We all doubted that anyone could truly rival Anthony Davis as a shot blocker, let alone surpass him. Somehow, Nerlens Noel is on his way to doing just that. And as far as single game performances, Nerlens delivered the sort of defensive domination last night that was truly superior (in every way but the size of the stage) to even Davis's superb national title game in 2012.
With 12 blocks, Noel:
- broke the UK single-game record of 9 (held by Andre Riddick and Sam Bowie)
- tied the SEC single-game record of 12 (held by Shaquille O'Neal)
- utterly demoralized every member of the Rebel opposition.
Somehow, Nerlens managed five of the blocks AFTER his fourth foul. During the first half, when he was bricking free throw after free throw, it was difficult to imagine him earning forgiveness. Instead, he rendered Kentucky's continuing charity stripe struggles temporarily moot, and had the first game by a 2012-13 UK player truly worthy of national praise.
Remarkably, Noel is now ahead of Davis's BPG pace - 4.75 to 4.65. With just six more blocks, he will become the 18th Wildcat with 100 for his career.
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The Kentucky-South Carolina series
Updated March 15th, 2013
Overall series: UK 47-10
In Lexington: 25-2 (only lost in '97 and '09)
In Columbia: 18-6
In Carolina's current home (Colonial Life Arena): 7-3
In the postseason: 4-2 (3-2 SEC, 1-0 Southern)
Other specific game sites
Rupp: 22-2
Memorial: 1-0
Alumni: 2-0
Frank McGuire Arena: 11-2
Carolina Fieldhouse: 0-1
Georgia Dome (Atlanta): 2-1
Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville): 1-1
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium: 1-0
Highs and Lows
Regular season home high: beating Carolina by 45 in Rupp in 1979. Macy, Bowie, Anderson and Hord all scored at least 18 points as UK racked up 126.
Regular season road high: winning by 38 in Columbia in 2007. Joe Crawford led the way.
Regular season low: losing at home on Senior Day 1997, thanks to BJ McKie's 13 free throws. UK was whistled for 29 fouls at Rupp.
Postseason high: UK winning 86-56 in the 1998 SEC Tournament Championship game, without Jeff Sheppard.
Postseason low: UK losing in the quarterfinals (their first game) of the 2002 SEC Tournament. UK was ranked 12th in the country, and Carolina was the lowly E6 seed.
Overall series: UK 47-10
In Lexington: 25-2 (only lost in '97 and '09)
In Columbia: 18-6
In Carolina's current home (Colonial Life Arena): 7-3
In the postseason: 4-2 (3-2 SEC, 1-0 Southern)
Other specific game sites
Rupp: 22-2
Memorial: 1-0
Alumni: 2-0
Frank McGuire Arena: 11-2
Carolina Fieldhouse: 0-1
Georgia Dome (Atlanta): 2-1
Gaylord Entertainment Center (Nashville): 1-1
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium: 1-0
Highs and Lows
Regular season home high: beating Carolina by 45 in Rupp in 1979. Macy, Bowie, Anderson and Hord all scored at least 18 points as UK racked up 126.
Regular season road high: winning by 38 in Columbia in 2007. Joe Crawford led the way.
Regular season low: losing at home on Senior Day 1997, thanks to BJ McKie's 13 free throws. UK was whistled for 29 fouls at Rupp.
Postseason high: UK winning 86-56 in the 1998 SEC Tournament Championship game, without Jeff Sheppard.
Postseason low: UK losing in the quarterfinals (their first game) of the 2002 SEC Tournament. UK was ranked 12th in the country, and Carolina was the lowly E6 seed.
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