Josh Hart pirouetted as he swiped the ball from Guerschon Yabusele, then floated the pass to Mikal Bridges for the alley-oop slam, then screamed as Bridges hung on the rim with one hand. That was the exclamation point on a Wednesday night when the ‘Nova Knicks’ fingerprints were all over a 125-119 overtime victory over the shorthanded 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center.

Three of the New York Knicks' most important players went to college at Villanova in Philadelphia. The trio came up big in the Knicks' overtime win in their old city.

The New York Knicks may mean serious business on the court, as evidenced by their 125-119 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night that required an extra period. But the duo of Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart is the gift that keeps on giving.

Knicks 125, 76ers 119 Jalen Brunson finishes with 38 points as the Knicks escape with an overtime victory over the 76ers, who have now lost four in a row. Tyrese Maxey had 33