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Standings
| Team | Big 5 | All | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Salle | 3-1 | 17-9 | Jim Pollard |
| St. Joseph’s | 3-1 | 17-7 | Jack Ramsay |
| Temple | 3-1 | 20-9 | Harry Litwack |
| Villanova | 1-3 | 10-15 | Al Severance |
| Pennsylvania | 0-4 | 7-19 | Jack McCloskey |
| 71-59, 54.6% |
Game Results
All games were played at the Palestra.
| Date | Winner | Loser | Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18 | Temple 79 | Penn 56 | 3,735 |
| Jay Norman had 22 points, 23 rebounds | |||
| Jan 9 | St. Joseph’s 97 | La Salle 85 | 3,727 |
| La Salle had 11-point lead in 2nd half | |||
| Jan 16 | Villanova 63 | Penn 47 | 1,181 |
| Villanova jumped to 16-4 lead to start game | |||
| Jan 19 | St. Joseph’s 59 | Villanova 51 | 5,659 |
| Al Griffith scores 19 points in losing cause | |||
| Jan 26 | La Salle 84 | Penn 73 | 2,323 |
| Explorers own boards with 69-28 advantage | |||
| Feb 6 | Temple 81 | Villanova 72 | 3,155 |
| Temple took 24-5 lead & never looked back | |||
| Feb 12 | La Salle 63 | Temple 61 | 3,696 |
| Alonzo Lewis (with 26 pts) engineered upset | |||
| Feb 20 | St. Joseph’s 79 | Penn 71 | 1,542 |
| Dick Csencsitz has 26 points for Quakers | |||
| Feb 27 | Temple 54 | St. Joseph’s 48 | 9,286 |
| The Owls gain a share of Big Five title | |||
| March 6 | La Salle 75 | Villanova 61 | 2,172 |
| La Salle’s Bill Katheder leads with 26 points | |||
Honors
Big 5 First Team:
- Mel Brodsky (Temple)
- Dick Csencsitz (Pennsylvania)
- Dan Dougherty (St. Joseph’s)
- Kurt Engelbert (St. Joseph’s)
- Tom Garberina (La Salle)
- Al Griffith (Villanova)
- Alonzo Lewis (La Salle)
- Jay Norman (Temple)
- Ray Radziszewski (St. Joseph’s)
- Guy Rodgers (Temple)*
* Rodgers was a first-team All-American, upping his scoring average to 20.4 points while doling out 6.4 assists a game en route to the Geasey Award.
NCAA Tournament
No participants
National Invitation Tournament
Temple 77, Dayton 66, at Madison Square Garden
Bradley 94, Temple 66, Final 4 at Madison Square Garden
Temple 67, St. Bonaventure 50, Final 4 at Madison Square Garden