Texas A&M; Stuns No. 6 Texas, 46-43

Acie Law made a three-point basket at the buzzer Wednesday night, and surging Texas A&M; defeated No. 6 Texas, 46-43, at College Station.

It was the second consecutive season the Aggies, 19-7 overall, 9-6 in the Big 12 Conference, beat the Longhorns (24-5, 12-3) at home. They beat then-No. 9 Texas, 74-63, last season.

The Aggies improved their home record to 16-2 and at least put off Texas’ chance to win its first Big 12 title since 1999.

The Aggies got the chance for the victory when Texas’ P.J. Tucker, apparently unaware of the time on the shot clock, dribbled around as it expired with 5.9 seconds left.

“It was just bad execution,” Tucker said. “I let my teammates down. I didn’t run the play right.”

The Longhorns intentionally fouled Law, and after a timeout, he got the inbounds pass and pulled up for his shot, which swished as the buzzer sounded.

No. 2 Connecticut 66, South Florida 53 -- Josh Boone scored 17 points, and the Huskies (26-2, 13-2 Big East) overcame cold shooting to hold off the Bulls (6-22, 0-15) at Tampa, Fla.

Connecticut squandered most of a double-digit lead after racing to an 18-0 advantage. The Huskies avoided a total collapse, with Boone delivering a key basket to help them pull away after South Florida pulled to within 45-42 midway through the second half.

No. 4 Villanova 65, St. John’s 52 -- Randy Foye scored 14 points in a row and finished with 21 to lead the Wildcats (23-3, 13-2 Big East) past the Red Storm (12-14, 5-10) at Villanova, Pa.

Eugene Lawrence and Lamont Hamilton each scored 15 points for St. John’s.

No. 7 George Washington 89, St. Bonaventure 78 -- Danilo Pinnock and Maureece Rice teamed to key a 13-point run at Olean, N.Y., that helped the Colonials (25-1, 15-0 Atlantic 10) extend the nation’s longest winning streak to 17 games.

Michael Lee had 18 points for St. Bonaventure (8-18, 2-13).

No. 9 Ohio State 56, Northwestern 53 -- Terence Dials scored 18 points and Ron Lewis drove for a layup in the closing seconds to help the Buckeyes (22-4, 11-4) clinch at least a share of the Big Ten championship at Evanston, Ill.

Vedran Vukusic scored 13 points for Northwestern (13-14, 5-10).

Kentucky 80, No. 11 Tennessee 78 -- Randolph Morris scored 22 points, and the Wildcats (19-10, 9-6 Southeastern Conference) held on to topple the Volunteers at Knoxville, Tenn.

C.J. Watson, JaJuan Smith and Chris Lofton each scored 15 points for Tennessee (20-6, 11-4).

No. 13 North Carolina 99, Virginia 54 -- David Noel had 19 of his career-high 26 points in the first half at Chapel Hill, N.C., and the Tar Heels (20-6, 11-4) clinched a tie for second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference and reached 20 victories for the 33rd time in 36 seasons.

The final margin was the largest in the 95-year history of the rivalry. The Cavaliers are 14-12, 7-8.

No. 17 Florida 77, Georgia 66 -- Joakim Noah had a career-high 37 points and the Gators (23-6, 9-6 SEC) ended a three-game losing streak at Gainesville, Fla. Mike Mercer scored 16 points for the Bulldogs (15-13, 5-10).

No. 18 Kansas 75, Colorado 54 -- The Jayhawks (21-7, 12-3) blew past the Buffaloes (18-8, 8-7) at Lawrence, Kan., to move into a tie with Texas for the first place in the Big 12. Kansas has beaten Colorado 34 times in the last 35 games between the teams.

No. 23 Iowa 65, Penn State 38 -- Mike Henderson scored 16 points, and the Hawkeyes (21-8, 10-5 Big Ten) routed the Nittany Lions (14-13, 6-10) at Iowa City and clinched a first-round bye in the conference tournament.

WOMEN

No. 9 Oklahoma 60, Texas Tech 59 -- Courtney Paris scored 18 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked 10 shots, and the Sooners (26-4, 16-0 Big 12) held off the Red Raiders (14-13, 9-7) at Lubbock, Texas.

No. 10 Baylor 72, Texas 64 -- Sophia Young scored 28 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to lead the Bears (22-5, 12-4 Big 12) past the Longhorns (13-14, 7-9) at Austin, Texas.

No. 25 Texas A&M; 65, Oklahoma State 47 -- Morenike Atunrase scored 22 points, and the Aggies (22-7, 11-5 Big 12) handed the Cowboys (6-21, 0-16) a 23rd consecutive conference loss at Stillwater, Okla.