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1954-55 La Salle Explorers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-5 (Independent)

Rank: 3rd in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Kenneth Loeffler

PS/G: 80.7 (28th of 175)

PA/G: 63.7 (18th of 175)

SRS: 18.40 (3rd of 162)

SOS: 5.80 (24th of 162)

NCAA Tournament:
Won East First Round (95-61) versus West Virginia
Won East Regional Semifinal (73-46) versus Princeton
Won East Regional Final (99-64) versus Canisius
Won National Semifinal (76-73) versus Iowa
Lost National Final (77-63) versus San Francisco

AP Poll Summary

1954-55 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/6	12/13	12/20	12/27	1/3	1/10	1/17	1/24	1/31	2/7	2/14	2/21	2/28	Final
La Salle	1	1	4	3	4	4	4	5	3	3	3	3	3	3

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sun, Dec 5, 1954	REG	@	Loyola (LA)	Ind	-0.84	W	85	71		1	0	W 1	The Field House
2	Sat, Dec 11, 1954	REG	@	Niagara (8)	WNY3	11.35	W	76	75		2	0	W 2	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
3	Wed, Dec 15, 1954	REG	@	Lafayette	Ind	1.07	W	76	60		3	0	W 3	Alumni Gym
4	Sat, Dec 18, 1954	REG	N	Utah (15)	MSAC	12.08	L	69	79		3	1	L 1	DeGray Gymnasium
5	Tue, Dec 21, 1954	REG	N	Southern California (13)	PCC	11.84	W	49	38		4	1	W 1
6	Wed, Dec 22, 1954	REG	@	Kentucky (1)	SEC	16.39	L	54	63		4	2	L 1	Memorial Coliseum
7	Mon, Dec 27, 1954	REG	N	Syracuse	Ind	-1.60	W	103	54		5	2	W 1
8	Wed, Dec 29, 1954	REG	N	UCLA (15)	PCC	19.83	W	85	77		6	2	W 2
9	Fri, Dec 31, 1954	REG	N	Duquesne (8)	Ind	17.72	L	65	67		6	3	L 1
10	Sun, Jan 2, 1955	REG	@	Saint Louis	MVC	8.88	W	88	79		7	3	W 1	Kiel Auditorium
11	Wed, Jan 12, 1955	REG		Muhlenberg	Ind	-3.59	W	88	79		8	3	W 2	Wister Hall
12	Sat, Jan 22, 1955	REG	@	NC State (2)	ACC	13.84	L	73	76		8	4	L 1	Reynolds Coliseum
13	Sat, Jan 29, 1955	REG	N	Saint Joseph's	Ind	-3.91	W	82	56		9	4	W 1	Convention Hall
14	Wed, Feb 2, 1955	REG	@	Georgetown	Ind	-4.20	W	85	58		10	4	W 2	McDonough Gymnasium
15	Sat, Feb 5, 1955	REG		Georgetown	Ind	-4.20	W	74	46		11	4	W 3	Convention Hall
16	Thu, Feb 10, 1955	REG	@	Manhattan	Metro NY	4.18	W	76	62		12	4	W 4	Madison Square Garden (III)
17	Sat, Feb 12, 1955	REG		Richmond	Southern	2.77	W	91	80		13	4	W 5	Convention Hall
18	Sat, Feb 19, 1955	REG	@	Muhlenberg	Ind	-3.59	W	85	71		14	4	W 6	Memorial Hall
19	Wed, Feb 23, 1955	REG	@	Fordham	Metro NY	2.32	W	64	49		15	4	W 7	Rose Hill Gymnasium
20	Sat, Feb 26, 1955	REG	N	Temple	Ind	1.70	W	59	57		16	4	W 8	Convention Hall
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
21	Tue, Mar 8, 1955	NCAA	N	West Virginia (19)	Southern	-2.28	W	95	61		17	4	W 9	Madison Square Garden (III)
22	Fri, Mar 11, 1955	NCAA	N	Princeton	Ivy	1.00	W	73	46		18	4	W 10	The Palestra
23	Sat, Mar 12, 1955	NCAA	N	Canisius	WNY3	7.29	W	99	64		19	4	W 11	The Palestra
24	Fri, Mar 18, 1955	NCAA	N	Iowa (5)	Big Ten	15.84	W	76	73		20	4	W 12	Municipal Auditorium
25	Sat, Mar 19, 1955	NCAA	N	San Francisco (1)	CBA	21.00	L	63	77		20	5	L 1	Municipal Auditorium