LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) β Jahlil Okafor scored 14 second-half points, Amile Jefferson added 19 and No. 4 Duke dominated No. 6 Louisville inside for a 63-52 victory on Saturday. The Blue Devils (15-2, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) throttled the Cardinals on their home floor and end a two-game slide. Okafor finished with 18 points and seven rebounds as the Blue Devils finally put coach Mike Krzyzewski within two wins of 1,000.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β Gerald Henderson scored 20 points, and the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Indiana Pacers 80-71 in overtime on Saturday night despite playing without their top two scorers. The Hornets outscored the Pacers 12-3 in overtime to hand Indiana its fourth straight loss.
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) β Bruce Beckford scored 24 points, Khary Doby added 12 with 10 rebounds, and North Carolina A&T held on to beat Hampton 64-61 on Saturday night. Beckford was 8 of 11 from the floor and 7 of 10 from the free-throw line, as the Aggies combined for 52.2-percent shooting.
DALLAS (AP) β Nic Moore led five players in double figures, scoring 14 points with six assists as Southern Methodist University routed East Carolina 77-54 on Saturday. Terry Whisnant led the Pirates (8-10, 1-4) with 24 points.
