Philadelphia, PA - Darrun Hilliard and Dylan Ennis each scored 15 points as No. 10 Villanova remained unbeaten with an 84-70 win over rival La Salle on Wednesday in the Big 5 opener for both schools. Josh Hart and JayVaughn Pinkston had 12 points apiece with Daniel Ochefu adding 10 and eight rebounds for the Wildcats (7-0), who next face Saint Josephs on Saturday in the 2014 edition of the Holy War between the Catholic institutions. Jerrell Wright totaled a game-best 19 points for the Explorers (4-3), who play Temple in another rivalry game on Saturday. Khalid Lewis picked up 17 points and Jordan Price had 10 in La Salles third consecutive loss. Villanova led 4-0 early on but La Salle countered to go up 9-8 on a 3-pointer from Cleon Roberts. Pinkston hit a bucket a short time later to fuel a 16-5 surge which sent the Wildcats on top 24-14 with 8:24 left in the half on back-to-back shots from Hart. A Lewis shot closed the gap to 24-18, but Kris Jenkins drained a trey and Pinkston converted a three-point play to put Villanova up 30-18. Its lead ballooned to 35-20 on a jumper from Ochefu with 4:30 remaining. A triple from Hilliard boosted Villanovas margin to 18, at 45-27, with just over a minute to play before intermission and that spread stood at the break after Pinkston converted a jumper to make it 47-29. Price scored four straight and Wright added a layup to shrink La Salles deficit to 51-40 less than five minutes into the second half. However, Ennis hit from long distance on the next possession and within a span of four minutes a Ryan Arcidiacono basket boosted the Villanova lead to 63-44. Pinkston hit two from the line with 6:09 remaining and the Wildcats led by 20 for the first time, 74-54, before La Salles last run -- an 11-2 burst capped by two Wright free throws -- pulled it to 80-70 with 2:10 to play. The Explorers missed their final three shots while Ochefu and Pinkston hit easy buckets to close out the contest. Game Notes Villanova has won 12 of the last 13 meetings since December 2002. La Salles last win against Villanova was 77-74 (OT) on Nov. 25, 2012 at the Pavilion ... The Wildcats scored 21 points off 13 La Salle turnovers ... Ennis led all players with nine assists. MLB Jerseys 2020 . Rajon Rondo had 18 of Bostons season-high 38 assists and the Celtics committed just seven turnovers in a 118-111 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. Wholesale MLB Jerseys . After the loss, White refused to make good on the bet, instead offering Hoyt tickets to a Bears game. https://www.mlbjerseys2020.com/ . TSN Hockey Insiders Pierre LeBrun and Bob McKenzie both reported Thursday that there have been ongoing trade discussions between the Oilers and Los Angeles Kings over forward Sam Gagner. 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The Bobcats got starting forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist back after he missed the last 12 games with a foot injury. He had nine points and six boards in just over 19 minutes of action. Rajon Rondo recorded his third triple-double of the season with 12 points, 10 boards and 10 helpers for the Celtics, who have dropped two in a row after a three-game winning streak. Marcus Thornton netted 13 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter in the loss. Jeff Green also netted 16 points and Tyler Zeller provided 13 and eight rebounds for Boston. I felt like no matter what we were just holding the ball too long, Celtics coach Brad Stevens said.dddddddddddd. Thornton scored the final four points of a 6-0 spurt that pulled the Celtics within 87-85 with 4:32 remaining, but Charlotte ripped off the next nine points to put the game away. Walker drove the baseline for a reverse layup and 3-point play prior to consecutive Jefferson buckets. A Walker jumper with 21.6 ticks on the clock capped the surge and made it 96-85. Earlier, Charlotte raced out to a 20-12 advantage and led 22-16 following a quarter of play. Boston tied it at 32-32 midway through the second before Charlotte went on a 9-2 swing to go up 41-34 late in the opening half. The Hornets took a 45-40 margin into the locker room and a 73-66 spread into the fourth. Game Notes Kidd-Gilchrist came in averaging 9.8 points in six games ... Nobody else in the NBA has more than one triple-double this season ... Charlotte turned the ball over just 11 times ... The Hornets held a 46-38 advantage in the point and a 13-6 margin in second-chance points. ' ' '