TULSA, Okla. (Sporting Alert) — NCAA top 25 men’s basketball results and scores on Saturday, Feb. 7.
Jahlil Okafor grabbed a double-double and led four other Duke players into double-digit scoring as the Blue Devils trounced No. 10 Notre Dame 90-60 at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday.
Okafor collected 20 points and 10 rebounds and shot 9-of-11 from the field for Duke, which shot 60.8-percent (31-51) from the floor as a team and 60.0 percent (9-15) from three-point range.
Justise Winslow grabbed 19 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and two blocks for the No. 4 Blue Devils (20-3, 7-3 ACC), who suffered a 77-73 defeat in the previous meeting between these two teams on Jan. 28.
Matt Jones scored 17 points off the bench and Tyus Jones added 12 points, seven assists and five rebounds for Duke, which won three in a row and six of the last seven games.
Steve Vasturia led Notre Dame with 15 points and Demetrius Jackson supported with 11 in the defeat for the Fighting Irish (21-4, 9-3 ACC).
WILDCATS KEEP WINNING
No. 1 Kentucky stayed undefeated on the season with a 68-61 victory over Florida in Gainesville.
The Wildcats (23-0, 10-0 SEC), who trailed 30-28 at halftime, picked things up in the second half to outscore the hosts 40-31 on their way to secure win number 23.
Aaron Harrison scored 23 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 19 points and eight rebounds and Willie Cauley-Stein finished with 13 points and five boards for Kentucky.
Devin Booker added 12 points off the bench for the Southeastern Conference leaders, who next face LSU on Tuesday.
The Gators were led by Dorian Finney-Smith, who scored 16 points, Kasey Hill, 12 and Eli Carter, 11.
Elsewhere….
In other NCAA men’s top 25 basketball results, No. 2 Gonzaga scored an 81-70 win over San Francisco, No. 3 Virginia held off the challenge of No. 9 Louisville to earn a 52-47 victory and No. 5 Wisconsin 65 topped Northwestern, 50.
However, there were defeats for two top ten teams, as Arizona State scored an 81-78 victory against No. 6 Arizona and No. 8 Kansas was stunned by Oklahoma State, 67-62.
NCAA Top 25 Men’s Basketball Games
RESULT — Feb. 8.
(1) Kentucky 68, Florida 61
(2) Gonzaga 81, San Francisco 70
(3) Virginia 52, (9) Louisville 47
(4) Duke 90, (10) Notre Dame 60
(5) Wisconsin 65, Northwestern 50
Arizona St 81, (6) Arizona 78
(7) Villanova 69, (24) Georgetown 53
Oklahoma St 67, (8) Kansas 62
(11) Iowa State 75, Texas Tech 38
(12) North Carolina 79, Boston College 68
(13) Utah 79, Colorado 51
(14) Northern Iowa 69, Drake 53
(19) Baylor 87, (15) West Virginia 69
(16) Wichita St 78, Missouri St 35
St. Bonaventure 73, (18) Virginia Commonwealth 71
(21) Oklahoma 68, TCU 56
(22) Butler 83, DePaul 73
(23) SMU 68, Tulsa 57
(25) Texas 61, Kansas St 57
BOLD = upsets**
