RADNOR — Duke Brennan scored 24 points and was a perfect 8-for-8 shooting, and Bryce Lindsay scored 24 points as Villanova cruised to a 79-61 win over Pitt Saturday.

Lindsay was 8-for-18 from the floor, and 4-of-11 from deep. Acaden Lewis scored 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting, dishing out seven assists. Brennan led with nine rebounds.

The Wildcats (8-2), who received votes in this week’s AP Poll, improved to 6-0 at home and tied the historical series dating back to 1960 at 33 wins each.

The teams traded the lead for much of the first half, but a 12-0 Villanova run gave the Wildcats the lead for good. The Wildcats took a 41-32 lead into halftime. Pitt cut the lead to four with an 8-3 run to begin the second half. Villanova responded with an 11-3 run and sailed to the victory.

Barry Dunnin

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