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No. 1 'Cats roll UTA

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky coach John Calipari found much to like about the box score of yet another blowout win, taking particular satisfaction in his team’s playing time.

Just four minutes separated nine of the top-ranked Wildcats’ 10 regulars. None played more than 21 minutes, with both platoons’ efficiency wearing down Texas-Arlington.

Especially freshman guard Devin Booker, who used his 17 minutes to score 19 points for his second career best in as many games. Karl-Anthony Towns added 13 with 11 rebounds in 17 minutes while other Wildcats made good use of their time in Tuesday night’s 92-44 blowout of the Mavericks.

“Every wants to talk about defense, they all want to talk about the energy the kids played with, blocked shots and the length,” Calipari said. “The story is you have 10 guys sharing minutes. That’s the whole story. In a nutshell.”

Besides shooting 57 percent from the field (30 of 53), including 61 percent in the first half against Texas-Arlington’s zone defense, Kentucky held the Mavericks (3-2) to 27 percent shooting (17 of 63).

“We’re a man (defense) team and they picked us apart really good with that zone,” Mavericks coach Scott Cross said.

Second-platoon guard Booker helped break it, following up Sunday’s 18-point effort by hitting 7 of 8 shots including five 3-pointers.

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