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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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3-1
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20-7
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Jack Ramsay
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Villanova
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3-1
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20-6
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Al Severance
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Pennsylvania
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2-2
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14-11
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Jack McCloskey
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La Salle
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1-3
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16-6
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Donald Moore
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Temple
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1-3
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17-9
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Harry Litwack
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87-39, 69.0%
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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 19
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St. Joseph's 74
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Penn 62
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4,027
|
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12-point SJU run in 2nd half seals victory
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Jan 13
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Villanova 81
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Temple 69
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4,957
|
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Villanova wins for 10th consecutive time
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Jan 20
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Penn 50
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Temple 47
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2,956
|
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Temple struggles (29%), Kennedy 2-16 FGs
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Jan 23
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Villanova 71
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Penn 58
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8,454
|
| |
'Cats trail Quakers by 5 at intermission
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Jan 30
|
St. Joseph's 59
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Temple 54
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6,570
|
| |
Joe Gallo and Bobby McNeill each net 17
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Feb 6
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La Salle 80
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St. Joseph's 73
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7,952
|
| |
Bob Alden led La Salle with 25 points
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Feb 17
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Penn 66
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La Salle 62
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5,272
|
| |
Quakers beat Explorers for 3rd straight time
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Feb 20
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Temple 77
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La Salle 53
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3,789
|
| |
"Pickles" Kennedy scores 28 in blowout
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Feb 27
|
St. Joseph's 78
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Villanova 75
|
9,364
|
| |
Joe Gallo hits 2 FTs at 0:01 for 24 points
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March 5
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Villanova 68
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La Salle 52
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8,503
|
| |
Jimmy Huggard led 'Nova with 22 points
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|
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Honors
|
First Team
|
|
Bob Alden (La Salle)
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Joe Gallo (St. Joes)
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Jim Huggard (Villanova)
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Bill Kennedy (Temple)
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Bob McNeill (St. Joes)
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Bob Mlkvy (Penn)
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Hubie White (Villanova)
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Kennedy averaged 22.2 points and served as the Owls
top playmaker to become the MVP. Kennedy is among Temples all-time
leading scorers.
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NCAA Tournament
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Duke 58, St. Josephs 56
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in Charlotte, N.C.
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West Virginia 106, St. Josephs 100
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in Charlotte, N.C.
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National Invitation Tournament
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Villanova 88, Detroit 86
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at Mad Sq Garden
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Utah State 73, Villanova 72
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at Mad Sq Garden
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Dayton 71, Temple 52
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at Mad Sq Garden
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