UNIVERSITY HISTORY
Penn Plays Philadelphia Big 5 Basketball:
1968-1969 season
Standings | Game results
Big 5 First Team | NCAA Tournament | National Invitation Tournament
Standings:
Team |
Big 5 |
All |
Coach |
| La Salle |
4-0 |
23-1 |
Tom Gola |
| Temple |
2-2 |
22-8 |
Harry Litwack |
| Villanova |
2-2 |
21-5 |
Jack Kraft |
| Pennsylvania |
1-3 |
15-10 |
Dick Harter |
| St. Joseph's |
1-3 |
17-11 |
Jack McKinney |
| 98-35, 73.7% |
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Game results:
All games were played at the Palestra.
| Date |
Winner |
Loser |
Crowd |
| Dec 21 |
St. Joseph's 63 |
Penn 58 |
6,135 |
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Hawks win in a free-throw fest | ||
| Jan 7 |
Temple 107 |
Penn 83 |
2,854 |
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Joe Cromer scores 35 on 14-22 FGs | ||
| Jan 11 |
Villanova 87 |
St. Joseph's 62 |
9,238 |
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Porter rips Hawks for 36 pts, 26 rebs | ||
| Jan 15 |
Penn 32 |
Villanova 30 |
4,445 |
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Steve Bilsky hits a long game-winner at 0:01 | ||
| Jan 18 |
Temple 79 |
St. Joseph's 59 |
8,668 |
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St. Joe's doesn't even shoot 30 percent | ||
| Jan 22 |
La Salle 78 |
Penn 64 |
8,565 |
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Explorers nail 36 of 40 free throws | ||
| Jan 25 |
La Salle 101 |
Temple 85 |
9,214 |
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Durrett hits 12 of 17 FGs en route to 27 pts | ||
| Feb 8 |
La Salle 74 |
Villanova 67 |
9,248 |
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A classic Howard Porter-Ken Durrett battle | ||
| Feb 15 |
La Salle 84 |
St. Joseph's 67 |
8,298 |
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La Salle wraps up Big Five title | ||
| Feb 22 |
Villanova 73 |
Temple 66 |
8,472 |
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'Nova overcomes a halftime deficit | ||
Honors:
Big 5 First Team
John Baum (Temple)
Larry Cannon (La Salle)
Ken Durrett (La Salle)
Mike Hauer (St. Joseph's)
Johnny Jones (Villanova)
Howard Porter (Villanova)
Bernie Williams (La Salle)
NCAA Tournament:
Davidson 75, Villanova 61 |
in Raleigh, NC |
Duquesne 74, St. Joseph's 52 |
in Kingston, RI |
National Invitation Tournament:
Temple 82, Florida 66 |
at Madison Square Garden |
Temple 94, St. Peter's 78 |
at Madison Square Garden |
Temple 63, Tennessee 58 |
Final 4 at Madison Square Garden |
Temple 89, Boston College 76 |
Final 4 at Madison Square Garden |
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