Men's Standings
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Team
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Big 5
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All
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Coach
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St. Joseph's
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4-0
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22-5
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Jack Ramsay
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Villanova
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3-1
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18-7
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Al Severance
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La Salle
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1-3
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16-7
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Donald Moore
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Pennsylvania
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1-3
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12-14
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Jack McCloskey
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Temple
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1-3
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6-19
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Harry Litwack
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74-52, 58.7%
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Games All games at The Palestra.
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Date
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Winner
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Loser
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Crowd
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Dec 17
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Villanova 91
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Temple 69
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4,432
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Joe Ryan and Jim Kenny score 23 apiece
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Jan 3
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Villanova 93
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Penn 63
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3,361
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Wildcats run record to 7-0 with blowout win
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Jan 9
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St. Joseph's 82
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Villanova 70
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9,339
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Joe Spratt scores 25 points on 10-16 FGs
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Jan 17
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La Salle 67
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Temple 64
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9,339
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Temple nearly eliminates a 21-pt deficit
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Jan 24
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St. Joseph's 64
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Temple 57
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5,524
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Owls fall despite 30 points from Kennedy
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Jan 31
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Penn 73
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La Salle 70
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2,682
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Paul Rubincam's FTs at 0:11 seals the win
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Feb 11
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St. Joseph's 80
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Penn 77
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2,720
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Bobby McNeill ices win with three late FTs
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Feb 21
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St. Joseph's 70
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La Salle 63
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8,751
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The Hawks clinch the Big Five title at 4-0
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Feb 25
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Temple 75
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Penn 69
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1,815
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Bill Kennedy goes 12 for 13 from the foul line
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Mar 7
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Villanova 63
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La Salle 57
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8,596
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Explorers lose it at line, making just 3 of 12
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Honors
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First Team
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Ralph Bantivoglio (La Salle)
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Bob Herdelin (La Salle)
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Bill Kennedy (Temple)
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Bob McNeill (St. Joseph's)
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Joe Ryan (Villanova)
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George Schmidt (Pennsylvania)
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Joe Spratt (St. Joseph's)
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Spratt averaged 11.9 points and 10.0 rebounds and was
selected for the Geasey MVP and theBig Five sportsmanship award.
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NCAA Tournament
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West Virginia 95, St. Joseph's 92
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in Charlotte, N.C.
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Navy 70, St. Josephs 56
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in Charlotte, N.C.
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National Invitation Tournament
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St. Johns 75, Villanova 67
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at Mad Sq Garden
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