AUBURN HILLS, MI (AP) --
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Charlie Villanueva had a season-high
30 points and outscored Charlotte by himself in the third quarter,
leading the Detroit Pistons to a 98-75 win over the Bobcats on
Wednesday night.
The Pistons have a .500 record after winning two straight for
the first time this season.
Gerald Wallace scored 12, Flip Murray had 11 points and Raymond
Felton added 10 for the offensively challenged Bobcats, who have
lost three straight.
Charlotte started the second quarter with a two-point lead, then
got outscored 61-31 over the next two periods.
Villanueva had 18 points in the third - six more than
Charlotte's team had in the quarter.
Detroit coach John Kuester beat his mentor, Charlotte coach
Larry Brown.
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