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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21-7
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Chuck Daly
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St. Joseph's
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2-2
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22-6
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Jack McKinney
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Temple
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2-2
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17-10
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Harry Litwack
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La Salle
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1-3
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15-10
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Paul Westhead
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Villanova
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1-3
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11-14
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Jack Kraft
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86-47, 64.7%
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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 13
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Penn 54
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St. Joseph's 53
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8,655
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Quakers erase seven-point halftime deficit
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Dec 23
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Penn 59
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Temple 44
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8,288
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| |
Penn uses FTs (15 of 17) and rebounds (35-21)
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Jan 6
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St. Joseph's 68
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La Salle 55
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9,019
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Mike Bantom gets 22 points and 20 rebounds
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Jan 17
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Penn 77
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Villanova 69
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9,205
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Hankinson 24 points, Haigler 20 boards
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Jan 24
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Penn57
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La Salle 45
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6,920
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Hankinson keys win with 16 points, 16 boards
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Jan 27
|
Villanova 79
|
St. Joseph's 72
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9,222
|
| |
Hastings and Inglesby combine for 43 pts
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Feb 10
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St. Joseph's 74
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Temple 42
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9,105
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Temple struggles in every aspect
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Feb 17
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Temple 56
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La Salle 54
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5,242
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| |
Owls outrebound La Salle by 24 (43-19)
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Feb 24
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Temple 76
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Villanova 67
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7,658
|
| |
Temple wins because of 56% FG shooting
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Feb 28
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La Salle 101
|
Villanova 79
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5,491
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Explorers outscore 'Cats, 60-40, after half
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Honors
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First Team
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Mike Bantom (St. Joseph's)
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Jim Crawford (La Salle)
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Phil Hankinson (Pennsylvania)
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Tom Ingelsby (Villanova)
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Pat McFarland (St. Joseph's)
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Ingelsby had an excellent season, averaging 25.5
points for Nova and becoming the fifth to score 100 points
in a Big Five season.
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Hall of Fame Inductees
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Cliff Anderson (St. Joseph's)
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Larry Cannon (La Salle)
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Wali Jones (Villanova)
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Stan Pawlak (Pennsylvania)
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Guy Rodgers (Temple)
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Pennsylvania 62, St. John's 61
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in Williamsburg, Va.
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Providence 87, Pennsylvania 65
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in Charlotte, N.C.
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Syracuse 69, Pennsylvania 68
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in Charlotte, N.C.
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Providence 89, St. Joseph's 76
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in Jamaica, N.Y.
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National Invitation Tournament
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