Covetti | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Sam Murphy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Tarabochia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Warren Hotchkis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Brunst | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Joseph Ksenich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 23 |
Kentucky - 56 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Final Rank ]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Tingle | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Clyde Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Groza | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| John Stough | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Jack Parkinson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Alonzo Nelson | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Ernest Sparkman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| William Sturgill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Ed Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| James Durham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kenton Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wilbur Schu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dickie Derrickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Singleton Yeary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Bill Chambers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Reynolds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 56 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Oklahoma A&M 45 - 29 | | | Berea (Naval V-12) 56 - 32 |
Fort Knox's Charles Covetti grabs the rebound ahead of Alex Groza (#15) while Clyde Cooper (#11 on left) and Al Cookas (#12 on right ) look on
Fort Knox's Al Cookas grabs the ball in between teammate Mike Tarabochia (#14) and UK's Ernest Sparkman (#12)
