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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St. Joseph's
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3-1
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10-16
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Harry Booth
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Villanova
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3-1
|
16-11
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Rollie Massimino
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Pennsylvania
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2-2
|
17-9
|
Chuck Daly
|
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La Salle
|
1-3
|
11-15
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Paul Westhead
|
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Temple
|
1-3
|
9-18
|
Don Casey
|
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|
63-69, 47.7%
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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 20
|
St. Joseph's 77
|
Penn 71
|
7,058
|
| |
Norman Black's 21 points keys Hawk victory
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Jan 17
|
St. Joseph's 86
|
La Salle 75
|
5,327
|
| |
SJU's Willie Taylor scores 27 points
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|
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Jan 21
|
Penn 55
|
Temple 52
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4,177
|
| |
John Engles' 22 points paces Quakers
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|
|
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Jan 24
|
Villanova 69
|
Penn 67
|
7,215
|
| |
'Nova hangs on after nine-point halftime lead
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|
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Jan 31
|
Temple 67
|
La Salle 63
|
3,768
|
| |
Walt Montford (19 pts, 13 rebs) sparks upset
|
|
|
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Feb 14
|
La Salle 75
|
Villanova 72
|
6,883
|
| |
Charlie Wise nets career-high 29 points
|
|
|
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Feb 18
|
St. Joseph's 74
|
Temple 62
|
3,117
|
| |
Temple was five of 30 from field in 1st half
|
|
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Feb 21
|
Villanova 59
|
Temple 58
|
5,581
|
| |
Larry Herron scores 18 points (9 of 11 FGs)
|
|
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Feb 25
|
Penn 58
|
La Salle 56
|
5,718
|
| |
Keven McDonald records 22 points, 8 rebs
|
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Feb 28
|
Villanova 71
|
St. Joseph's 60
|
9,208
|
| |
'Nova shares first title since 1967
|
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Honors
|
First Team
|
|
Norman Black (St. Joseph's)
|
|
John Engles (Pennsylvania)
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Keith Herron (Villanova)
|
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Kevin McDonald (Pennsylvania)
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Charlie Wise (La Salle)
|
Wise averaged 16.7 points, shot 80.8 percent from the
line and led the Big Five in assists at 5.2 per game. He had
a career-best 29 vs. Nova.
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Hall of Fame Inductees
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Corky Calhoun (Pennsylvania)
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Matt Guokas (St. Joseph's)
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Bob McAteer (La Salle)
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Jay Norman (Temple)
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Hubie White (Villanova)
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NCAA Tournament
No participants
National Invitation Tournament
No participants
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