The Wildcats (21-2, 10-1) rebounded from a blowout loss at No. 7 Georgetown on Saturday to pull into a first-place tie with No. 2 Syracuse in the Big East.

West Virginia (19-4, 8-3) led only in the game’s opening minutes, couldn’t overcome an 11-point halftime deficit, and saw its six-game winning streak snapped. The Mountaineers will have to wait until Friday night at No. 25 Pittsburgh to try for their sixth straight 20-win season.

Corey Fisher added 17 points and Antonio Pena had 10 for Villanova in the season’s first matchup of teams ranked in the Associated Press top five.

Darryl Bryant led five Mountaineers in double figures with 15 points. Devin Ebanks and Da’Sean Butler had 13 apiece.

Villanova shot 57 percent (29 of 51) from the field and outrebounded the Mountaineers, 38-30. West Virginia didn’t help its cause at the free-throw line, finishing 18 of 32.

This was West Virginia’s first home game since fans threw objects onto the court last Wednesday, one of which struck Pittsburgh assistant coach Tom Herrion under his eye. School president Jim Clements apologized to the University of Pittsburgh and declared that “boorish and unruly behavior by our fans will not be tolerated.’’

Students behaved themselves this time. They scrapped a derogatory chant typically done during opponent introductions. Extra security workers surrounded the student section and fans were asked to report hooligans by text message.

Every time West Virginia was poised to make a run, Reynolds was there to answer.

Limited to 2 points in the first half, Reynolds hit a 3-pointer and converted two three-point plays over a 3-minute span to push Villanova’s lead to 58-47 with 10:28 remaining.

Kansas 80, Texas 68 - Marcus Morris scored 18 points to lead the top-ranked Jayhawks over the No. 14 Longhorns in Austin, Texas.

Kansas (23-1, 9-0 Big 12) outmuscled and outhustled Texas (19-5, 5-4) in just about every way, holding the top-scoring team in the Big 12 to 37 percent shooting and scoring 27 points off 17 turnovers. J’Covan Brown scored 28 points for the Longhorns, who have lost five of their last seven games.

Pittsburgh 77, Robert Morris 53 - Ashton Gibbs and Jermaine Dixon led a mid-game surge as the No. 25 Panthers (18-6) broke out of a tie late in the first half with a 27-5 run, and remained unbeaten against the city rival Colonials (16-9).

Butler 62, Loyola, Chicago 47 - Matt Howard scored 20 points as the No. 18 Bulldogs beat the visiting Ramblers (13-11, 4-10) for their 13th straight win and clinched at least a share of their fourth straight Horizon League regular-season title.

Willie Veasley added 12 points and eight rebounds for Butler (21-4, 14-0), which matched the second-longest winning streak in school history.

Maine 84, UMBC 63 - Gerald McLemore scored a game-high 25 points and the Black Bears (16-8, 8-3 America East) used an early 22-5 run against the visiting Retrievers (2-22, 1-10).

Duke 79, North Carolina 51 - Bridgette Mitchell and Keturah Jackson scored 12 points apiece, and the No. 8 Blue Devils (19-4, 7-1 ACC) routed the 18th-ranked Tar Heels (16-4, 4-4) in Durham, N.C.

Duke never trailed and dominated nearly every stat category. North Carolina lost its third straight ACC game for the first time since 2001-02.

Towson 72, Northeastern 57 - Shanae Baker-Brice scored 28 points and the Tigers (11-11, 5-6 Colonial Athletic Association) broke open a tight game late, closing with a 21-9 run to beat the visiting Huskies in a game delayed one day because of snowy conditions in Baltimore.

Brittany Wilson paced Northeastern (9-13, 4-7) with 15 points. Kim Carr added 12.