Kentucky Defeats St. John's 81-59 - Recap
Kentucky Defeats St. John's 81-59 - Recap
Kentucky cruised to victory on Thursday, running St. John's out of the gym and running up an 81-59 score at Rupp Arena.
Kentucky earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the 24-point spread.
Kentucky got 26 points from Terrence Jones and another 16 points from Doron Lamb. Darius Miller contributed 6 assists, while Anthony Davis cleaned the glass with 15 rebounds.
St. John's got 18 points from God'sgift Achiuwa in a losing cause and another 16 points from Moe Harkless. Phil Greene contributed 3 assists for them, while Moe Harkless had 10 rebounds.
Kentucky hit the break leading 31-20 before taking care of business in the second half.
Kentucky won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 48-43.
