PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's basketball team is back in Philadelphia, and after playing three games in three days in Florida the Quakers had a full two-day rest before making the day trip to Monmouth on Saturday. The Quakers and Hawks will tip off at 7 p.m.
 
GAME 8 – PENN (4-3) at MONMOUTH (2-3)
Saturday, November 25, 2017 * 7 p.m.
OceanFirst Bank Center (West Long Branch, N.J.)
 
THE SERIES
• This will mark the eighth meeting between the Quakers and the Hawks in men's basketball, with Penn holding a 5-2 lead in the series.
 
• The most recent meeting took place January 21, 2015 at The Palestra in Philadelphia, with Monmouth rolling to a 71-56 victory.
 
• The last time these two teams met in West Long Branch was November 12, 2013, Penn escaping with a 79-73 win.
 
• This is Penn's fourth visit to Monmouth; the Quakers also won here in the 2007-08 season, and lost in the 2009-10 season.
 
• The first meeting between these teams took place January 18, 2003 at the Asbury Park Convention Center; Penn won that game, 98-54.
 
PENN vs. THE MAAC
Penn is 25-18 all-time against programs currently in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, having already lost at Fairfield 80-72 to open this season.
 
PENN BY THE NUMBERS
0:00 • In each of the four games Penn has won this season, the Quakers have not trailed for a second. They have been tied for a total of 3:12 in those contests.
 
8 • Penn is in the midst of playing eight-straight games away from its home court, the famed Palestra, The Quakers' next home game is not until December 27 when Delaware State comes to town.
 
9 • Penn is playing nine games in November, a program record. Among NCAA Division 1 programs, only Chicago State (10) is playing more this month.
 
11 • Points scored off the bench by junior Jackson Donahue in Penn's 68-65 win over UMKC on Wednesday. All of them came in the game's final 13 minutes.
 
13 • Players on this year's roster with at least one double-figure scoring game at Penn. That includes seven players who have had at least one 20-point game, and five with at least one double-double. This season alone, nine different players have reached double digits!
 
39 • Three-point shots taken by Penn each of the last two Saturdays (11/11 at Fairfield; 11/18 vs. PSU-Brandywine), a program record for a game.
 
48 • Points scored at the Gulf Coast Showcase by sophomore AJ Brodeur, who earned all-tournament honors.