UNIVERSITY HISTORY
Penn Plays Philadelphia Big 5 Basketball:
1966-1967 season
Standings | Game results
Big 5 First Team | NCAA Tournament | National Invitation Tournament
Standings:
Team |
Big 5 |
All |
Coach |
| Villanova |
4-0 |
17-9 |
Jack Kraft |
| Temple |
3-1 |
20-8 |
Harry Litwack |
| St. Joseph's |
2-2 |
16-10 |
Jack McKinney |
| La Salle |
1-3 |
14-12 |
Joe Heyer |
| Pennsylvania |
0-4 |
11-14 |
Dick Harter |
| 78-53, 59.5% |
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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 |
La Salle 85 |
Penn 83 |
6,427 |
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Hubie Marshall scores 31 pts, takes 33 shots | ||
| Jan 3 |
Temple 74 |
Penn 66 |
3,305 |
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Owls overcome halftime deficit | ||
| Jan 14 |
Villanova 69 |
Temple 64 |
7,333 |
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Johnny Jones' 20 points paces the 'Cats | ||
| Jan 21 |
St. Joseph's 85 |
Penn 78 |
8,609 |
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Cliff Anderson scores 31 points | ||
| Jan 25 |
Villanova 71 |
Penn 54 |
4,027 |
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Penn's starters make just 22 percent of FGs | ||
| Jan 28 |
Temple 72 |
St. Joseph's 64 |
8,667 |
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John Baum had 18 points and 16 rebounds | ||
| Feb 8 |
Temple 79 |
La Salle 65 |
7,122 |
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Clarence Brookins nets 24 as TU's gains share | ||
| Feb 11 |
Villanova 78 |
St. Joseph's 73 |
8,727 |
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Crews scores 23 on 13 of 18 freebies | ||
| Feb 18 |
Villanova 68 |
La Salle 59 |
8,729 |
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Hubie Marshall goes 3 of 17 on FGs, scores 11 | ||
| Feb 26 |
St. Joseph's 96 |
La Salle 83 |
8,170 |
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Cliff Anderson stats (32 pts & reb, 37 FGAs) | ||
Honors:
Big 5 First Team
* Cliff Anderson (St. Joseph's)
John Baum (Temple)
Clarence Brookins (Temple)
Larry Cannon (La Salle)
Johnny Jones (Villanova)
Hubie Marshall (La Salle)
* Anderson scored 116 points in four Big Five games, a mark that remains an all-time mark. He averaged 26.5 points to earn the Geasey MVP.
NCAA Tournament:
St. John's 57, Temple 53 |
in Blacksburg, VA |
National Invitation Tournament:
Marshall 70, Villanova 69 |
at Madison Square Garden |
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