Irish knock off No. 8 Kentucky

Eric Atkins scored 16 points andJackCooleyhad 13 points and 11 rebounds to lead Notre Dame past No. 8 Kentucky 64-50 in South Bend, Ind.

Jerian Grant added 13 points and six assists and Cameron Biedscheid scored 10 points off the bench for the Irish (7-1), who have won 41 of their last 42 home games.

Senior Julius Mays scored 16 points while freshmen Nerlens Noel, Alex Poythress, Archie Goodwin and Willie Cauley-Stein combined for just 22 for the Wildcats (4-2).

The Irish shot 56 percent in the first half andled 36-25 at the break. Dixon to leave Mizzou: On the same day a second documented allegation of rape surfaced regarding Missouri guard Michael Dixon Jr., he announced he was leaving the team.

Dixon, who had been suspended by the team since October for “a violation of team rules”, said in a statement released by the Missouri athletic department that he will look to play at another school.

“It’s in the best interest of me, my family and the University of Missouri to finish my career elsewhere,” said Dixon, who was the 2011-12 Big 12 sixth man of the year.

According to a police report obtained by the Kansas City Star, a woman who worked in the school’s athletic department said she was sexually assaulted by Dixon on Jan. 9, 2010. The report, filed by university police on Jan. 11, says the alleged assault took place at her apartment.

A source told the newspaper that the victim alerted former Tigers coach Mike Anderson about the incident, who told her he would support her if she decided to press charges. She ultimately decided not to, the source said, because Dixon was a basketball player, and “she was afraid of what might happen.” Top 25: Michael Frazier (17 points) led six players in double figures as No. 7 Florida (6-0) routed Marquette 82-49 in a Big EastSEC Challenge game. ... Kyle Dranginis scored a career-high 30 points to lead No. 12 Gonzaga (7-0) over Lewis-Clark State College 104-57.