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Standings
| Team | Big 5 | All | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 4-0 | 21-7 | Chuck Daly |
| St. Joseph’s | 2-2 | 22-6 | Jack McKinney |
| Temple | 2-2 | 17-10 | Harry Litwack |
| La Salle | 1-3 | 15-10 | Paul Westhead |
| Villanova | 1-3 | 11-14 | Jack Kraft |
| 86-47, 64.7% |
Game Results
All games were played at the Palestra.
| Date | Winner | Loser | Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13 | Penn 54 | St. Joseph’s 53 | 8,655 |
| Quakers erase seven-point halftime deficit | |||
| Dec 23 | Penn 59 | Temple 44 | 8,288 |
| Penn uses FTs (15 of 17) and rebounds (35-21) | |||
| Jan 6 | St. Joseph’s 68 | La Salle 55 | 9,019 |
| Mike Bantom gets 22 points and 20 rebounds | |||
| Jan 17 | Penn 77 | Villanova 69 | 9,205 |
| Hankinson 24 points, Haigler 20 boards | |||
| Jan 24 | Penn57 | La Salle 45 | 6,920 |
| Hankinson keys win with 16 points, 16 boards | |||
| Jan 27 | Villanova 79 | St. Joseph’s 72 | 9,222 |
| Hastings and Inglesby combine for 43 pts | |||
| Feb 10 | St. Joseph’s 74 | Temple 42 | 9,105 |
| Temple struggles in every aspect | |||
| Feb 17 | Temple 56 | La Salle 54 | 5,242 |
| Owls outrebound La Salle by 24 (43-19) | |||
| Feb 24 | Temple 76 | Villanova 67 | 7,658 |
| Temple wins because of 56% FG shooting | |||
| Feb 28 | La Salle 101 | Villanova 79 | 5,491 |
| Explorers outscore ‘Cats, 60-40, after half | |||
Honors
Big 5 First Team:
- Mike Bantom (St. Joseph’s)
- Jim Crawford (La Salle)
- Phil Hankinson (Pennsylvania)
- Tom Ingelsby (Villanova)*
- Pat McFarland (St. Joseph’s)
* Ingelsby had an excellent season, averaging 25.5 points for Nova and becoming the fifth to score 100 points in a Big Five season.
Hall of Fame Inductees:
- Cliff Anderson (St. Joseph’s)
- Larry Cannon (La Salle)
- Wali Jones (Villanova)
- Stan Pawlak (Pennsylvania)
- Guy Rodgers (Temple)
NCAA Tournament
Pennsylvania 62, St. John’s 61, in Williamsburg, VA
Providence 87, Pennsylvania 65, in Charlotte, NC
Syracuse 69, Pennsylvania 68, in Charlotte, NC
Providence 89, St. Joseph’s 76, in Jamaica, NY
National Invitation Tournament
No participants