Jack Cooley scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Saturday night as host Notre Dame upset No. 1 Syracuse 67-58 and handed the Orange their first loss after 20 straight victories.
Fans stormed the court after the Irish’s rousing victory. It was the eighth time Notre Dame has beaten a No. 1 team â€" that ties for fourth-most all-time, with North Carolina having the most with 12.
The Orange (20-1, 7-1) played without starting center Fab Melo, who did not make the trip and will not play Monday against Cincinnati.
Without Melo in the middle, the 6-foot-9, 248-pound Cooley was a major force for Notre Dame (12-8, 4-3) and the Irish won the rebound battle 38-25.
NO. 2 KENTUCKY 77, ALABAMA 71: Darius Miller hit four free throws in the final minute and freshmen Marquis Teague and Anthony Davis each added two more as No. 2 Kentucky held on to beat Alabama for its nation-leading 47th straight home victory.
FLORIDA STATE 76, NO. 4 DUKE 73: Michael Snaer hit a 3-pointer as time expired and Florida State beat No. 4 Duke, snapping Duke’s 45-game homecourt winning streak.
With the game tied, Luke Loucks sprinted up the middle of the court before zipping a pass over to Snaer on the right side in front of the FSU bench. Snaer quickly launched a shot that dropped cleanly through the net, stunning the once-rowdy crowd at Cameron Indoor Stadium and sending the Seminoles’ bench spilling onto the court in celebration.
Austin Rivers had 19 points and tied the game on a driving basket with 4.9 seconds left for the Blue Devils (16-3, 4-1).
NO. 5 MISSOURI 89, NO. 3 BAYLOR 88: Ricardo Ratliffe scored a career-high 27 points and No. 5 Missouri held on for a victory over No. 3 Baylor after a furious late rally by the host Bears.
NO. 7 KANSAS 69, TEXAS 66: Jeff Withey made a layup and free throw with 37 seconds left to give No. 7 Kansas the lead and the Jayhawks survived another tough fight with host Texas.
NO. 9 MICHIGAN ST. 83, PURDUE 58: Freshman Branden Dawson scored a season-high 14 points to help host No. 9 Michigan State pull away and beat Purdue.
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TENNESSEE 60, NO. 13 UCONN 57: Jarnell Stokes had 16 points and 12 rebounds in his first start, and host Tennessee hit 7 of 10 free throws in the final minute to hold off No. 13 Connecticut.
Lamb led the Huskies (14-5) with 23 points. Napier finished with 18 points.
NO. 17 FLORIDA 76, LSU 64: Erik Murphy scored 15 points and host No. 17 Florida beat LSU to extend its home win streak to 16 games.
NO. 19 CREIGHTON 75, INDIANA ST. 49: Doug McDermott had 12 points as host No. 19 Creighton cruised to victory over Indiana State.
ARKANSAS 66, NO. 20 MICHIGAN 64: B.J. Young scored 15 points and host Arkansas hit its first 11 shots and never trailed on the way to a win over No. 20 Michigan.
NO. 25 KANSAS ST. 66, OKLAHOMA ST. 58: Freshman Angel Rodriguez scored 14 points in his second start, Jamar Samuels added 12 points and 12 rebounds and No. 25 Kansas State snapped an 11-game losing streak at Gallagher-Iba Arena by beating host Oklahoma State.
IN WOMEN’S GAMES:
NO. 2 NOTRE DAME 76, VILLLANOVA 43: Skylar Diggins scored 20 points and Devereaux Peters added 19 Saturday as host No. 2 Notre Dame routed Villanova for its 16th straight victory.
NO. 4 STANFORD 65, WASHINGTON 47: Nnemkadi Ogwumike scored 17 points, Chiney Ogwumike had 15 points and 11 rebounds and host No. 4 Stanford beat Washington.
NO. 12 WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY 80, CLEVELAND STATE 58: Julie Wojta scored 12 points and host No. 12 Wisconsin-Green Bay set a school record by improving to 17-0 with a victory over Cleveland State.
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