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Undefeated defending national champion Villanova returns home with the Charleston Classic championship trophy to host College of Charleston on Wednesday at the Pavilion.Since the 2016-17 season began, the second-ranked Wildcats (5-0) have faced little drama save for a 79-76 win in West Lafayette, Ind., over Purdue, but the plot thickens after Thanksgiving.Charleston (3-2) is the final game for Villanova before the start of a run through the Philadelphia Big 5 that includes the Holy War against Saint Josephs on Dec. 3 in between games at Penn (Nov. 29) and La Salle (Dec. 6).I feel good about where we are, our path, coach Jay Wright said as the Wildcats left South Carolina with their arms wrapped around the title hardware.Villanovas catalyst early in the season was preseason All-American Josh Hart, the tournament MVP at the Charleston Classic who had 11 points in the second half of the championship game.November has been a happy month for Villanova, which owns a 24-0 record the past four years in the opening month of each college basketball season. They possess four wins by double-digit margins this month.But there are shortcomings -- quite literally -- costing the Wildcats. Height was a disadvantage on last weeks road trip, especially at Purdue, and when outside shots arent falling, second chances are not easy to come by for Villanova.Im not sure we were ready for this stretch, but I like the way weve come through it, Wright said.Final Four hero Kris Jenkins -- now 24 points shy of becoming the 63rd player in program history with 1,000 points -- encountered a cold spell at the Charleston Classic, but he gives Wright the reliability in his balanced starting five to overcome size issues.Villanova is not expecting Phil Booth, a junior guard who did not play in the past two games, to return Wednesday. He is getting a second opinion on his left knee but was initially diagnosed with tendinitis.Hart, averaging 19.2 points to lead Villanova this season, will be the focus of Charlestons defense.Experience is on the Cougars side with five starters and seven of their top eight from last years rotation back from a 17-win team.The Cougars are led by junior guard Joe Chealey and sophomore forward Jarrell Brantley but are one of the worst perimeter shooting teams in the nation early in the season at just 26.7 percent from long distance, contributing to lopsided losses to Wake Forest and UCF.The programs have met twice with each team recording a victory. Villanova won the most recent meeting, 81-68 in 2006.Villanova is one of the best defensive teams in the country, Charleston coach Earl Grant said. 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The Steelers (4-2) retained a lead in the AFC North, but Roethlisberger was expected to undergo an MRI on his left knee, which had him limping to the locker room when he missed a series late in the first half.Well pray its nothing too serious, he said.While the Steelers recent momentum was halted, the Dolphins (2-4) revived their season with their most impressive performance by far under first-year coach Adam Gase.Today proved to a lot of our guys and coaches what we possibly could be, but this league is week to week, Gase said. Once we hit next Sunday, nobody is going to care about what we did this week.Here are things to know as both teams begin looking to Week 7:BANGED-UP BEN: Roethlisberger was held to 83 yards passing in the first 55 minutes. He finished 19 for 34 for 189 yards with two interceptions, and his only score came with 1:02 to go.Roethlisberger missed the end of the first half when he hyperextended his knee scrambling on a play that resulted in an interception by Reshad Jones.It happened before I threw the ball, he said. I felt something funny in my knee.Roethlisberger returned for the second half and said the injury didnt hamper his mobility.Im not really that mobile anymore anyway, he said.FULL STRENGTH: For the first time in two weeks, no Miami player hurt himself in a pregame shower , and the offensive line was intact for the first time this year.It showed. Second-year pro Jay Ajayi reached 100 yards rushing for the first time iin his career, and then kept going to finish at 204.dddddddddddd Ryan Tannehill threw 32 times without a sack, after being sacked 17 times in the first five games.Tannehill noted that taxed Pittsburgh defenders were throwing up even before halftime. Afterward, the Dolphins basked in their physical domination.Its weird, guard Jermon Bushrod said. After a win, I dont feel as sore.UP AND DOWN: The dud was the second of the season for the Steelers, who lost to Philadelphia 34-3 in Week 3. They have outscored opponents 136-59 in four wins, and have been outscored 64-18 in two losses.We got beat soundly, coach Mike Tomlin said. We didnt take care of the football. We didnt stop the run.INJURY REPORT: Dolphins cornerback Tony Lippett left with a hamstring injury. Tight end Dion Sims left to be evaluated for a possible concussion and didnt return.Steelers linebacker Vince Williams and receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey had issues with cramps.UP NEXT: The result took a little luster off the Steelers game next Sunday at home against AFC East leader New England (5-1). Did that make Miami a trap game?You can characterize it as such because we lost, Tomlin said. 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