Men's Top 25 roundup: Wall leads Kentucky to victory

Kentucky freshman John Wall scored 19 points — including the game-winning jumper with 0.5 seconds remaining — to lift the fourth-ranked Wildcats to a 72-70 win over Miami of Ohio at Lexington, Ky., Monday night.

After Miami's Kenny Hayes hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 70 with six seconds left, Wall raced down the floor and pulled up from the wing. The ball fell through the net and Wall raced up the floor pounding his chest in celebration as the crowd roared.

Patrick Patterson had 17 points and 10 rebounds and DeMarcus Cousins had 10 points and 10 boards for the Wildcats (2-0).

Nick Winbush led Miami with 26 points and the RedHawks made nearly pulled off the upset thanks to making 15 of 26 3-pointers.

NO. 5 VILLANOVA 103, PENN 65: At Villanova, Pa., Maalik Wayns scored 16 points, Corey Stokes, Scottie Reynolds and Taylor King each added 14 and Villanova had no trouble in a rout against city rival Penn.

Corey Fisher scored 13 and Antonio Pena contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds for the balanced Wildcats (2-0), who have won 19 of their last 20 games in Big Five play also encompassing Temple, La Salle and Saint Josephs. Villanova has now won seven straight over Penn. The Wildcats won their 30th in a row at The Pavilion, their cozy 6,500-seat on-campus arena.

NO. 9 DUKE 74, COASTAL CAROLINA 49: At Durham, N.C., Kyle Singler had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Duke beat Coastal Carolina in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

NO. 12 CONNECTICUT 77, COLGATE 63: At Storrs, Conn., Stanley Robinson scored 18 points leading five Connecticut players in double figures as the Huskies beat Colgate in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off. The Huskies, who led by just a point at halftime, outscored Colgate 44-31 after intermission. Robinson hit all eight of his shots, including a pair of 3-pointers. He was just 3 of 23 from 3-point range all of last season. Kemba Walker added 16 points and six assists, Gavin Edwards had 14 points and Jerome Dyson added 10.

NO. 24 MINNESOTA 82, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 42: At Minneapolis, high-flying freshman Rodney Williams had three dunks and a pair of 3s, finishing with 14 points to help Minnesota pull away.