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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Pennsylvania
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4-0
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28-1
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Dick Harter
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La Salle
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2-2
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20-7
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Paul Westhead
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St. Joseph's
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2-2
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19-9
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Jack McKinney
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Villanova
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2-2
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23-6
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Jack Kraft
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Temple
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0-4
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13-12
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Harry Litwack
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103-35, 74.6%
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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 19
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Penn 107
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La Salle 88
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8,298
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Penn led by 23 (49-26) at the break
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Jan 9
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La Salle 63
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Temple 58
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6,602
|
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Ken Durrett (31 pts, 17 rebs) carries La Salle
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Jan 13
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Penn 62
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St. Joseph's 58
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7,757
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St. Joe's trails by 10 (33-23) at half
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Jan 20
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Penn 62
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Temple 48
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3,613
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Temple struggles from the field (29.8%)
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Jan 23
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Penn 78
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Villanova 70
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9,266
|
| |
Dave Wohl (22 pts, 9 assts) clinches title
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Feb 6
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St. Joseph's 71
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Temple 64
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8,850
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Pat McFarland leads way with 26 points
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Feb 13
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La Salle 73
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Villanova 69
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8,958
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Explorers win without the services of Durrett
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Feb 20
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Villanova 63
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St. Joseph's 55
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9,261
|
| |
Mike Bantom outdueling Porter isn't enough
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Feb 26
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Villanova 67
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Temple 65
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7,929
|
| |
Wildcats win despite rebound disadvantage
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Feb 27
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St. Joseph's 66
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La Salle 56
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9,231
|
| |
Teams knotted at 31 at the half
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Honors
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First Team
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Corky Calhoun (Pennsylvania)
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Ken Durrett (La Salle)
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Bobby Fields (La Salle)
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Bob Morse (Pennsylvania)
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Howard Porter (Villanova)
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Durrett became a three-time Geasey Big Five Player
of the Year after averaging 27 points and 12 boards despite
a severe knee injury.
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NCAA Tournament
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Villanova 93, St. Joseph's 75
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at The Palestra
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Villanova 85, Fordham 75
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in Raleigh, N.C.
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Villanova 90, Pennsylvania 47
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in Raleigh, N.C.
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Villanova 85, Western Kentucky 89
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in Houston, Texas
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UCLA 68, Villanova 62
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in Houston, Texas
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Pennsylvania 70, Duquesne 65
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in Morgantown, W.Va.
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Pennsylvania 79, So. Carolina 64
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in Raleigh, N.C.
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National Invitation Tournament
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Georgia Tech 70, La Salle 67
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at Mad Sq Garden
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