• Villanova's Phil Booth, center, goes up for a shot between Xavier's Tyrique Jones, left, and J.P. Macura during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Photo: Matt Slocum / Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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Phil Booth hit five 3s and scored 21 points and Jalen Brunson had 17 to lead No. 1 Villanova to an 89-65 win over No. 10 Xavier on Wednesday night.

The Wildcats (15-1, 3-1 Big East) returned to the top spot of the poll and dominated like a team that won't lose their grip on that rank anytime soon.

Booth hit three 3s in the first half and Brunson was solid both from long range and in attacking the basket to make it 40-28 at the break.

Michigan St. 76, Rutgers 72 (OT): Miles Bridges finished with just 11 points to barely help No. 4 Michigan State defeat Rutgers in overtime. The Spartans (16-2, 4-1 Big Ten) were coming off a lopsided loss at Ohio State and the setback seemed to have lingering effects for the team and their sophomore star. Corey Sanders scored 22 points and Deshawn Freeman had 15 for Rutgers (11-7, 1-4), which had four players foul out. Michigan State's Nick Ward had 17 points and Jaren Jackson 16.

Duke 87, Pittsburgh 52: Marvin Bagley III scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and No. 7 Duke had little trouble bouncing back from a 96-85 loss to North Carolina State. It was Bagley's 13th double-double of the season, one shy of the Duke freshman record shared by Jabari Parker and Gene Banks. The Blue Devils (14-2, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) never trailed. Duke limited Pitt (8-9, 0-4) to 13 points in the first 17 minutes and just 24 in the opening half, the second-fewest the Blue Devils have given up in a half this season.