Men’s 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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26-6
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Jim Boyle
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Temple
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3-1
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25-6
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John Chaney
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Villanova
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2-2
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23-14
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Rollie Massimino
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La Salle
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1-3
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14-14
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"Lefty" Ervin
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Pennsylvania
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1-3
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15-11
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Tom Schneider
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103-51, 66.9%
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Men’s Games
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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 4
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Villanova 50
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La Salle 46
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8,396
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Palestra
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LSU misses opportunity to beat nat'l champ
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Dec 4
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Temple 76
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Penn 53
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8,396
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Palestra
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Evans leads way with 13 points, 6 steals
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Dec 9
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Penn 86
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La Salle 80
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3,369
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Palestra
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Quakers led 42-24 behind Perry Bromwell
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Dec 14
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Temple 81
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Villanova 73
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8,946
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Spectrum
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Ed Coe career highs in pts (29) and rebs (12)
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Dec 21
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St. Joseph's 63
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Villanova 61
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9,208
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Palestra
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Mo Martin's 17 pts spearheads Hawk attack
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Dec 27
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Temple 81
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La Salle 68
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4,551
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Palestra
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John Chaney's 300th win at Josten Classic
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Jan 21
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St. Joseph's 59
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Penn 50
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5,679
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Palestra
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Martin records 16 points, 5 assists, 4 steals
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Jan 27
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Villanova 68
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Penn 64
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8,459
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Palestra
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Dwight Wilbur's 20 keys Wildcat victory
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Feb 8
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St. Joseph's 65
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Temple 63
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9,208
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Palestra
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Hawks claim at least B5 tie with Martin's 26
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Feb 20
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La Salle 74
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St. Joseph's 69
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6,607
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Palestra
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Legler (22, 10-10 FTs) ends SJU outright bid
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Men’s Honors
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First Team
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Rodney Blake (St. Joseph’s)
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Chip Greenberg (La Salle)
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Maurice Martin (St. Joseph’s)
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Tim Perry (Temple)
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Harold Pressley (Villanova)
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Pressley became the first (and only) Wildcat
to average 10 boards since 1972. On the year he netted 16.8 pts a game.
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Second Team
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Nate Blackwell (Temple)
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Perry Bromwell (Pennsylvania)
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Ed Coe (Temple)
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Harold Jensen (Villanova)
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Wayne Williams (St. Joseph’s)
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Hall of Fame Inductees
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Michael Brooks (La Salle)
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Kurt Englebert (St. Joseph’s)
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Tom Gola (La Salle)
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Rory Sparrow (Villanova)
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NCAA Tournament
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St. Joseph’s 60, Richmond 59
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in Syracuse, N.Y.
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Cleveland State 75, St. Joseph’s 69
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in Syracuse, N.Y.
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Temple 61, Jacksonville 50 (ot)
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in Dayton, Ohio
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Kansas 65, Temple 43
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in Dayton, Ohio
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Villanova 71, Virginia Tech 62
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in Baton Rouge, La.
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Georgia Tech 66, Villanova 61
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in Baton Rouge, La.
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National Invitation Tournament
No participants
Women’s Standings
|
Team
|
Big 5
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All
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Coach
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Temple
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4-0
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15-13
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Linda MacDonald
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St. Joseph's
|
2-1
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22-7
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Jim Foster
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Villanova
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2-1
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23-8
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Harry Perretta
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La Salle
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1-3
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21-9
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"Speedy" Morris
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Pennsylvania
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0-4
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4-21
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Lois Ashley
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85-58, 59.4%
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Women’s Games
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Date
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Winner
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Loser
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Dec 3
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Villanova 56
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Penn 51
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Palestra
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Pennefather scores 18 points (8-9 FGs)
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Dec 4
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Temple 65
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La Salle 62
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McGonigle
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Addie Jackson nets 20 to edge Explorers
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Dec 7
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Temple 72
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Villanova 61
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Pavilion
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Mimi Carroll makes 9-10 FTs, scores 25 pts
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Dec 9
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Temple 99
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Penn 40
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Palestra
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Fourteen Owls score in blowout
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Dec 10
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Villanova 66
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La Salle 56
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Hayman
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Pennefather (25 pts, 12 boards) paces 'Cats
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Dec 12
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St. Joseph's 75
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Penn 33
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Hawk Hill
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Quakers shoot 30 percent (15-50) from field
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Dec 20
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St. Joseph's 62
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La Salle 60
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Hayman
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St. Joe's overcomes 7-point halftime deficit
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Jan 25
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La Salle 95
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Penn 40
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Hayman
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La Salle held 29 point halftime lead (50-21)
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Feb 20
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Temple 67
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St. Joseph's 59
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McGonigle
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Stacey Dean scores 16 to clinch Big 5 title
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Feb 25
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Villanova-St. Joseph's
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Nevin
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Game cancelled because of power outage
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Women’s Honors
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First Team
|
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Teresa Carmichael (St. Joseph’s)
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Mimi Carroll (Temple)
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Linda Hester (La Salle)
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Terri Mohr (St. Joseph’s)
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Shelly Pennefather (Villanova)
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June Stambaugh (Pennsylvania)
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Pennefather led the Big Five in scoring for the only
time in her career, averaging 17.7 points a game in the City
Series contests
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NCAA Tournament
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Villanova 60, La Salle 55
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Rutgers 85, Villanova 58
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Western Kentucky 74, St. Joseph’s 65
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