National Basketball Association
Kentucky 81, St. John's 59
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, December 1, 2011
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials:
# Doug Shows, # Jim Burr, # Les Jones
Attendance:
24119
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 1 Kentucky swatted 18 St. John’s shots and beat the undersized Red Storm 81-59 at Rupp Arena.
Freshman forward Anthony Davis had eight of the blocks to go with 15 points and 15 rebounds. He’s blocked 34 shots through seven games and is on pace to break the school's single-season record of 83. Terrence Jones led Kentucky with 26 points.
The Wildcats (7-0) have won every game this season by double digits and are 37-0 at Rupp Arena under coach John Calipari. They dunked eight times against St. John's, including a few of the highlight-reel variety. They host North Carolina on Saturday in a marquee matchup.
The Red Storm (4-4) played without coach Steve Lavin, who was home recovering from prostate cancer surgery. St. John’s missed its first 10 3-point tries and shot 32 percent overall.
Forward God’sgift Achiuwa led the Red Storm with 18 points and 10 rebouds.
Top Game Performances
| St. John's |
|
Kentucky |
|
God'sgift Achiuwa 18 |
Scoring |
Terrence Jones 26 |
|
Phil Greene 3 |
Assists |
Darius Miller 6 |
|
God'sgift Achiuwa 10 |
Rebounds |
Anthony Davis 15 |
|
Maurice Harkless 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Terrence Jones 11 |
|
Maurice Harkless 3 |
Steals |
Terrence Jones 4 |
|
Maurice Harkless 3 |
Blocks |
Anthony Davis 8 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| St. John's
|
59 |
31.7 |
2-13 |
19-27 |
9 |
35 |
6 |
6 |
15 |
| Kentucky
|
81 |
40.6 |
5-16 |
20-30 |
16 |
45 |
18 |
9 |
12 |