Blue Devils stop Longhorns

No. 3 Duke rolls, 89-61; No. 8 OU cruises, 68-46

? Just call it Cameron Square Garden.

J.J. Redick had 20 points to lead six players in double figures, and No. 3 Duke beat No. 11 Texas, 89-61, Saturday. The game was played before a pro-Blue Devils sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden that sounded as if it were at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

“This was like a home game but still, in a building like this, it was a special experience,” Redick said.

The Blue Devils (8-1) won their fifth straight, and just like the previous four they did it with defense.

“Our defense has been consistently excellent recently,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “And we didn’t do a bad job executing on offense. Today we played extremely well.”

Texas (5-2) missed its first nine shots and shot only 25 percent (9-for-36) in falling behind 48-29 at halftime. It didn’t get much better in the second half for the Longhorns. The Blue Devils pressured the ball all over the court, forcing the Texas guards to try and get rid of it in a hurry, and that meant low percentage shots.

The crowd of 19,948 had plenty to cheer as Duke shot 62 percent in the first half (18-for-29) and 57 percent (31-for-54) for the game. The tenacious defense also allowed the Blue Devils to get out on the break, and no play drew a bigger cheer than Chris Duhon’s behind-the-back pass to Luol Deng for a dunk that made it 40-23 with 4:10 left in the half.

Duhon had 15 points and nine assists, while Shelden Williams had 14 points, Deng 12 and Shavlik Randolph and Sean Dockery each had 10.

“Duhon was spectacular,” Krzyzewski said. “His quickness and his verve throughout the game gave us so much confidence.”

Royal Ivey and Brad Buckman each had 12 points for Texas, which shot 32 percent for the game (21-for-66). Ivey had nine assists.

“We missed shots early and they stayed with their game plan,” Ivey said. “They were stepping up and got the game going the way they wanted.”

In its last four games, Duke allowed opponents an average of 50 points and held them to 37 percent shooting while forcing 20 turnovers a game.

“We felt if we could come even on the boards we’d have a shot at winning and we wound up outrebounding them,” Krzyzewski said.

Texas’ only other loss this season was also at Madison Square Garden. Arizona beat the Longhorns, 91-83, in the Jimmy V Classic Dec. 9.

“We didn’t play the way we’re capable of playing,” Texas coach Rick Barnes said. “The difference was in the post players. They spread you out because they can shoot it. We had to put pressure on them in the post and we didn’t.”

No. 8 Oklahoma 68, Jackson State 46

Norman, Okla. — Freshman Drew Lavender scored 23 points and had five assists to lead Oklahoma to a methodical win over Jackson State.

The 5-foot-7 point guard has led the Sooners (8-0) in scoring for three straight games, finally asserting control of Oklahoma’s often-spotty offense. Lavender scored 14 points in the second half, helping the Sooners shake off the plucky Tigers down the stretch.

Jason Detrick was the only other Sooner to score in double figures with 12 points.

Ishmael Joyce led Jackson State (2-5) with 13 points.

Kansas State 89,

Texas A&M CC 50

Manhattan — Jeremiah Massey had 20 points and eight rebounds to lead Kansas State.

Massey, who was 8-of-11 from the floor, has scored 20 or more points in three straight games. Four other Wildcats scored in double figures.

Marques Hayden had 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Wildcats (6-1). Tim Ellis and Jarrett Hart each had 13 points and Cartier Martin had 12 for the Wildcats.

The Wildcats shot 51 percent — 40 percent from three-point range — in an easy win that made them 6-0 at home.

Kansas State’s defense held the Islanders (4-4) to just 34 percent, the seventh straight time Kansas State has held its opponents under 40 percent shooting.

Iowa State 83, Drake 77

Des Moines, Iowa — Freshman Will Blalock scored 10 of his season-high 23 points in the final four minutes and Iowa State recovered after blowing a 17-point lead to beat Drake.

Iowa State (6-0) survived 27 turnovers and the foul troubles of post players Jackson Vroman and Jared Homan to win at Drake (3-4) for the first time since 1995.

Homan and Vroman scored 12 points each and combined for 19 rebounds but played only half the game. Jake Sullivan also scored 12 for the Cyclones.

Nebraska 70,

Bethune-Cookman 26

Lincoln, Neb. — Jason Dourisseau scored 14 points for Nebraska. Bethune-Cookman’s 26 points were the fewest ever scored by a team in the Bob Devaney Sports Center, which opened in 1976, and the fewest scored by a Nebraska opponent since the Huskers took a 33-23 win over Kansas State Jan. 7, 1941.

Oklahoma State 73, Arkansas 58

Fayetteville, Ark. — Tony Allen scored 22 points to help lead Oklahoma State. The game was the first back in Fayetteville for OSU coach Eddie Sutton, who coached Arkansas to nine NCAA tournaments in 11 seasons. Oklahoma State (6-1) broke open a close game by holding Arkansas (6-2) without a field goal for a 10-minute stretch that started in the first half and extended four minutes into the second.

Late Friday Game

BYU-Hawaii 72, BU 67

Laie, Hawaii — Shawn Opunui scored 34 points to lead NCAA Division II Brigham Young-Hawaii over Division One Baylor 72-67 Friday in the first night of the round-robin Surf N’ Slam-Hawaii Tournament. The Seasiders (7-2) battled back from a 12-point halftime deficit, 35-23, to secure the victory.