Kerry Kittles scored a career-high 37 points and No. 15 Villanova sent Connecticut to a resounding 96-73 defeat Saturday in the Huskies' first home game as the nation's top-ranked team.
The Wildcats (19-5, 12-2 Big East) extended their winning streak to 11 games and threw themselves into the race for the Big East title.
No. 4 Kentucky, 87, Florida 77
At Lexington, Ky., Rodrick Rhodes scored 23 points, Tony Delk had 19 and seldom-used guard Chris Harrison came off the bench to hit three 3-pointers to spark Kentucky.
No. 3 Kansas 78, Kansas State 67
At Manhattan, Kan., Jerod Haase scored 21 points and No. 3 Kansas, making full use of a big height advantage, turned back a Kansas State rally for its 12th straight victory in Manhattan.
Oklahoma 94, No. 9 Missouri 89
At Norman, Okla., Ryan Minor scored 11 of his 32 points during a crucial second-half run for Oklahoma.
No. 10 Arkansas 85, Mississippi 70
At Fayetteville, Ark., Corliss Williamson made seven free throws and Scotty Thurman hit two 3-pointers during a 13-0 run that helped Arkansas beat Mississippi.
Seton Hall 82, No. 11 Syracuse 74
At East Rutherford, N.J., Seton Hall put itself back in the NCAA tournament picture and spoiled a record-setting day by Syracuse's Lawrence Moten.
No. 13 Arizona St. 74, USC 70
At Los Angeles, Isaac Burton scored 15 of his 20 points in the second half and Arizona State held off a late rally.
No. 14 Wake Forest 73, No. 20 Ga. Tech 62
At Winston-salem, N.C., Randolph Childress, held off the scoreboard for 24 minutes, helped ignite a 12-0 second half run as Wake Forest beat Georgia Tech.
No. 18 Alabama 86, Auburn 73
At Auburn, Ala., Jason Caffey scored 20 points and Eric Washington added 18 on timely 3-point shooting as Alabama beat Auburn.
No. 21 Iowa St. 108, Colorado 68
At Ames, Iowa, Fred Hoiberg scored a career-high 41 points, the most by an Iowa State player in more than seven years, and the Cyclones shot 66 percent.
No. 22 Oklahoma St. 93, Nebraska 53
At Stillwater, Okla., Randy Rutherford scored 22 points and Oklahoma State held Nebraska without an inside point for the first 29 minutes.
No. 23 Mississippi State 60, Tennessee 52
At Knoxville, Tenn., Darryl Wilson scored 17 points and Mississippi State started the second half with a 12-2 run.
No. 24 Minnesota 66, No. 8 Mich. St. 57
At Minneapolis, Voshon Lenard broke out of a shooting slump to score 17 points and Minnesota's defense shut down Michigan State.
No. 25 Purdue 94, Northwestern 57
At West Lafayette, Ind., Cuonzo Martin scored 25 points and set a school career record for 3-pointers.