Holy War (Saint Joseph's–Villanova)

However, the Hawks hosted the Wildcats at Hagan Arena on Saint Joseph's campus on December 17, 2011, following renovations, and has continued to do so in future years.[1] Villanova played SJU (then St. Joseph's College) twice, during the Wildcats' first ever season on the hardwood, which took place during the 1920–21 school year.February 20, 1971/March 13, 1971— The Porter-led Wildcats will go 23–6 and reach the NCAA championship game before bowing to John Wooden's UCLA dynasty.In the City Series game, Villanova triumphs 63–55, although Hawks center Mike Bantom outplays Howard Porter.The schools would meet again at the Palestra, in the first round of the NCAA tournament (the only time, before or since, the Holy War has extended to postseason play).By converting the three-point play, McClain gave Villanova a 47–44 victory- and the outright Big Five title for the first time since 1967.January 1, 2002 - In Jay Wright's first Holy War, Villanova defeats St. Joe's 102–73, marking the only time either team has scored 100 points or more in the series.The second half was a different story, Villanova came out running, trapping and scoring at such a rapid rate that St. Joe's was helpless to stop them.Mikal Bridges, Phil Booth, Jalen Brunson, and Omari Spellman all scored in double figures.This included the creation of the concluding triple-header called the Big 5 Classic and the addition of Drexel University to the series.The motivation behind this change was to "resuscitate" the Big 5, as the series had experienced declining attendance figures in the preceding years.
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