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Standings
| Team | Big 5 | All | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph’s | 4-0 | 25-5 | Jack Ramsay |
| Temple | 3-1 | 20-8 | Harry Litwack |
| La Salle | 2-2 | 15-7 | Donald Moore |
| Pennsylvania | 1-3 | 16-9 | Jack McCloskey |
| Villanova | 0-4 | 11-13 | Al Severance |
| 87-42, 67.4% |
Game Results
All games were played at the Palestra.
| Date | Winner | Loser | Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21 | Temple 72 | Penn 58 | 4,623 |
| Ed Devery leads the Owls with 21 points | |||
| Jan 18 | Penn 63 | Villanova 62 | 2,842 |
| Jimmy Huggard pass 1,000-pt level in loss | |||
| Jan 21 | La Salle 67 | Penn 63 | 3,137 |
| La Salle frontcourt scores 49 points in win | |||
| Jan 27 | Temple 63 | La Salle 57 | 2,422 |
| Drysdale keys the Owl win w/ 30-pt outburst | |||
| Jan 28 | St. Joseph’s 64 | Villanova 63 | 9,143 |
| Freebies by Billy Hoy ice it at 0:32 | |||
| Feb 6 | St. Joseph’s 65 | La Salle 54 | 6,243 |
| Jack Egan takes 28 shots to score 20 points | |||
| Feb 14 | St. Joseph’s 88 | Penn 73 | 2,565 |
| Tom Wynne comes off bench to score 17 | |||
| Feb 18 | St. Joseph’s 86 | Temple 83 | 9,246 |
| SJU wins in OT despite five disqualifications | |||
| Feb 25 | Temple 79 | Villanova 69 | 7,603 |
| Wildcats lose despite 33 points from White | |||
| March 4 | La Salle 76 | Villanova 71 | 5,027 |
| Explorers hold Hubie White to 16 points | |||
Honors
Big 5 First Team:
- Bruce Drysdale (Temple)*
- Jim Huggard (Villanova)
- Bob McAteer (La Salle)
- Bob Mlkvy (Penn)
- Hubie White (Villanova)
* A little All-American at 5-foot-10, Drysdale averaged 21.3 points a game, including 32 vs St. Joes and 30 vs La Salle en route to the Geasey MVP.
NCAA Tournament
St. Joseph’s 72, Princeton 67, in Charlotte, NC
St. Joseph’s 96, Wake Forest 86, in Charlotte, NC
Ohio State 95, St. Joseph’s 69, in Kansas City, MO
St. Joseph’s 127, Utah 120 (4ot), in Kansas City, MO
National Invitation Tournament
Dayton 62, Temple 60, at Madison Square Garden