COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Kansas Moves Up to No. 2, Falls Down at Oklahoma St.

Kansas rose to No. 2 behind North Carolina in the Associated Press college basketball poll on Monday, but the Jayhawks probably won’t stay there long after losing to 24th-ranked Oklahoma State, 79-69, later in the day at Stillwater, Okla.

Bryant Reeves played his best game of the season for Oklahoma State, scoring 33 points and taking a career-high 20 rebounds to help the Cowboys move into first place in the Big Eight.

Oklahoma State, 16-6 overall and 6-1 in conference play, took control of the game by outscoring the Jayhawks, 20-6, over the final 13 minutes of the first half.

Kansas (17-3, 6-2) cut a 12-point second-half deficit to four with 33 seconds to play before the Cowboys sealed the victory with free throws.

Reeves was outplayed by Kansas’ Greg Ostertag in three games last season but dominated this time. He had 14 points and 12 rebounds in the first half, while Ostertag had two points and one rebound. Ostertag finished with eight points and two rebounds.

No. 3 Connecticut 90, Pittsburgh 61--Ray Allen scored 24 points to lead the Huskies (18-1, 11-0) over the Panthers (5-15, 1-11) in a Big East game at Storrs, Conn.

Notes

UCLA is sixth in the Associated Press poll. . . . Two Louisiana State players, starting forward Landers Nolley and backup center Alonzo Johnson, were sent to the hospital after colliding during practice. Both were reported in stable condition. . . . Illinois center Shelly Clark had his third run-in with the law since October when he was charged with driving with a suspended license.