- Monday, February 9 1948 -
Kentucky - 82 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Final Rank ]
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Jones | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Cliff Barker | 4 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| Alex Groza | 8 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Ralph Beard | 8 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| Ken Rollins | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| James Jordan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Line | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Albert Cummins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Holland | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Jack Parkinson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Barnstable | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| John Stough | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 34 | 98 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 82 |
Vanderbilt - 51 (Head Coach: Bob Polk)
| Player | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Joe Adcock | 7 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| Haworth Parks | 4 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Pete Robinson | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Mike Craig | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Bobby McGuire | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Andy Todd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Tate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Dick Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Irvin Munday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 21 | 71 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 51 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Washington (St. Louis) 69 - 39 | | | Tennessee 69 - 42 |
Bobby McGuire of Vanderbilt and Cliff Barker (#23) of Kentucky vie for a rebound while Vandy's Mike Craig (#26) and UK's Wallace Jones (#27) look on
Alex Groza (#36) scores on a layup while defended by Vanderbilt's Mike Craig (#26)
Teams warm up in the Navy Classification Center before the game
