Front Row (l-r): Lindle Castle, Lucian Whitaker, Robert Watson, Guy Strong, T.Riddle
Second Row (l-r): Head Coach Adolph Rupp, Cliff Hagan, C.M. Newton, Walt Hirsch, Paul Lansaw, Dwight Price Asst. Coach Harry Lancaster Back Row (l-r): Frank Ramsey, Shelby Linville, Bill Spivey, Roger Layne, Lou Tsioropoulos, Read Morgan
| WINNING COACH | MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER |
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| ADOLPH RUPP | BILL SPIVEY | KENTUCKY |
| Location: Williams Arena | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
| March 27, 1951 | |
FINAL FOUR
| Player | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | REB | PF | PTS |
| Kentucky | |||||
| Whitaker | 4-5 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Linville | 2-7 | 4-8 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| Spivey | 9-29 | 4-6 | 21 | 2 | 22 |
| Ramsey | 4-10 | 1-3 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Watson | 3-8 | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Hagan | 5-6 | 0-2 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Tsioropoulos | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Newton | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28-69 | 12-24 | 45 | 23 | 68 |
| Kansas State | |||||
| Head | 3-11 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Stone | 3-8 | 6-8 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Hitch | 6-15 | 1-1 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
| Barrett | 2-12 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Iverson | 3-12 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Rousey | 2-10 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Gibson | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Upson | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Knostman | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Peck | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Schuyler | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 23-80 | 12-20 | 30 | 23 | 58 |