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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- 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, who had Kuester on his championship-winning staff with the Pistons in 2004.

Brown said before the game he would have mixed emotions regardless of the outcome.

The Hall of Fame coach had to be completely disappointed, though, with how poorly his team played at both ends of the court.

Charlotte entered the game averaging an NBA-low 85 points a game and didn't even approach that lowly total, settling for jump shots and failing to create shots off the dribble.

The Bobcats' 12-point quarter wasn't even their worse of the season. They scored just 10 in three different quarters against three teams this season.

Detroit didn't have any trouble scoring and it was solid on defense as it has been -- surprisingly -- so far with its revamped roster.

Ben Gordon, who signed with the Pistons as a free agent along with Villanueva, scored 22 points.

CHARLOTTE (75) -- G.Wallace 5-10 2-5 12, Diaw 3-7 0-0 7, Chandler 2-3 3-4 7, Felton 4-11 1-2 10, Murray 4-13 1-2 11, Augustin 0-1 3-4 3, D.Brown 2-4 2-4 6, Mohammed 5-7 3-4 13, Graham 0-0 0-0 0, Henderson 1-4 0-0 2, Ajinca 2-4 0-1 4. Totals 28-64 15-26 75.

DETROIT (98) -- Jerebko 2-5 0-0 5, Villanueva 13-17 2-2 30, B.Wallace 0-0 0-0 0, Stuckey 6-10 3-4 16, Gordon 10-16 1-2 22, Daye 1-3 0-0 2, Bynum 5-6 6-8 16, Summers 1-2 0-0 2, Maxiell 1-4 0-0 2, K.Brown 1-4 1-1 3, Atkins 0-2 0-0 0, Wilcox 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 40-72 13-17 98.

Charlotte 22 19 12 22 -- 75

Detroit 20 32 29 17 -- 98

3-Point Goals--Charlotte 4-15 (Murray 2-5, Felton 1-3, Diaw 1-4, Augustin 0-1, D.Brown 0-1, G.Wallace 0-1), Detroit 5-14 (Villanueva 2-4, Stuckey 1-2, Gordon 1-3, Jerebko 1-3, Atkins 0-2). Fouled Out--K.Brown. Rebounds--Charlotte 40 (Mohammed 8), Detroit 43 (B.Wallace 9). Assists--Charlotte 17 (Diaw, Felton 4), Detroit 26 (Gordon 8). Total Fouls--Charlotte 20, Detroit 24. Technicals--Detroit defensive three second 2. A--15,417 (22,076).