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Jones scores season-high 27 as Cats rip LSU

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Terrence Jones highlighted a 27-point performance with a 13-0 run on his own and No. 1 Kentucky pulled away in the second half for a 74-50 win over struggling LSU Saturday night.

Anthony Davis had 16 points and 10 rebounds despite briefly leaving the game when he hurt his right shoulder in a scramble for a loose ball. Darius Miller added 13 points including three 3-pointers for Kentucky (21-1 7-0 Southeastern), which has won 13 straight games. Johnny O'Bryant III had 12 points and nine rebounds for LSU (12-9, 2-5), which has lost four of its last five.

Storm Warren had 11 points for the Tigers, including an alley-oop dunk that briefly got the Tigers within a point at 25-24 late in the first half, before the Wildcats pulled away.

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