LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Francisco Garcia scored 21 points and Louisville beat No. 1 Florida 73-65 Saturday, Rick Pitino's 400th win as a college coach.
The Cardinals (4-1) led by as many as 15 points in the second half then sealed the win by holding Florida (5-2) without a field goal over the final 67 seconds.
It was Garcia's second game since learning his only brother had been murdered in New York City.
David Lee scored a career-high 24 points and matched a career best with 12 rebounds as the Gators lost their second straight since becoming the nation's No. 1 team. They lost 69-68 to Maryland on Wednesday.
The Cardinals defeated a No. 1 team for the third time in their history. The last was a 72-69 victory over Duke in the 1986 national championship game.
NO. 2 CONNECTICUT 88, QUINNIPIAC 55: At Storrs, Conn., Ben Gordon scored 28 points and Hilton Armstrong, playing in place of ailing center Emeka Okafor, pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds to lead Connecticut.
NO. 17 GONZAGA 87, NO. 3 MISSOURI 80: At Seattle, Ronny Turiaf scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half, then added another four points in overtime for Gonzaga. Blake Stepp had 14 points and 10 assists while freshman Adam Morrison scored 17 points for the Bulldogs (7-1), who won their seventh straight. Ricky Paulding scored 23 points for Missouri (3-1), including a 3-pointer with 10 seconds remaining in regulation that tied it at 73.
NO. 5 KANSAS 77, OREGON 67: At Kansas City, Mo., Wayne Simien had 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Jayhawks in his first game at Kemper Arena since dislocating last January and missing 22 games. The Jayhawks (5-1) took a 49-36 lead early in the second half on consecutive 3-pointers by freshman J.R. Giddens, who had 18 points.
NO. 8 KENTUCKY 79, NO. 21 MICHIGAN ST. 74: At Detroit, Gerald Fitch scored 25 points to lead No. 8 Kentucky to a 79-74 victory over No. 21 Michigan State at Ford Field on Saturday in from of a basketball world-record crowd of 78,129. The Wildcats (5-0) have won their first five games for the first time since 1992-93. Basketball's previous attendance record was 75,000, set in 1951 when the Harlem Globetrotters played at Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
NO. 9 ARIZONA 85, NO. 22 MARQUETTE 75: At Tucson, Ariz., Salim Stoudamire scored 27 points, including a career-high seven 3-pointers, and Arizona rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit. The Wildcats (4-1) trailed 50-35 with 17:15 to play but outscored the Golden Eagles 50-25 the rest of the way, even though Stoudamire was on the bench most of the time with four fouls.
NO. 10 GEORGIA TECH 75, SAINT LOUIS 62: At Atlanta, B.J. Elder scored 17 points and had two steals during a game-changing run early in the second half to lead the Yellow Jackets in the Peach Bowl Classic. Georgia Tech (8-0) continued its best start since 1989-90.
NO. 11 OKLAHOMA 83, PRAIRIE VIEW 56: At Norman, Okla., freshman Drew Lavender had 13 points and seven assists for Oklahoma.
NO. 13 STANFORD 86, UNLV 71: At Stanford, Calif., Justin Davis scored a season-high 21 points and unbeaten Stanford snapped UNLV's four-game winning streak. Davis, a senior forward, received a warm ovation when he left the game with 1:52 remaining. He also had 10 rebounds, three assists, no turnovers and only one foul. Matt Lottich had 17 points and six assists for the Cardinal (5-0), who held a 38-18 rebounding edge. Romel Beck had 17 points and J.K. Edwards added 12 for the Runnin' Rebels (5-2).
NO. 14 ILLINOIS 74, MEMPHIS 64: At Champaign, Ill., Richard McBride scored 22 points and James Augustine had 21 for Illinois.
NO. 16 PURDUE 80, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 39: At Indianapolis, Brandon McKnight had 13 points and five assists to lead Purdue (7-1), which bounced back from a demoralizing last-second loss at No. 11 Oklahoma on Thursday.
NO. 19 SYRACUSE 75, BINGHAMTON 54: At Syracuse, N.Y., freshman Terrence Roberts scored a season-high 12 points, nine in a span of less than three minutes in the first half, to lead the Orangemen (3-1).
Brandon Carter led Binghamton (3-5) with 13 points.
NO. 20 PITTSBURGH 57, YOUNGSTOWN ST. 42: At Pittsburgh, Chevy Troutman had 14 points and eight rebounds to lead the Panthers to a school record-tying 27th straight win at home. Pitt is off to a 7-0 start for the second straight season.
NO. 23 WISCONSIN 89, WIS.-MILWAUKEE 71: At Madison, Wis., Mike Wilkinson scored 18 points for the Badgers, who won their 18th straight at home and beat the Panthers for the 20th time in 21 games.
NO. 25 DAYTON 61, IUPUI 59: At Dayton, Ohio, Ramod Marshall hit a jumper with 40 seconds remaining, and held off scrappy IUPUI.