Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Duke Blue Devils

Justise Winslow, No. 4 Duke cruise past No. 10 Notre Dame

Winslow had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and the fourth-ranked Blue Devils used a huge early run to rout No. 10 Notre Dame 90-60 on Saturday.

Okafor added 20 points and 10 rebounds. Matt Jones had a career-high 17 points off the bench, and Tyus Jones scored 12 for the Blue Devils (20-3, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Conference).

"Everyone," forward Amile Jefferson said, "was hungry today."

Steve Vasturia had 15 points but top scorer Jerian Grant was held to just seven on 3-of-10 shooting for the Fighting Irish, who won the previous meeting 77-73 on Jan. 28.

This rematch was all Duke.

Playing before a crowd infused with an energy usually reserved for rival North Carolina, the Blue Devils clamped down on the nation's most efficient offense and built an insurmountable lead during what coach Mike Krzyzewski called "the best half we've played this season."

"We have not executed that way in a long time on both ends of the court," Krzyzewski said. "It was almost perfect."

"Their ball pressure harassed us, bothered us and never let Jerian Grant or any of us get into rhythm," Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said. "It was one of those where you're hanging on for dear life, and in this league, you've got to have a short memory."

"This is the defense that coach envisioned us playing the whole year, this type of intensity and ... shutting teams down, the athletes we have," Winslow said. "It just so happened that all eight guys were locked in, and when you have a game like that when everyone's so focused and into the game, you get something special like that."

Perhaps most impressively, they did it almost entirely without Okafor. The preseason All-American picked up two fouls in 16 seconds and sat for the final 11:57 of the half.

Matt Jones, who recently took over as Duke's sixth man, matched his previous scoring high of 13 points in the first half while hitting three 3s in a 5-minute span.

STAT LINES

Duke guards Tyus Jones and Quinn Cook combined for 12 assists and no turnovers. ... Krzyzewski improved to 20-2 against his former assistants. Brey was on Duke's staff from 1987-95.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"When you go through one like that, I always go through the stat sheet to make sure it only counts as one loss," Brey said.

TIP-INS

Duke: The Blue Devils earned their 18th straight 20-win season and their 30th in Krzyzewski's 35 seasons at the school.

UP NEXT

Notre Dame plays at Clemson on Tuesday night.

Duke plays at Florida State on Monday night.

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