Standings
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Team
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Big 5
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All
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Coach
|
|
St. Joseph's
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4-0
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26-3
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Jack Ramsay
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La Salle
|
2-2
|
15-8
|
Bob Walters
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Temple
|
2-2
|
14-10
|
Harry Litwack
|
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Villanova
|
2-2
|
23-5
|
Jack Kraft
|
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Pennsylvania
|
0-4
|
15-10
|
Jack McCloskey
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| |
|
93-36, 72.1%
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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
|
|
Dec 19
|
La Salle 78
|
Penn 64
|
8,691
|
| |
Five Explorers net double figures
|
|
|
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Dec 23
|
Temple 73
|
Penn 59
|
5,958
|
| |
Jim Williams scores 30 for the Owls
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|
|
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Jan 8
|
Villanova 86
|
La Salle 72
|
8,580
|
| |
Bill Melchionni leads 'Nova with 24 points
|
|
|
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Jan 16
|
Temple 73
|
Villanova 59
|
7,778
|
| |
Temple wins with balanced scoring
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|
|
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Jan 23
|
St. Joseph's 88
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Penn 72
|
8,678
|
| |
Cliff Anderson grabs 23 rebounds
|
|
|
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Jan 27
|
Villanova 75
|
Penn 46
|
6,598
|
| |
Quakers struggle from field, shooting 23%
|
|
|
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Feb 6
|
La Salle 81
|
Temple 74
|
8,449
|
| |
La Salle gets 29 points from Curt Fromal
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|
|
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Feb 13
|
St. Joseph's 73
|
Temple 59
|
8,668
|
| |
Guokas misses "triple-double" by a rebound
|
|
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Feb 20
|
St. Joseph's 69
|
Villanova 61
|
8,735
|
| |
Bomb scare doesn't move radioman Les Keiter
|
|
|
|
Feb 26
|
St. Joseph's 93
|
La Salle 85
|
8,490
|
| |
Curt Fromal nets 34 points in defeat
|
|
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Honors
|
First Team
|
|
Cliff Anderson (St. Joseph's)
|
|
Curt Fromal (La Salle)
|
|
Matt Guokas (St. Joseph's)
|
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Bill Melchionni (Villanova)
|
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Jeff Neuman (Pennsylvania)
|
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Jim Washington (Villanova )
|
Washington rebounded his way to the
Geasey MVP, grabbing a Nova record 15.8 per game. Only Howard
Porter had more in a career.
|
NCAA Tournament
|
St. Joseph's 67, Connecticut 61
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in The Palestra
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Providence 81, St. Joseph's 73
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in College Park, Md.
|
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North Carolina 103, St. Joseph's 81
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in College Park, Md.
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National Invitation Tournament
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Villanova 73, Manhattan 71
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at Mad Sq Garden
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Villanova 91, New York U. 69
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Final 4 at Mad Sq Garden
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St. Johns 55, Villanova 51
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Final 4 at Mad Sq Garden
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Detroit 93, La Salle 86
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at Mad Sq Garden
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