ðə hˈoʊli wˈɔːɹ ɪz ɐ bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl ɹˈaɪvəlɹi ɡˈeɪm ɪnðə fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə bˈɪɡ fˈaɪv bᵻtwˌiːn sˈeɪnt dʒˈoʊsəfz jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ænd vˌɪlɐnˈoʊvə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, wˌɪtʃ ɪz kənsˈɪdɚd wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst ɪntˈɛns ʌv ˈɔːl ðə bˈɪɡ fˈaɪv ɡˈeɪmz.
The Holy War is a basketball rivalry game in the Philadelphia Big 5 between Saint Joseph's University and Villanova University, which is considered one of the most intense of all the Big 5 games.