Front Row (l-r): Head Coach Adolph Rupp, Johnny Stough, Ralph Beard, Kenny Rollins, Cliff Barker, Dale Barnstable, Asst. Coach Harry Lancaster
Back Row (l-r) Mgr. Humzey Yessin, Garland Townes, Jim Jordan, Joe Holland, Alex Groza, Wallace Jones, Jim Line, Roger Days, Trainer Wilbert Berger
| WINNING COACH | MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER |
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| ADOLPH RUPP | ALEX GROZA | KENTUCKY |
| Location: Madison Square Garden | New York, New York | |
| March 23, 1948 | |
FINAL FOUR
| Player | FG | FT-A | PF | PTS |
| Kentucky | ||||
| Jones | 4 | 1-1 | 3 | 9 |
| Barker | 2 | 1-3 | 4 | 5 |
| Line | 3 | 1-1 | 3 | 7 |
| Groza | 6 | 2-4 | 4 | 14 |
| Holland | 1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 |
| Beard | 4 | 4-4 | 1 | 12 |
| Rollins | 3 | 3-5 | 3 | 9 |
| Barnstable | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 12-19 | 19 | 58 |
| Baylor | ||||
| Owens | 2 | 1-2 | 0 | 5 |
| DeWitt | 3 | 2-4 | 3 | 8 |
| Hickman | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pulley | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 |
| Heathington | 3 | 2-4 | 5 | 8 |
| Preston | 0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 |
| Johnson | 3 | 4-7 | 5 | 10 |
| Robinson | 3 | 2-4 | 4 | 8 |
| Stack | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 12-24 | 19 | 42 |