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
|
18-8
|
Chuck Daly
|
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Temple
|
3-1
|
17-11
|
Don Casey
|
|
La Salle
|
2-2
|
17-12
|
Paul Westhead
|
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Villanova
|
2-2
|
23-10
|
Rollie Massimino
|
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St. Joseph's
|
0-4
|
13-13
|
Harry Booth
|
| |
|
88-54, 62.0%
|
|
Games At The Palestra, unless
noted.
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Date
|
Winner
|
Loser
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Crowd
|
|
Dec 18
|
Villanova 83
|
Penn 66
|
9,208
|
| |
The Herron Brothers pour in 41 points
|
|
|
|
Jan 15
|
La Salle 69
|
St. Joseph's 61
|
5,719
|
| |
Donn Wilber's 20 points pace Explorers
|
|
|
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Jan 19
|
Penn 63
|
St. Joseph's 55
|
5,285
|
| |
Bobby Willis was the spark with 17 points
|
|
|
|
Jan 22
|
Penn 83
|
Temple 72
|
5,063
|
| |
Matt White: 8-8 FGs, 12 rebs off bench
|
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|
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Feb 2
|
La Salle 71
|
Villanova 70
|
8,073
|
| |
Darryl Gladden's 2 freebies at 0:03 wins it
|
|
|
|
Feb 12
|
Temple 87
|
La Salle 75
|
5,562
|
| |
Tim Claxton's 23 points keys the Owls' win
|
|
|
|
Feb 16
|
Temple 73
|
Villanova 66
|
3,374
|
| |
Owls second Big Five victory in four days
|
|
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Feb 19
|
Villanova 92
|
St. Joseph's 78
|
12,138
|
|
Spectrum
|
'Cats win first Big 5 game away from Palestra
|
|
|
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Feb 22
|
Penn 80
|
La Salle 70
|
6,884
|
| |
McDonald scores 32 points, grabs 15 rebs
|
|
|
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Feb 26
|
Temple 81
|
St. Joseph's 74
|
5,152
|
| |
Temple gains a share of the Big 5 title
|
|
|
Honors
|
First Team
|
|
Norman Black (St. Joseph's)
|
|
Michael Brooks (La Salle)
|
|
Keith Herron (Villanova)
|
|
Kevin McDonald (Pennsylvania)
|
|
Marty Stahurski (Temple)
|
McDonald averaged 21.2 points and 9.2 boards as a junior,
leading Penn to a share of the Big Five title. He would average
22.3 as a senior.
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Hall of Fame Inductees
|
|
Bruce Drysdale (Temple)
|
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Chris Ford (Villanova)
|
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Mike Hauer (St. Joseph's)
|
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Hubie Marshall (La Salle)
|
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Bob Morse (Pennsylvania)
|
NCAA Tournament
No participants
National Invitation Tournament
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Villanova 78, Old Dominion 68
|
in Norfolk, Va.
|
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Villanova 81, Massachusetts 71
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at Mad Sq Garden
|
|
St. Bonaventure 86, Villanova 82
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at Mad Sq Garden
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Villanova 102, Alabama 89
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at Mad Sq Garden
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