Feb. 4, 2008

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Hawks' Rob Ferguson and Pat Calathes each scored 20 points to lead Saint Joseph's to a 77-55 win over Villanova on Monday night.

The streaking Hawks (15-5) won their sixth straight game and handed Villanova its first Big 5 loss since December 2004. The Wildcats (13-8) had won their last 14 city series games.

Scottie Reynolds led Villanova with 12 points.

Darrin Govens hit four 3-pointers and scored 16 points for the Hawks.

The city series rivalry at the famed Palestra counted as a home game for the Hawks, and students were lined up outside the famed basketball arena more than four hours before tip. Fans stuffed the aisles and Villanova opened the game shooting into a crimson backdrop of SJU student supporters.

Once the Hawks got rolling, the pro-SJU crowd was rocking.

The Hawks went on a 23-4 run late in the first half. Govens jump-started the run with a 3-pointer and the Hawks added to the lead with a string of free throws. Ferguson sank a 3 that made it 35-20 heading into a Villanova timeout.