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Standings
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Team
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Big 5
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All
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Coach
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St. Joseph's
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3-1
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17-9
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Jack McKinney
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La Salle
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2-2
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20-8
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Jim Harding
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Temple
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2-2
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19-9
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Harry Litwack
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Villanova
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2-2
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19-9
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Jack Kraft
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Pennsylvania
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1-3
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9-17
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Dick Harter
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84-52, 61.8%
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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
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Dec 22
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St. Joseph's 78
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Penn 57
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2,946
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Ten different Hawks score in this blowout
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Jan 6
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La Salle 103
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St. Joseph's 71
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9,208
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La Salle domination led by Ervin
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Jan 9
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Temple 72
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Penn 64
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3,556
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Nolan keys victory with 24 pts and 11 rebs
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Jan 17
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Villanova 75
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Penn 46
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3,358
|
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No Quakers net double figures
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Jan 24
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Penn 57
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La Salle 45
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4,309
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| |
Penn shoots 57 percent from the field
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Jan 27
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St. Joseph's 67
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Temple 62
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9,217
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Dan Kelly tallies 22 points for the Hawks
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Feb 3
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Temple 61
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Villanova 52
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8,744
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Temple cans 33 of 40 free throws
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Feb 10
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La Salle 64
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Temple 60
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8,768
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Jim Williams scores 24, but the Owls fall
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Feb 17
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St. Joseph's 63
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Villanova 54
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9,181
|
| |
Mike Hauer's boardwork keys Hawk victory
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Feb 24
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Villanova 64
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La Salle 56
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8,909
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Johnny Jones ends with 23 pts, 9 rebs
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Honors
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First Team
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John Baum (Temple)
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Larry Cannon (La Salle)
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Mike Hauer (St. Joseph's)
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Johnny Jones (Villanova)
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Dan Kelly (St. Joseph's)
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Jones earned the Geasey MVP after leading the Cats
at 20.1 points and 8.7 boards a game. He had a season-high
38 versus Wyoming in the NIT.
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Honorable Mention
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Pete Andrews (Pennsylvania)
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Bill DeAngelis (St. Joseph's)
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Bernie Williams (La Salle)
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NCAA Tournament
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Columbia 83, La Salle 69
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in College Park, Md.
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National Invitation Tournament
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Villanova 77, Wyoming 66
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at Mad Sq Garden
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Kansas 55, Villanova 49
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at Mad Sq Garden
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Kansas 82, Temple 76
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at Mad Sq Garden
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