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1953-54 La Salle Explorers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-4 (Independent)

Rank: 2nd in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Kenneth Loeffler

PS/G: 75.4 (37th of 173)

PA/G: 63.3 (33rd of 173)

SRS: 14.76 (10th of 160)

SOS: 5.28 (18th of 160)

NCAA Tournament:
Won East First Round (76-74) versus Fordham
Won East Regional Semifinal (88-81) versus NC State
Won East Regional Final (64-48) versus Navy
Won National Semifinal (69-54) versus Penn State
Won National Final (92-76) versus Bradley

NCAA Champion

AP Poll Summary

1953-54 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/7	12/14	12/21	12/28	1/4	1/11	1/18	1/25	2/1	2/8	2/15	2/22	3/1	3/8	Final
La Salle	6	20	16	13	-	-	19	12	9	7	12	13	8	12	2

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	Sat, Dec 12, 1953	REG	@	Niagara	WNY3	12.54	L	66	74		0	1	L 1	Gallagher Center
2	Wed, Dec 16, 1953	REG		Lafayette	Ind	-3.48	W	88	70		1	1	W 1	Wister Hall
3	Fri, Dec 18, 1953	REG		Georgetown	Ind	-7.34	W	58	49		2	1	W 2	Wister Hall
4	Mon, Dec 21, 1953	REG	N	UCLA (13)	PCC	15.32	W	62	53		3	1	W 3
5	Tue, Dec 22, 1953	REG	@	Kentucky (2)	SEC	26.72	L	60	73		3	2	L 1	Memorial Coliseum
6	Sat, Dec 26, 1953	REG	N	Saint Louis	MVC	7.94	W	77	63		4	2	W 1
7	Mon, Dec 28, 1953	REG	N	Niagara	WNY3	12.54	L	50	69		4	3	L 1
8	Wed, Dec 30, 1953	REG	N	Brigham Young (19)	MSAC	2.68	W	74	62		5	3	W 1
9	Sat, Jan 2, 1954	REG	N	Temple	Ind	0.91	W	77	53		6	3	W 2
10	Sat, Jan 9, 1954	REG		Muhlenberg	Ind	-5.97	W	85	65		7	3	W 3	Wister Hall
11	Tue, Jan 12, 1954	REG	@	Manhattan	Metro NY	-0.54	W	69	61		8	3	W 4	Alumni Gym
12	Sat, Jan 16, 1954	REG		Dayton (17)	Ind	10.29	W	82	58		9	3	W 5	Wister Hall
13	Sat, Jan 23, 1954	REG	@	NC State	ACC	10.68	W	83	78		10	3	W 6	Reynolds Coliseum
14	Sat, Jan 30, 1954	REG	N	Saint Joseph's	Ind	-3.34	W	73	57		11	3	W 7
15	Sat, Feb 6, 1954	REG		Furman	Southern	-3.02	W	100	83		12	3	W 8	Wister Hall
16	Wed, Feb 10, 1954	REG		Iona	Ind	-1.16	W	82	69		13	3	W 9	Wister Hall
17	Sat, Feb 13, 1954	REG	N	Temple	Ind	0.91	L	56	57		13	4	L 1
18	Wed, Feb 17, 1954	REG		Fordham	Metro NY	10.76	W	61	56		14	4	W 1	Wister Hall
19	Sat, Feb 20, 1954	REG	N	Saint Joseph's	Ind	-3.34	W	78	64		15	4	W 2
20	Sat, Feb 27, 1954	REG		Saint Louis	MVC	7.94	W	96	82		16	4	W 3	Wister Hall
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
21	Mon, Mar 8, 1954	NCAA	N	Fordham	Metro NY	10.76	W	76	74	OT	17	4	W 4	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
22	Fri, Mar 12, 1954	NCAA	N	NC State (10)	ACC	10.68	W	88	81		18	4	W 5	The Palestra
23	Sat, Mar 13, 1954	NCAA	N	Navy	Ind	5.01	W	64	48		19	4	W 6	The Palestra
24	Fri, Mar 19, 1954	NCAA	N	Penn State	Ind	5.48	W	69	54		20	4	W 7	Municipal Auditorium
25	Sat, Mar 20, 1954	NCAA	N	Bradley	Ind	9.04	W	92	76		21	4	W 8	Municipal Auditorium