Antonio Pena and Scottie Reynolds scored 14 points each, and No. 4 Villanova unnerved city rival LaSalle with its defense in an 81-63 victory on Saturday.
Corey Fisher added 13 points and six steals and Dominic Cheek had 10 points for the Wildcats (6-0), who have won eight straight over the Explorers and 20 of the last 21 against Big 5 teams, including Temple, Saint Joseph's and Penn.
Villanova also won its 30th straight at The Pavilion, its 6,500-seat on-campus arena. The streak began with a 102-87 victory over Notre Dame on Jan. 17, 2007.
Kimmani Barrett scored 17 points, Jerrell Williams added 15 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, and Aaric Murray had 15 points and 14 rebounds for LaSalle (3-2), which hasn't beaten Villanova since Nov. 27, 2001.
Leading scorer Rodney Green entered the game averaging 20 points, but was limited to seven on 2-of-13 shooting. Green had scored at least 10 points in 30 straight games.
The Explorers missed their first seven 3-pointers and finished 1 for 10 from beyond the arc. They weren't much better from the foul line, where they were only 20 of 37.
LaSalle struggled mightily against Villanova's full-court pressure, especially in the first half. The Explorers, missing guard Ruben Guillandeaux with a sore foot, committed a season-high 19 turnovers in the opening half. They finished with 27 against Villanova's active trap.
Still, LaSalle hung around and trailed 45-39 early in the second half. A 10-2 run by 'Nova extended the lead to 55-41 with 11:13 remaining.
A 3-pointer by Corey Stokes from the top of the key gave Villanova a 61-44 lead with 8:55 left, and LaSalle never crept within double figures the rest of the way.
Villanova leads 33-26 in the all-time series with LaSalle.
