Freshman Angel Rodriguez had 15 points and six assists and Kansas State made up for his potentially costly turnover in the final seconds by holding on to defeat ninth-ranked Baylor 57-56 yesterday in a Big 12 game.

Rodriguez had an apparent breakaway layup with 13 seconds left after a turnover by Baylor guard Pierre Jackson. But Rodriguez was called for traveling, wiping out the basket and giving the Bears one more chance.

Jackson worked the ball upcourt for Baylor (22-5, 9-5) and got it inside to Quincy Miller, who was surrounded as he tried to get off a game-winning shot. Jordan Henriquez, whose dunk with 1:55 left gave Kansas State the lead, was credited with a blocked shot as time expired.

Rodney McGruder also had 15 points for the Wildcats (18-8, 7-7), who had lost their previous two games.

Quincy Acy led Baylor with 14 points.

Top 25 highlights

No. 1 Kentucky 77, Mississippi 62 — Terrence Jones had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead Kentucky (26-1, 11-0 Southeastern Conference) to its 50th consecutive home victory, the nation’s longest active streak. Mississippi is 15-11, 5-7.

No. 3 Missouri 71, Texas A&M 62 — Kim English had 21 points for Missouri (25-2, 12-2), which tied a school record for Big 12 victories in a season. Missouri also won 12 Big 12 games in 1989-90 and 1981-82. Texas A&M is 13-13, 4-10.

No. 4 Kansas 83, Texas Tech 50 — Thomas Robinson had 16 points and eight rebounds for Kansas (22-5, 12-2 Big 12). Texas Tech is 8-18, 1-13.

No. 8 North Carolina 74, Clemson 52 — Harrison Barnes had 24 points for North Carolina (23-4, 10-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which improved to 56-0 at home against Clemson (13-13, 5-7), an NCAA record for the most consecutive home victories against an opponent.

New Mexico 65, No. 11 UNLV 45 — Drew Gordon scored a career-high 27 points and added 20 rebounds for New Mexico (22-4, 8-2 Mountain West), which won its seventh straight game and second this week over a ranked team. Anthony Marshall had 18 points for UNLV (22-6, 6-4).

No. 12 Marquette 79, Connecticut 64 — Jae Crowder had 29 points and 12 rebounds to lead Marquette (22-5, 11-3 Big East) to its 10th victory in 11 games. UConn (16-10, 6-8) is 2-3 since coach Jim Calhoun took a medical leave because of back problems.

No. 16 Murray State 65, No. 21 Saint Mary’s 51 — Isaiah Canaan got 17 of his 23 points in the second half for Murray State (26-1). Matthew Dellavedova had 17 points for St. Mary’s (23-5).

No. 19 Louisville 90, DePaul 82, OT — Kyle Kuric had 25 points and Chris Smith 20, and Louisville (21-6, 9-5 Big East) rallied from a 17-point deficit in the first half to defeat DePaul (11-15, 2-12).

No. 23 Notre Dame 74, Villanova 70, OT — Pat Connaughton scored 21 points, all on three-pointers, and Notre Dame (19-8, 11-3 Big East) erased a 20-point deficit to defeat Villanova (11-15, 4-10) and win its eighth straight game.

Big Ten highlights

Nebraska 80, Illinois 57 — Bo Spencer scored 27 points and Nebraska (12-13, 4-10) used a 36-4 run to defeat Illinois (16-11, 5-9) and end a four-game losing streak. The Illini has lost five straight.

Northwestern 64, Minnesota 53 — John Shurna had 18 points to set the career scoring record at Northwestern (16-10, 6-8). Shurna has 1,902 points, two more than Billy McKinney had from 1973-77. Minnesota is 17-10, 5-9.