Penn-Princeton Box Score (PDF)
PRINCETON, N.J. – The University of
Pennsylvania's men's basketball team came all the way back from 21 points down
to tie the game in the second half, but eventually dropped a 61-52 decision to
Princeton on Saturday night at Jadwin Gymnasium.
The Quakers, who were coming off three consecutive wins, drop to 6-6 on the
season and 0-1 in the Ivy League.
Numbers of Note
*After
going 0-6 in the first half, the Quakers finished the night by making 7 of
their last 10 from beyond the arc in the second 20.
*Junior guard Darnell Foreman poured in a career-high 17 points off the bench on 7-of 13
shooting from the field. He also tied a season-high with seven boards.
*Freshman Ryan Betley also went for a career-best output with 11 points, making 3-of-4 from
beyond the arc and adding a pair of free throws.
*Freshman
AJ Brodeur tied a season low with six points, snapping a streak of nine
consecutive double-figure scoring games. He finished 1-of-6 from the field,
while grabbing eight rebounds.
*The
Quakers made just 11-of-20 (55 percent) from the free-throw line, their second-lowest
percentage of the season (47 percent vs. Robert Morris).
*Sophomore
Jackson Donahue finished the night with 11 points, making 3-of-7 from long
range.
*Penn
dished out just four assists, a team low for the Steve Donahue coaching era. Prior to tonight, the Quakers never
recorded less than 11 helpers in a game this season.
How it Happened
It
was a forgetful first half for the Quakers, as Coach Donahue's squad tallied its
lowest scoring output of the season (17 points). Darnell Foreman provided
the lone spark for the Red and Blue, with a team-high six points in the opening
20 minutes. The Quakers fell behind 6-0, and the lead ballooned
to 22-12 and eventually a halftime deficit of 34-17—the largest Penn has seen
this season.
Following that woeful first half, however, the Quakers responded in a big way in the second 20. After
Princeton achieved it largest lead of the game at 39-18, the Red and Blue came
alive. A three-pointer from Ryan Betley—the Quakers' first of the night—kick-started
a 15-2 stretch for the Red and Blue. A 7-0 run—sparked by four points from
Foreman and a three-ball from the freshman—cut the Tigers' lead to 39-25. Penn
inched even closer to 41-33 and then 44-38. At that point, back-to-back three-pointers from
Betley and Donahue remarkably tied the score at 44 apiece with 7:01 remaining.
With
the score all knotted up, though, Princeton went on a run of its own. The Tigers scored
seven in a row to go back up 51-44 at the 5:18 mark. After Donahue knocked in
his third trey of the half to cut the margin to four, Princeton ended the game
on a 10-5 run to seal the victory.
Up Next
The
Quakers return home next weekend to host Yale (Friday) and Brown (Saturday).
Both contests are part of a men's and women's doubleheaders at The Palestra, and are slated for 8 p.m. starts (after the women's games which will tip off at 5:30).
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