With Karl-Anthony Towns relegated a spectator due to a thumb injury, the Knicks' Villanova contingent had another sterling evening at Wells Fargo Center, as former Villanova Wildcats Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, and Josh Hart each rose to the occasion in a 125-119 overtime victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

Jalen Brunson, for a change, said something good about Josh Hart following the Knicks' overtime win over the 76ers.

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.

Brunson delivered in the clutch, making one decisive play after another to prevent what could have been the Knicks’ sixth loss in their last eight games. Instead, the All-Star captain powered his team to a gritty 125-119 overtime victory over the 76ers. Crisis averted.

Jalen Brunson scored 16 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and Josh Hart had the 11th triple-double of his career as the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 125-119.

The New York Knicks bested the Philadelphia 76ers, holding on strong after the 76ers got some second half momentum and sent the game to overtime.

Jalen Brunson scored 44 points despite missing part of the third quarter with an apparent injury, and the New York Knicks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 140-106 on Sunday.