UNIVERSITY HISTORY

Penn Plays Philadelphia Big 5 Basketball:
1961-1962 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 20	La Salle 69	Penn 57	4,704
	Bob McAteer's 15 points leads Explorers
Jan 10	Villanova 60	Temple 53	9,225
	'Nova's Hubie White is difference w/ 22 pts
Jan 17	Penn 66	St. Joseph's 60	2,154
	Quakers can 20 FTs while SJU makes six
Jan 20	Villanova 81	Penn 54	9,237
	Hubie White nets then Big 5 record 38 points
Jan 27	St. Joseph's 53	Temple 49	9,241
	Hawks win while shooting 29% from field
Feb 3	Temple 64	La Salle 51	4,701
	Bruce Drysdale tallies a game-high 18 pts
Feb 14	Temple 79	Penn 60	2,294
	Temple was up by 22 points (42-20) at half
Feb 16	La Salle 72	St. Joseph's 71	5,153
	La Salle takes the hard-fought battle
Feb 24	Villanova 65	La Salle 63	9,232
	Villanova led by nine with 4:30 left in game
March 3	Villanova 66	St. Joseph's 59	9,243
	White caps season with 23 pts, 17 rebs

Honors:

Big 5 First Team

Bruce Drysdale (Temple)

Wally Jones (Villanova)

Bob McAteer (La Salle)

Tom Wynne (St. Joseph's)

* This Geasey MVP averaged 21.5 points per game and 10.2 boards, becoming the first 'Cat to score 600 points in a season since the Big 5 formation.

NCAA Tournament:

National Invitation Tournament:

Temple 80, Providence 78	at Madison Square Garden
Loyola/Ill 75, Temple 64	at Madison Square Garden