Top 25 roundup: No. 21 UConn slips past No. 8 Villanova

R.J. Cole canned a runner with 5.9 seconds left Tuesday night as No. 21 UConn rallied from a four-point deficit in the last 30 seconds to beat No. 8 Villanova 71-69 in Hartford, Conn.

After the Huskies (20-7, 11-5 Big East) forced a turnover, Cole drove on Brandon Slater, gained the lane and sank a short shot as the sellout crowd at XL Center went wild. Cole then drew an offensive foul on Collin Gillespie's drive to the basket with 1.1 seconds remaining.

Cole finished with 12 points for UConn, while Adama Sanogo pumped in a game-high 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting. Isaiah Whaley scored 13 as the Huskies connected on 10 of 24 3-pointers and forced 14 turnovers.

Gillespie scored 17 points for the Wildcats (21-7, 14-4), while Slater added 15. Jermaine Samuels hit for 13 points and Justin Moore tallied 12. Villanova connected on 12 3-pointers and outscored UConn by six points at the line, but it wasn't enough.

No. 5 Kansas 102, Kansas State 83

Ochai Agbaji continued his push to become Big 12 player of the year by netting a game-high 23 points as the Jayhawks shot a blistering 64.1 percent against the Wildcats in Lawrence, Kan.

Christian Braun added 20 points and Jalen Wilson 17 as the Jayhawks (23-4, 12-2 Big 12) maintained control of the league lead with their sixth win in seven games.

Kansas has won 16 straight at home over Kansas State (14-13, 6-9), which saw its NCAA Tournament hopes continue to fade with a second straight defeat. Markquis Nowell scored 20 points for the Wildcats.

No. 9 Texas Tech 66, Oklahoma 42

Davion Warren scored 16 points to lead the Red Raiders to a win over the Sooners in Lubbock, Texas. Oklahoma finished with its lowest point total in any game since February 2004.

Texas Tech (22-6, 11-4 Big 12) has won four