UNIVERSITY HISTORY

Penn Plays Philadelphia Big 5 Basketball:
1960-1961 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 21	Temple 72	Penn 58	4,623
	Ed Devery leads the Owls with 21 points
Jan 18	Penn 63	Villanova 62	2,842
	Jimmy Huggard pass 1,000-pt level in loss
Jan 21	La Salle 67	Penn 63	3,137
	La Salle frontcourt scores 49 points in win
Jan 27	Temple 63	La Salle 57	2,422
	Drysdale keys the Owl win w/ 30-pt outburst
Jan 28	St. Joseph's 64	Villanova 63	9,143
	Freebies by Billy Hoy ice it at 0:32
Feb 6	St. Joseph's 65	La Salle 54	6,243
	Jack Egan takes 28 shots to score 20 points
Feb 14	St. Joseph's 88	Penn 73	2,565
	Tom Wynne comes off bench to score 17
Feb 18	St. Joseph's 86	Temple 83	9,246
	SJU wins in OT despite five disqualifications
Feb 25	Temple 79	Villanova 69	7,603
	Wildcats lose despite 33 points from White
March 4	La Salle 76	Villanova 71	5,027
	Explorers hold Hubie White to 16 points

Honors:

Big 5 First Team

Jim Huggard (Villanova)

Bob McAteer (La Salle)

Bob Mlkvy (Penn)

Hubie White (Villanova)

* 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.

NCAA Tournament:

National Invitation Tournament:

Dayton 62, Temple 60

at Madison Square Garden