STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Erik Daniels grabbed a tipped desperation pass out of the air and laid it in as time expired to give the No. 5 Kentucky Wildcats a 67-66 win over No. 20 Mississippi State.

The Bulldogs (13-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) rallied from a 16-point deficit in the second half, taking a 66-65 lead with a minute left on Branden Vincent's putback.

But Winsome Frazier and Timmy Bowers both missed the front end of 1-and-1s in the final 30 seconds, giving Kentucky (11-1, 2-0) a shot to win it in the final seconds.

Cliff Hawkins inbounded the ball from the side with 2.5 seconds left and tried to throw a lob to Chuck Hayes underneath. Mississippi State's Lawrence Roberts had two hands on the ball, but Hayes tipped it away and Daniels had the game-winning basket.

Gerald Fitch had 23 points and Daniels finished with 16 for the Wildcats.

Bowers led the Mississippi State comeback and scored 20 points, while Roberts had 15 points and 14 rebounds.

No. 18

Texas 94, No. 4 Wake Forest 81

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Freshman P.J. Tucker scored 21 points and No. 18 Texas cranked up the nation's highest-scoring offense to hand No. 4 Wake Forest its first loss of the season, 94-81 Tuesday night.

Brandon Mouton added 17 points for the Longhorns (10-2), who ran their home winning streak to 24 games in front of a school-record crowd of 16,837 at the Frank Erwin Center.

Brian Boddicker had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Longhorns, who had five players score in double figures.

Justin Gray scored 27 points for Wake Forest (11-1), which nearly rallied with a flurry of late 3-pointers.

No. 6 Saint Joseph's 79, Fordham 35

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jameer Nelson scored 13 points and moved into second place on Saint Joseph's career scoring list.

The Hawks (14-0, 4-0 Atlantic 10) opened the game on a 31-8 run thanks to five early 3-pointers and led 48-12 at halftime.