Doron Lamb had 26 points and No. 2 Kentucky routed Penn State, 85-47, Saturday in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Uncasville, Conn.
Kyle Wiltjer added 19 points and Terrence Jones had 15 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Kentucky (3-0), which failed to put five players in double figures for the first time this season.
The Wildcats didn't need to.
" Anthony Davis ' line, six rebounds, three points and three blocks, and it ain't close, he's the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft," coach John Calipari said. "It doesn't matter. Just play because the next game he may go for 25. Today Doron went for 25. So it doesn't matter. Play."
They did. They held Penn State without a field goal for more than 111/2 minutes during the first half, opening a 34-point lead, and never looked back.
Tim Frazier had 11 points, six rebounds and six assists to lead Penn State (3-1). The Nittany Lions shot 27 percent from the field, 16 percent in the first half.
Syracuse 92, Colgate 47: Playing for the first time since an assistant coach was accused of sex abuse, host Syracuse romped to an easy win against Colgate. It was business as usual for the Orange (4-0) on the court, even as the program was trying to come to grips with molestation allegations against assistant coach Bernie Fine. "These players had nothing to do with anything," coach Jim Boeheim said. "The coaching staff has to focus on these players, what they need from us, and that's what we're going to do." Dion Waiters scored 16 points, James Southerland had 14 and C.J. Fair 13 for the Orange. Matt Moore led Colgate (1-2) with 19 points.
Louisville 69, Butler 53: Kyle Kuric hit two three-pointers in the final 5 minutes and finished with 17 points to help Louisville hand Butler a rare defeat at home. Chris Smith scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half for the Cardinals (3-0). Kuric was 7 of 11 from the field, including 3 of 6 on threes. Louisville needed Smith to play well, too, with starting guard Peyton Siva sitting out because of a sprained left ankle and point guards Russ Smith and Elisha Justice in foul trouble.
Butler (1-2) was led by Khyle Marshall with 20 points. It was only the sixth home loss in coach Brad Stevens ' four seasons with the Bulldogs , who lost the NCAA championship game each of the past two years.
Presbyterian 56, Cincinnati 54: Khalid Mutakabbir led visiting Presbyterian's comeback from a 15-point deficit and hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 7.6 seconds left, rallying the Blue Hose to a stunning upset of Cincinnati for their biggest win in five years of Division I basketball. The Blue Hose (3-2) trailed by 15 midway through the second half.
Mutakabbir hit one big shot after another, including his 3 from the left wing that gave Presbyterian its first lead of the second half. He matched his career high with 25 points.
Cincinnati (2-1) had the last shot, but point guard Cashmere Wright's attempt went too hard off the rim, sending the Blue Hose into a celebration at midcourt while the crowd of 4,960 booed.
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