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Morgantown, W.Va. • After West Virginia coach Bob Huggins dropped to his knees and clutched his chest in a scary moment shortly before halftime, Jevon Carter finished with 24 points to lead the 12th-ranked Mountaineers to a 77-62 win over Texas on Monday night.

Lamont West had a career-high 23 points, helping WVU (22-6, 10-5 Big 12) shake off a slow start and its coach's frightening fall.

Huggins went down during a timeout just before the half, and his players quickly came to his aid. Huggins stood, briefly massaged his chest and stayed on the sideline.

It wasn't immediately known whether Huggins received medical attention at halftime, but he returned to coach in the second half.

ESPN's Holly Rowe said Huggins told her at halftime that he thought his defibrillator went off. A West Virginia basketball spokesman had no immediate comment.

Texas coach Shaka Smart later exchanged well wishes with Huggins.

The 63-year-old Huggins had a heart attack at the Pittsburgh airport in 2002 when he was the coach at Cincinnati. He was back in his office two weeks later.

Miami 54, No. 18 Virginia 48 • In Charlottesville, Va., Bruce Brown made a 3-pointer with 23.8 seconds left in overtime and Miami beat Virginia for the Cavaliers' fourth straight loss. Brown scored 14 points to lead the Hurricanes (19-8, 9-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) to their third consecutive victory. Kamari Murphy and Dejan Vasiljevic added 10 points each.

Devon Hall scored 15 points to lead Virginia (18-9, 8-7), which last lost four straight in 2009-10, Tony Bennett's first season as coach. Isaiah Wilkins added 10 points and 10 rebounds, including two free throws with four seconds left in regulation to tie it.

No. 19 Florida State 104, Boston College 72 • In Tallahassee, Fla., Dwayne Bacon had 16 points and 13 Florida State players had at least four points, helping the Seminoles bounce back from two straight losses with a victory over Boston College.

Top three teams hold their positions

For the third straight week, Gonzaga, Villanova and Kansas are the top three teams in The Associated Press college basketball poll.

It is the fourth week at No. 1 for Gonzaga (28-0), the only unbeaten team in Division I. The Zags received 59 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday.

Villanova (26-2) received five first-place votes and Kansas (24-3), which beat West Virginia and Baylor last week, got the other No. 1 vote.

The three teams from the Pac-12 — Arizona, UCLA and Oregon — are fourth through sixth. Louisville is seventh, followed by North Carolina, Baylor and Duke. —

AP Top 25

Record Pts Prv

1. Gonzaga (59) 28-0 1618 1

2. Villanova (5) 26-2 1556 2

3. Kansas (1) 24-3 1503 3

4. Arizona 25-3 1356 5

5. UCLA 24-3 1316 6

6. Oregon 24-4 1297 7

7. Louisville 22-5 1267 8

8. North Carolina 23-5 1138 10

9. Baylor 22-5 1108 4

10. Duke 22-5 1014 12

11. Kentucky 22-5 943 13

12. West Virginia 21-6 908 9

13. Florida 22-5 822 15

14. Purdue 22-5 807 16

15. Cincinnati 24-3 733 18

16. Wisconsin 22-5 713 11

17. SMU 24-4 554 19

18. Virginia 18-8 427 14

19. Florida State 21-6 419 17

20. Saint Mary's 24-3 375 22

21. Notre Dame 21-7 322 25

22. Butler 21-6 295 24

23. Creighton 22-5 178 20

24. Maryland 22-5 159 23

25. Wichita State 25-4 153 —

Others receiving votes • VCU 39, Northwestern 25, Iowa State 22, South Carolina 12, Southern Cal 10, Dayton 9, Middle Tennessee 8, Oklahoma State 7, Minnesota 5, Miami 2, Monmouth (N.J.) 2, Michigan 1, Vermont 1, Virginia Tech 1.

Monday's games

• No. 12 West Virginia 77, Texas 62

• Miami 54, No. 18 Virginia 48

• No. 19 Florida State 104, Boston College 72