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Freshman Anthony Davis flirted with the second triple-double in Kentucky basketball history and the Cats smothered St. John's 81-59 Thursday night in Rupp Arena.
Davis set career highs with 15 rebounds and eight blocks while also scoring 15 points. Before exiting with 4:44 left, he appeared to block a ninth shot, which would have equaled a UK individual record (shared by Andre Riddick and Sam Bowie). But a foul call nullified the block.
Davis' blocks fueled a defense that made St. John's live up to its billing as the nation's youngest team.
Teammate Terrence Jones equaled a career-high of four blocks as Kentucky's 18 rejections broke the school record of 17 against Morehead State on Nov. 20, 1997.
Davis' replacement, Eloy Vargas, got the record-breaking block with about two minutes left.
Jones led top-ranked Kentucky with 26 points. Doron Lamb added 16.
"If we make them work on defense, I think we'll be able to frustrate them," St. John's freshman Moe Harkless said earlier in the week.. "And we'll be able to get easy baskets."
Whether by St. John's doing or not, Kentucky worked on defense.
With less than five minutes remaining in the first half, St. John's had been guilty of as many 35-second shot clock violations (five) as it had scored baskets (five). No wonder Kentucky led at halftime.
UK rode defense to a 31-20 lead at intermission. The Cats blocked 10 shots and limited St. John's to 8-for-27 shooting.


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