Villanova thumps city rival La Salle to remain undefeated

Darrun Hilliard scored 21 points and Josh Hart added 13, lifting undefeated No. 10 Villanova past La Salle, 73-52 on Sunday.

The Wildcats are 10-0 for the first time since the 2005-06 season, and can thank their thumpings over their lesser city rivals. They beat Penn by 23 and Saint Joseph's by 30.

The Wildcats opened the second half on a 15-5 run that helped them build a comfortable lead and blow out the Explorers (5-5).

La Salle's Jerrell Wright scored 18 of his 20 points in the first half. The Explorers snapped a 10-game series losing streak to Villanova in last season's Big 5 game, on their way toward their deepest NCAA tournament run in decades.