National Basketball Association
Kentucky 74, Louisiana State 50
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 28, 2012
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Officials:
# Patrick Adams, # Bruce Benedict, # JB Caldwell
Attendance:
11631
By SportsDirect Inc.
Forward Terrence Jones had a season-high 27
points and seven rebounds as No. 1 Kentucky routed Louisiana State 74-50.
It was the third 20-point effort of the season
for Jones, who made 10 of 16 shots from the field, and surpassed his
26-point effort against St. John’s on Dec. 1.
The Wildcats (21-1, 7-0 SEC) stretched their
winning streak to 13 games and are off to their best start since the
2004-05 season. Kentucky also got 16 points, 10 rebounds and three
blocked shots from Anthony Davis, and 13 points from Darius
Miller.
LSU (12-9, 2-5 SEC) dropped its third straight. The
Tigers were led by Johnny O’Bryant with 12 points and nine rebounds,
while Storm Warren added 11 points.
LSU’s Malcolm White was ejected with 15:24
remaining after being called for a flagrant foul. White grabbed the
shoulders of Davis and knocked him to the court to prevent a breakaway.
LSU, now 3-15 all-time against No. 1-ranked
teams, played Kentucky tough for much of the first half. The Tigers
trailed only 25-24 before the Wildcats went on a 10-2 run to close the half.
Top Game Performances
| Kentucky |
|
Louisiana State |
|
Terrence Jones 27 |
Scoring |
Johnny O'Bryant III 12 |
|
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 4 |
Assists |
Anthony Hickey 5 |
|
Anthony Davis 10 |
Rebounds |
Johnny O'Bryant III 9 |
|
Terrence Jones 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Andre Stringer 4 |
|
Anthony Davis 2 |
Steals |
Anthony Hickey 1 |
|
Anthony Davis 3 |
Blocks |
Johnny O'Bryant III 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Kentucky
|
74 |
47.3 |
7-15 |
15-26 |
12 |
36 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
| Louisiana State
|
50 |
39.6 |
1-9 |
7-11 |
13 |
26 |
4 |
2 |
9 |