Jonathan Mitchell hit a 3-pointer and was fouled with one second left and hit the free throw as Rutgers stunned No. 10 Villanova, 77-76, in New Jersey on Wednesday.

Mitchell finished with 25 points and six rebounds and James Beatty scored 15 for the Scarlet Knights (13-11, 4-8 Big East), who took down their first ranked team this season after a number of close calls.

Corey Fisher, who collected 23 points, 10 assists and five steals for the Wildcats (19-5, 7-4), split two free throws with nine seconds left to put Villanova up, 76-73. Mitchell took a pass from Beatty on the other end and hoisted up a shot from behind the arc as the clock ran down, drawing a touch foul on the elbow from Fisher. His free throw won it.

The Wildcats led, 67-54, after Fisher hit a 3-pointer with 4:28 to play, but Beatty hit four 3-pointers and Mitchell added two more in the final 4:07 to erase the deficit.

Villanova, which shot 52 percent in the first half to take a 35-28 lead at the break, fell a full three games behind Pittsburgh in the race for the Big East regular-season title. The Wildcats host the Panthers on Saturday and close the season against them as well, keeping their slim hopes alive.