The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
Fourth-ranked Duke slams Notre Dame
Justise Winslow had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 4 Duke used a huge early run to rout No. 10 Notre Dame 90-60 on Saturday in Durham, North Carolina.
Fellow freshman Jahlil Okafor added 20 points and 10 rebounds. Matt Jones had a career-high 17 points off the bench and Tyus Jones added 12 for the Blue Devils (20-3, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Conference).
They shot 61 percent — 81 percent in the first half — and used an early 43-7 run to give Notre Dame (21-4, 9-3) its worst loss since 1999.
Steve Vasturia had 15 points for Notre Dame, but top scorer Jerian Grant was held to seven on 3-of10 shooting. The Fighting Irish won the previous meeting 77-73 on Jan. 28. ARIZONA STATE 81, NO. 6 ARIZONA 78 » At Tempe, Arizona Bo Barnes scored 18 points, including a key 3-pointer late, and Arizona State pulled off a second straight home upset over Arizona.
Arizona State (12-1, 4-6 Pac-12) shook off a lopsided loss to Arizona a month earlier to set off a courtstorming in Tempe for the second straight season. Savon Goodman had 15 points and nine rebounds for Arizona State, and Tra Holder added 15 points and eight assists.
T.J. McConnell had 25 points for Arizona (20-3, 8-2). NO. 3 VIRGINIA 52, NO. 9 LOUISVILLE 47 » At Charlottesville, Virginia, Malcolm Brogdon scored 15 points and Virginia held off Louisville.
The Cavaliers (21-1, 9-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) held the Cardinals without a point for the last 10 ½ minutes of the first half in taking a 24-13 lead. Virginia played the second half without injured scoring leader Justin Anderson and missed him as the Cardinals rallied within three.
Terry Rozier scored 16 points for the Cardinals (19-4, 7-3). NO. 5 WISCONSIN 65, NORTHWESTERN 50 » At Madison, Wisconsin, Bronson Koenig scored a season-high 16 points, Sam Dekker also had 16 and Wisconsin won its sixth straight game.
Nigel Hayes added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Badgers (21-2, 9-1 Big Ten). They are off to their best start since going 21-1 in 2006-7.
Alex Olah had 15 points for Northwestern (10-13, 1-9). NO. 7 VILLANOVA 69, NO. 24 GEORGETOWN 53 » At Philadelphia, Darrun Hilliard scored 15 points and Josh Hart had 13 to help Villanova avenge its worst game of the season.
Georgetown thumped the Wildcats (21-2, 8-2 Big East) by 20 in the first game Jan. 19. In the second matchup of the longtime conference rivals, the Wildcats raced to a 17-point lead.
L.J. Peak scored 15 points for the Hoyas (158, 7-5). OKLAHOMA STATE 67, NO.
8 KANSAS 62 » At Stillwater, Oklahoma, Le’Bryan Nash scored 18 points to help Oklahoma State upset Kansas.
Down by 11 at halftime, the Cowboys held
the Jayhawks to 27 percent shooting in the second half. Oklahoma State students stormed the court after beating the Jayhawks at home for the second straight year.
Anthony Hickey added 15 points for the Cowboys (16-7, 6-5 Big 12). Wayne Selden Jr. scored 15 points for Kansas Jayhawks (194, 8-2). NO. 11 IOWA STATE 75, TEXAS TECH 38 » At Ames, Iowa, Jameel McKay scored 17 points on 7-for-7 shooting in his first start and keyed a strong defensive effort for Iowa State.
It was a sharp turnaround for the Cyclones (17-5, 7-3 Big 12) from their surprising 78-73 loss at Tech two weeks earlier, a game in which they fell behind 29-10.
Toddrick Gotcher led Texas Tech with 11 points. NO. 12 NORTH CAROLINA 79, BOSTON COLLEGE 68 » At Boston, Isaiah Hicks scored 21 points, Brice Johnson had 20 points and 10 rebounds and North Carolina beat Boston College to snap a two-game losing streak.
Marcus Paige added 13 points, all in the final 11 ½ minutes for the Tar Heels (18-6, 8-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). Olivier Hanlan led Boston College (913, 1-9) with a season-high 30 points. NO. 19 BAYLOR 87, NO. 15 WEST VIRGINIA 69 » At Morgantown, West Virgina, Rico Gathers had 17 points and 17 rebounds for Baylor.
Royce O’Neale and Taurean Prince added 15 points apiece for Baylor (18-5, 6-4 Big 12). Devin Williams scored 20 points for West Virginia (18-5, 6-4). ST. BONAVENTURE 73,
NO. 18 VCU 71 » At Olean, New York, Marcus Posley scooped in a 6-footer off the backboard at the buzzer, lifting St. Bonaventure over injury-depleted VCU.
It was Posley’s second straight winning basket. On Wednesday night, Posley went end-to-end in the final 5 seconds and scored on a layup in a 62-61 victory at Davidson.
Posley finished with 15 points and Dion Wright had 17 for St. Bonaventure (13-8, 6-4 Atlantic 10). Terry Larrier scored 15 points for VCU (18-5, 8-2). NO. 21 OKLAHOMA 68, TCU 56» At Fort Worth, Texas, Ryan Spangler scored 21 points in Oklahoma’s victory over TCU.
Buddy Hield added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma (16-7, 7-4). Kenrich Williams had 10 points and nine rebounds for TCU (14-9, 1-9). The Horned Frogs have lost six in a row — all against Top 25 tames. NO. 22 BUTLER 83, DEPAUL 73 » At Indianapolis, Kellen Dunham hit four 3-pointers and scored 24 points for Butler.
Roosevelt Jones added 20 points for Butler (18-6, 8-3 Big East). The Bulldogs built a 20-point lead in the first half, shooting 60 percent from the floor and going 5 of 6 on 3s.
Jamee Crockett had 14 points for DePaul (12-13, 6-6). NO. 25 TEXAS 61, KANSAS STATE 57 » At Manhattan, Kansas, Isaiah Taylor scored 23 points, including two free throws with a second left, in Texas’ victory over Kansas State.