2012 N.C.A.A. Tournament - Kentucky Stays Focused and Dispatches Baylor - NYTimes.com David J. Phillip/Associated Press Anthony Davis and Kentucky overwhelmed Baylor on their way to a berth in the Final Four and a date with Louisville. ATLANTA - Kentucky was not bothered by fatigue or Baylor's 1-3-1 zone defense and its early show of muscle. The Wildcats were only briefly flustered by the Bears" height. 1 Kentucky, which was supposed to be challenged more thoroughly by the Bears (30-8), had a double-digit lead after the first 10 minutes and stayed in control of a ragged game to beat the Bears, 82-70, in front of a crowd of 24,035 in the South Region final. The Wildcats (36-2) now have the entire state salivating over a Kentucky matchup with archrival Louisville in Saturday's national semifinals in New Orleans. Kentucky had a Mardi Gras-style game plan for Baylor. Like the the New Orleans celebration win which anything goes, the Wildcats had a similar attitude on offense. Anthony Davis, a 6-foot-10 center, hit several shots away from the basket and scored 18 points. Terrence Jones, a 6-9 forward, had a team-high six assists. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, more of a baseline/wing player, exploited a size advantage with post moves and led Kentucky with 19 points. Still, there was some second-half drama. With 18 minutes 38 seconds left in the game, the Wildcats" Davis, a candidate for national player of the year, was driving to the basket when he collided with Perry Jones III. Davis fell along the baseline and grabbed his left knee. He hobbled off the floor, but returned with 17:32 remaining, apparently with just a bruise, and Kentucky fans exhaled. The other drama was provided by foul trouble. Baylor made it a more physical game, and the referees started blowing their whistles, and Kentucky's thin rotation of six players showed some strain. Davis picked up his fourth foul with 9:51 left in the game to go with Kidd-Glichrist's four fouls, and the Wildcats had to play more cautiously as their 20-point halftime lead dwindled to 61-47. The Wildcats, who said they got just three or four hours sleep after Friday night's late region semifinal win over Indiana, also were not quite as automatic from the free-throw line as they were against the Hoosiers, when they made 35 of 37. Kentucky was a more modest 30 of 44 from the line, which kept them from pulling away. The senior forward Quincy Acy led the Bears with 22 points. Kentucky Coach John Calipari might have gotten little sleep, but he still had enough time to figure out how to exploit Baylor's one position in which it had no size: at shooting guard with the 6-2 Brady Heslip. Calipari, who does not get nearly enough credit for his Xs and Os, took the 6-10 Davis and the 6-9 Jones away from the basket and put the 6-7 Kidd-Gilchrist near the glass to work over the smaller Baylor player guarding him. Kidd-Gilchrist was 6 of 7 from the field in the first half. Next, Baylor tried to get help inside on the 6-9 Jones, who was happy to give up the ball to Davis, who was 6 of 9 shooting in the first half. Jones had six assists the first 20 minutes and Kentucky led, 42-22, at the half.