TOP PERFORMERS: UK-Duquesne

LEXINGTON, Ky. – No. 2 Kentucky dispatched Duquesne 93-59 Sunday night, moving to 4-0 on the year and is the likely candidate to replace Duke as the No. 1 team in college basketball in the coming week.

There were a number of standouts from UK’s blowout victory, but here are three that played a level above the rest:

Bam Adebayo | 12 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals

John Calipari has wanted this young Kentucky team to feed the ball into the post since the season began, and he finally saw his wish come true on Sunday night. Adebayo was able to show off his strength and post-moves against the Dukes, making all sorts of plays from the block. The freshman converted on left-handed hooks, right-handed hooks, overpowering dunks and even drained the occasional jumper.

De’Aaron Fox | 16 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals

When Fox’s shot starts to fall at a more consistent pace, it’s going to be pick your poison for opponents. If you guard him tight he’ll drive right past you and if sag off, you’ll watch him drain pull up jumpers. Fox finished 5-of-13 from the field and 5-of-8 from the charity stripe. He’s shooting xx percent from the line this year.

Isaiah Briscoe | 13 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals

The sophomore point guard once again ignited Kentucky to a quick start, finishing with nine points and dished all five of his assists in the first half. Briscoe only played three minutes in the second half after crashing down hard on this back during a transition layup attempt. When he was in, though, he was able to get to the basket at will and had control of the offense.