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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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Pennsylvania
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3-1
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25-3
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Chuck Daly
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Temple
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3-1
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23-8
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Harry Litwack
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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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20-8
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Jack Kraft
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La Salle
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0-4
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6-19
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Paul Westhead
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93-47, 66.4%
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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 18
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Temple 57
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Penn 52
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9,224
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Owls stop Penn's regular-season streak at 48
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Jan 5
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St. Joseph's 72
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La Salle 55
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4,957
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Mike Bantom (18 pts, 19 rebs) leads SJU
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Jan 19
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Penn 74
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Villanova 64
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9,223
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Hankinson and Calhoun combine for 45 pts
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Jan 26
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Penn 80
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La Salle 66
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6,589
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Penn pulls away in the second half
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Feb 2
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Temple 67
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La Salle 56
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4,172
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Owls uses balanced scoring for victory
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Feb 4
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St. Joseph's 68
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Villanova 65
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9,233
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SJU wins despite 31 from Hank Siemiontkowski
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Feb 12
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Villanova 80
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Temple 66
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9,233
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Chris Ford: 22 points, 9 rebs, 5 assists
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Feb 19
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Temple 60
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St. Joseph's 58
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8,117
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Three record "double-doubles" for St. Joe's
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Feb 26
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Villanova 86
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La Salle 73
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9,235
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Siemiontkowski & Inglesby combine for 56
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Feb 29
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Penn 77
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St. Joseph's 64
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9,122
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Alan Cotler scores 25 for Red and Blue
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Honors
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First Team
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Mike Bantom (St. Joseph's)
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Corky Calhoun (Pennsylvania)
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Chris Ford (Villanova)
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Phil Hankinson (Pennsylvania)
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Tom Inglesby (Villanova)
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Ollie Johnson (Temple)
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Bob Morse (Pennsylvania)
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NCAA Tournament
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Pennsylvania 76, Providence 60
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in Jamaica, N.Y.
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Pennsylvania 78, Villanova 67
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in Morgantown, W.Va.
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No. Carolina 73, Pennsylvania 59
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in Morgantown, W.Va.
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Villanova 85, East Carolina 70
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in Princeton, N.J.
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South Carolina 90, Villanova 78
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in Morgantown, W.Va.
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South Carolina 53, Temple 51
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in Williamsburg, Va.
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National Invitation Tournament
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Maryland 67, St. Joseph's 55
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at Mad Sq Garden
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