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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25-7
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Bob Weinhauer
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Temple
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3-1
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25-4
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Don Casey
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St. Joseph's
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2-2
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19-11
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Jim Lynam
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La Salle
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1-3
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15-13
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Paul Westhead
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Villanova
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1-3
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15-13
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Rollie Massimino
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99-48, 67.3%
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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 9
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Penn 68
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La Salle 67
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6,209
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Price nails baseline winner with 6 seconds left
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Dec 16
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Temple 66
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Villanova 58
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5,803
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Rick Reed (14 pts, 8 assists) keys win
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Jan 10
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Penn 79
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Temple 74
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9,208
|
| |
Quakers make 67% from the field (30 of 45)
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Jan 16
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Penn 43
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St. Joseph's 42
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7,526
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SJU's Griffin misses jumper at the buzzer
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Jan 31
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La Salle 84
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Villanova 78
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5,243
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| |
Gladden scores 20 points, 12-13 FTs
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Feb 9
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St. Joseph's 54
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Villanova 50
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9,208
|
| |
St. Joe's rallies from halftime deficit
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Feb 10
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Temple 97
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La Salle 81
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9,208
|
| |
Three Owls score 20 points apiece
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Feb 13
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Villanova 89
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Penn 80
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5,329
|
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Tom Sienkiewicz keys upset with 39 points
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Feb 17
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St. Joseph's 94
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La Salle 87
|
7,387
|
| |
The Hawks' Norman Black scores 35 points
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Feb 21
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Temple 76
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St. Joseph's 68
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5,392
|
| |
Walt Montford breaks out for 26 points
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Honors
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First Team
|
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Alex Bradley (Villanova)
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Michael Brooks (La Salle)
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Bruce Harrold (Temple)
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Tony Price (Pennsylvania)
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Rick Reed (Temple)
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Tim Smith (Pennsylvania)
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Hall of Fame Inductees
|
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Mike Bantom (St. Joseph's)
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Tom Ingelsby (Villanova)
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Ollie Johnson (Temple)
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NCAA Tournament
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Pennsylvania 73, Iona 69
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in Raleigh, N.C.
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Pennsylvania 72, No. Carolina 71
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in Raleigh, N.C.
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Pennsylvania 84, Syracuse 76
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in Greensboro, N.C.
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Pennsylvania 64, St. Johns 62
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in Greensboro, N.C.
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Mich. St. 101, Pennsylvania 67
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Final 4 in Salt Lake City
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DePaul 96, Pennsylvania 93
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Final 4 in Salt Lake City
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St. Johns 75, Temple 70
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in Raleigh, N.C.
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National Invitation Tournament
Ohio State 80, St. Joseph's 66 in Columbus, Ohio
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