UNIVERSITY HISTORY

Penn Plays Philadelphia Big 5 Basketball:
1958-1959 season

Standings:

Game results:

All games were played at the Palestra. Click on links to read the text of news articles about the games.

Date	Winner	Loser	Crowd
Dec 17	Villanova 91	Temple 69	4,432
	Joe Ryan and Jim Kenny score 23 apiece
Jan 3	Villanova 93	Penn 63	3,361
	Wildcats run record to 7-0 with blowout win
Jan 9	St. Joseph's 82	Villanova 70	9,339
	Joe Spratt scores 25 points on 10-16 FGs
Jan 17	La Salle 67	Temple 64	9,339
	Temple nearly eliminates a 21-pt deficit
Jan 24	St. Joseph's 64	Temple 57	5,524
	Owls fall despite 30 points from Kennedy
Jan 31	Penn 73	La Salle 70	2,682
	Paul Rubincam's FTs at 0:11 seals the win
Feb 11	St. Joseph's 80	Penn 77	2,720
	Bobby McNeill ices win with three late FTs
Feb 21	St. Joseph's 70	La Salle 63	8,751
	The Hawks clinch the Big Five title at 4-0
Feb 25	Temple 75	Penn 69	1,815
	Bill Kennedy goes 12 for 13 from the foul line
Mar 7	Villanova 63	La Salle 57	8,596
	Explorers lose it at line, making just 3 of 12

Honors:

Big 5 First Team

Ralph Bantivoglio (La Salle)

Bob Herdelin (La Salle)

Bill Kennedy (Temple)

Bob McNeill (St. Joseph's)

Joe Ryan (Villanova)

George Schmidt (Pennsylvania)

*Joe Spratt (St. Joseph's)

* Spratt averaged 11.9 points and 10.0 rebounds and was selected for the Geasey MVP and the Big Five sportsmanship award.

NCAA Tournament:

West Virginia 95, St. Joseph's 92	in Charlotte, NC
Navy 70, St. Josephs 56	in Charlotte, NC

National Invitation Tournament:

St. Johns 75, Villanova 67

at Madison Square Garden