UNIVERSITY HISTORY

Penn Plays Philadelphia Big 5 Basketball:
1970-1971 season

Standings:

Game results:

All games were played at the Palestra.

Date	Winner	Loser	Crowd
Dec 19	Penn 107	La Salle 88	8,298
	Penn led by 23 (49-26) at the break
Jan 9	La Salle 63	Temple 58	6,602
	Ken Durrett (31 pts, 17 rebs) carries La Salle
Jan 13	Penn 62	St. Joseph's 58	7,757
	St. Joe's trails by 10 (33-23) at half
Jan 20	Penn 62	Temple 48	3,613
	Temple struggles from the field (29.8%)
Jan 23	Penn 78	Villanova 70	9,266
	Dave Wohl (22 pts, 9 assts) clinches title
Feb 6	St. Joseph's 71	Temple 64	8,850
	Pat McFarland leads way with 26 points
Feb 13	La Salle 73	Villanova 69	8,958
	Explorers win without the services of Durrett
Feb 20	Villanova 63	St. Joseph's 55	9,261
	Mike Bantom outdueling Porter isn't enough
Feb 26	Villanova 67	Temple 65	7,929
	Wildcats win despite rebound disadvantage
Feb 27	St. Joseph's 66	La Salle 56	9,231
	Teams knotted at 31 at the half

Honors:

Big 5 First Team

Corky Calhoun (Pennsylvania)

Bobby Fields (La Salle)

Bob Morse (Pennsylvania)

Howard Porter (Villanova)

* Durrett became a three-time Geasey Big Five Player of the Year after averaging 27 points and 12 boards despite a severe knee injury.

NCAA Tournament:

National Invitation Tournament:

Villanova 63, St. Johns 61	at Madison Square Garden
Villanova 86, Boston College 85	at Madison Square Garden
New York U. 69, Villanova 63	Final 4 at Madison Square Garden
Villanova 76, Army 65	Final 4 at Madison Square Garden
Temple 88, Virginia Tech 73	at Madison Square Garden
Kansas 82, Temple 76	at Madison Square Garden