We reiterate previous notes that all Big Five games should be played at the Palestra, but, whatever. 'Nova is one of the main reasons they don't, preferring the on-campus Pavilion instead, but wherever they play in Philly, the Wildcats look like they have the edge for the moment in these local battles under new HC Kevin WIllard. Nova took apart La Salle on the road twelve nights ago and has won five straight since the opener at BYU, with five DD scorers featuring JMU transfer G Bryce Lindsay (19 ppg). Meanwhile, Adam Fisher's Owls took a couple of heavy losses last week at Disney World when their defense was shot full of holes by UCSD and Rhode Island. Play Villanova.