Standings
|
Team
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Big 5
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All
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Coach
|
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La Salle
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3-1
|
16-9
|
Bob Walters
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St. Joseph's
|
2-2
|
18-8
|
Jack Ramsay
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Temple
|
2-2
|
17-8
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Harry Litwack
|
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Villanova
|
2-2
|
24-4
|
Jack Kraft
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
1-3
|
14-10
|
Jack McCloskey
|
| |
|
89-39, 69.5%
|
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Games All games
at The Palestra.
|
Date
|
Winner
|
Loser
|
Crowd
|
|
Dec 21
|
Temple 65
|
Penn 55
|
6,021
|
| |
Penn shoots 32 percent from the field
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|
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Jan 4
|
La Salle 61
|
Penn 58
|
8,044
|
| |
Explorers hold off a late Pennsylvania run
|
|
|
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Jan 11
|
St. Joseph's 53
|
Temple 52
|
7,024
|
| |
Jim Williams misses FT with one second left
|
|
|
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Jan 25
|
Villanova 72
|
Penn 48
|
9,236
|
| |
Wally Jones' 20 leads four in double figures
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|
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Jan 29
|
Penn 66
|
St. Joseph's 51
|
5,039
|
| |
Quakers outscore Hawks, 46-27, in 2nd half
|
|
|
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Feb 1
|
La Salle 80
|
St. Joseph's 70
|
9,220
|
| |
Frank Corace leads Explorers with 32 points
|
|
|
|
Feb 8
|
La Salle 63
|
Villanova 59
|
9,233
|
| |
Rebounding is the key for La Salle in win
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|
|
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Feb 15
|
Temple 63
|
La Salle 57
|
7,948
|
| |
Jim Williams (25 pts) takes 15 FT tries
|
|
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Feb 22
|
St. Joseph's 69
|
Villanova 63
|
9,269
|
| |
St. Joe's holds 49-34 rebounding advantage
|
|
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Feb 29
|
Villanova 67
|
Temple 60
|
9,213
|
| |
Jackie Moore's 28 points are the difference
|
|
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Honors
|
First Team
|
|
Frank Corace (La Salle)
|
|
Steve Courtin (St. Josephs)
|
|
Wally Jones (St. Josephs)
|
|
Jim Washington (Villanova)
|
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Jim Williams (Temple)
|
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Honorable Mention
|
|
Ray Carazo (Pennsylvania)
|
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Jeff Neuman (Pennsylvania)
|
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Stan Pawlak (Pennsylvania)
|
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Bob Harrington (Temple)
|
NCAA Tournament
|
Connecticut 53, Temple 48
|
at The Palestra
|
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Villanova 77, Providence 66
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at The Palestra
|
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Duke 87, Villanova 73
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in Raleigh, N.C.
|
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Villanova 74, Princeton 62
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in Raleigh, N.C.
|
National Invitation Tournament
|
St. Josephs 86, Miami/Fla. 76
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at Mad Sq Garden
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Bradley 83, St. Josephs 81
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at Mad Sq Garden
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