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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25-5
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Jack Ramsay
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Temple
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3-1
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20-8
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Harry Litwack
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La Salle
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2-2
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15-7
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Donald Moore
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Pennsylvania
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1-3
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16-9
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Jack McCloskey
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Villanova
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0-4
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11-13
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Al Severance
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87-42, 67.4%
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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 21
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Temple 72
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Penn 58
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4,623
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Ed Devery leads the Owls with 21 points
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Jan 18
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Penn 63
|
Villanova 62
|
2,842
|
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Jimmy Huggard pass 1,000-pt level in loss
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Jan 21
|
La Salle 67
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Penn 63
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3,137
|
| |
La Salle frontcourt scores 49 points in win
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Jan 27
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Temple 63
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La Salle 57
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2,422
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Drysdale keys the Owl win w/ 30-pt outburst
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Jan 28
|
St. Joseph's 64
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Villanova 63
|
9,143
|
| |
Freebies by Billy Hoy ice it at 0:32
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Feb 6
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St. Joseph's 65
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La Salle 54
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6,243
|
| |
Jack Egan takes 28 shots to score 20 points
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Feb 14
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St. Joseph's 88
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Penn 73
|
2,565
|
| |
Tom Wynne comes off bench to score 17
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Feb 18
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St. Joseph's 86
|
Temple 83
|
9,246
|
| |
SJU wins in OT despite five disqualifications
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Feb 25
|
Temple 79
|
Villanova 69
|
7,603
|
| |
Wildcats lose despite 33 points from White
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March 4
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La Salle 76
|
Villanova 71
|
5,027
|
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Explorers hold Hubie White to 16 points
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Honors
|
First Team
|
|
Bruce Drysdale (Temple)
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Jim Huggard (Villanova)
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Bob McAteer (La Salle)
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Bob Mlkvy (Penn)
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Hubie White (Villanova)
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A little All-American at 5-foot-10, Drysdale averaged
21.3 points a game, including 32 vs St. Joes and 30 vs La Salle
en route to the Geasey MVP.
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NCAA Tournament
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St. Joseph's 72, Princeton 67
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in Charlotte, N.C.
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St. Joseph's 96, Wake Forest 86
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in Charlotte, N.C.
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Ohio State 95, St. Joseph's 69
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in Kansas City, Mo.
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St. Joseph's 127, Utah 120 (4ot)
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in Kansas City, Mo.
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National Invitation Tournament
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Dayton 62, Temple 60
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at Mad Sq Garden
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