Davis leads No. 1 Kentucky past SCarolina 86-52

By Pete Iacobelli

Associated Press

Published: Saturday, Feb. 4 2012 6:15 p.m. MST

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Kentucky guard Doron Lamb (20) battles for a loose ball with South Carolina guard Damien Leonard (32) during the first half of their NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, in Columbia, S.C.

Mary Ann Chastain, Associated Press

Summary

Anthony Davis had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks as No. 1 Kentucky wiped away the memories of the last time the top-ranked Wildcats came to South Carolina with an 86-52 victory Saturday night.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Anthony Davis had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks as No. 1 Kentucky wiped away the memories of the last time the top-ranked Wildcats came to South Carolina with an 86-52 victory Saturday night.

Kentucky (23-1) has won 15 straight and moved to 9-0 in the Southeastern Conference for the first time in seven years. And they'll stay atop the rankings, unlike in 2010 when the No. 1 Wildcats were stunned 68-62 by the Gamecocks.

This time, Davis and Terrence Jones made sure there wouldn't be a similar flop. The two combined for 34 points in the first half as Kentucky took a 52-25 lead at the break and eventually increased the margin to 41 points.

Damien Leonard scored a career-high 19 points for South Carolina (9-13, 1-7).

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