Philadelphia: What an interesting week we had in college basketball in city of Philadelphia, so let's take a look at what happened and look to the action this week.
Temple:
Fran Dunphy and the Temple Owls are off to a very good start as they went 2-0 last week which saw them take down undefeated number 17th ranked Houston & won a very tight OT game vs South Florida
Temple Nate Pierre-Louis was named American Athletic Conference & Big 5 Player of the Week
https://twitter.com/TUMBBHoops/status/1084917596254801921
This week, the Owls take on ECU on January 16 at ECU and then go to battle with Big 5 Rival Penn on Saturday at The Liacouras Center at 5 PM on CBS Sports Network, this game will also mark the final time that Fran Dunphy will go against his former team the Penn Quakers.
Villanova:
Jay Wright and the Villanova Wildcats now have things going in the Big East Conference as they went 2-0 which included wins over 24th ranked St John's at Finneran Pavilion, Phil Booth with a huge shot that gave the Wildcats the lead in their win over St John's
https://twitter.com/BIGEASTMBB/status/1082813838855102466
In the win over Creighton, the play of the game would be Jermaine Samuels Poster dunk.
https://twitter.com/NovaMBB/status/1084513642135973888
With those wins, the Wildcats returns to the AP top 25 as they come in at number 22 & This week, Villanova takes on Xavier on Friday, January 18 at 8:30 PM on FS1 from Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia.
Penn:
Steve Donahue and the Penn Quakers are looking to get back to their winning ways as they are on a 4 game losing with their latest loss came to their Ivy League Rivals Princeton on Saturday at the Palestra
Game Story on Penn Loss to Princeton
https://phillysportsnetwork.com/2019/01/13/ses-3/
The Quakers will try to end the losing streak as they take on Big 5 Rivals the Temple Owls on Saturday, January 19 at 5 PM on CBS Sports Network from Temple University.
Drexel:
Zach Spiker & the Drexel Dragons went 1-1 on the road last week as they took down College of Charleston & fell to UNCW.
The Dragons will return to the Daskalakis Athletic Center for 2 games starting on Thursday against Towson & then James Madison on Saturday.
LaSalle:
Ashley Howard & the LaSalle Explorers would not have a good week as they went 0-2 which saw losses to VCU on January 9th and then a missed opportunity loss to Saint Louis on January 12.
Game Story from Loss to Saint Louis
https://phillysportsnetwork.com/2019/01/13/sis/
The Explorers will look to get back in the win column as they take on George Washington on January 16 & then take on Rhode Island on January 19. Both games are at home at Tom Gola Arena.
Saint Joseph's:
Phil Martelli & the Saint Joseph's Hawks had a very interesting week they went 0-2 with losses to St Bonaventure & Duquesne.
The Hawks would get some bad news from the loss to Duquesne as they would lose Pierfrancesco Oliva who dislocated his left knee and has ligament damage & done for the season and Lamarr Kimble suffered a fracture in his right hand & will undergo further evaluation
https://twitter.com/SJUHawks_MBB/status/1084876010108129284
The Hawks return to game action on January 15 as they take on Davidson at 9 PM on ESPNU from Hagan Arena & then hit the road for a battle with Saint Louis on Friday, January 18.
Standings:
Temple: 13-3
Villanova: 13-4
Penn: 10-6
Drexel: 8-11
Saint Joseph's: 7-9
LaSalle: 3-12
Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports
