National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kentucky 68, Auburn 53
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Where: Auburn Arena, Auburn, Alabama
Officials: # John Cahill, # Mike Nance, # Mike Roberts
Attendance: 9121

Anthony Davis and Doron Lamb both scored 14 points to spark No. 2 Kentucky to a 68-53 win at Auburn on Thursday, extending the Wildcats' winning streak to eight games.

The game was tied 47-47 with 10:22 left, but Auburn didn’t score for nearly five minutes. Consecutive 3-pointers from Lamb and Darius Miller in the final six minutes keyed a 13-2 run and put Kentucky over the hump.

Kentucky (16-1, 2-0 SEC) also had Marquis Teague with 12 points and Terrence Jones with 10 points and five rebounds. Davis had a team-high six rebounds.

Auburn (10-6, 0-2) got 14 points and eight rebounds from Rob Cubb and 12 points from Chris Denson. The Tigers have lost three in a row.

Auburn looked like a different team than the one that scored only 35 points against Vanderbilt in losing its SEC opener. But that didn’t prevent the Tigers from losing to Kentucky for the 13th straight time, a setback that broke Auburn’s 10-game homecourt winning streak.

Top Game Performances
 
Kentucky   Auburn
Anthony Davis 14 Scoring Rob Chubb 14
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 3 Assists Varez Ward 4
Anthony Davis 6 Rebounds Rob Chubb 8
Doron Lamb 6 Free Throws Made Rob Chubb 4
Anthony Davis 3 Steals Adrian Forbes 1
Anthony Davis 4 Blocks Kenny Gabriel 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Kentucky 68 40.4 7-20 15-18 10 25 7 10 8
Auburn 53 41.2 1-12 10-12 12 29 4 2 15