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Abilene Christian Wildcats (27-7)

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vs. SFA W 72-58 Box	vs. IncWor W 81-52 Box	vs. SELa W 69-66 Box	vs. UNO W 77-60 Box	@ Kty L 44-79 Box

Bluegrass romp: Kentucky blows out Abilene 79-44 at NCAAs

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Kentucky could afford to be down a man against NCAA Tournament newcomer Abilene Christian.

Going forward, the Wildcats are surely going to need that guy who was zipping around the arena on a scooter, most of his lower left leg covered by a hard cast.

With PJ Washington sidelined by a sprained foot, second-seeded Kentucky still romped past the small Texas school 79-44 on Thursday night - a huge mismatch that was over by halftime.

Leaders
Points:	J. Lewis	13.8
Rebounds:	J. Lewis	6.1
Assists:	J. Franklin	4.9
FG%:	J. Lewis	46.6%
FT%:	J. Lewis	73.3%
3P%:	P. Ricks	39.5%
Steals:	J. Franklin	1.8
Blocks:	J. Friday	1.0

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Duke	32-6
2	Virginia	35-3
3	North Carolina	29-7
4	Gonzaga	33-4
5	Michigan State	32-7
6	Tennessee	31-6
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Michigan	30-7
9	Texas Tech	31-7
10	Florida State	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	35-3
2	Texas Tech	31-7
3	Michigan State	32-7
4	Duke	32-6
5	Auburn	30-10
6	Gonzaga	33-4
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Purdue	26-10
9	North Carolina	29-7
10	Tennessee	31-6
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Southland Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Sam Houston State	16-2	21-12
Abilene Christian	14-4	27-7
Lamar	12-6	20-13
New Orleans	12-6	19-14
Southeastern Louisiana	12-6	17-16
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	9-9	14-18
Central Arkansas	8-10	14-19
Houston Baptist	8-10	12-18
Stephen F. Austin	7-11	14-16
Nicholls	7-11	14-17
Northwestern State	6-12	11-20
McNeese State	5-13	9-22
UIW	1-17	6-25
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	73.6 (143)
Rebounds:	9.6 (204)
Assists:	15.4 (39)
FG%:	46.9% (50)
FT%:	71.2% (157)
3P%:	38.0% (27)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	63.6 (21)
Rebounds:	23.0 (320)
Assists:	10.5 (28)
FG%:	43.4% (159)
FT%:	72.2% (277)
3P%:	33.0% (104)