PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's basketball team wraps up Big 5 and non-conference play this Saturday, as the Quakers host Saint Joseph's at The Palestra. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
 
Locally in Philadelphia, Saturday's game will air on NBC Sports Philadelphia, and fans also can listen to the game on WNTP (990 AM). Worldwide, fans can watch the Quakers and Hawks on the Ivy League Network (ILN), now available on Apple TV, Roku and the ILN app for Android and Apple devices.
 
GAME 19 – PENN (12-6, 0-3 Big 5) vs. SAINT JOSEPH'S (9-10, 0-2)
Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 * 7 p.m.
The Palestra (Philadelphia)
 
THE SERIES WITH SAINT JOSEPH'S
• The Quakers and the Hawks are meeting for the 86th time; Penn has not played any non-Ivy opponent more than Saint Joseph's.
 
• SJU leads the series, 50-35, including a 78-71 win last year and a 75-60 decision two years ago.
 
• Penn's last win in the series came almost exactly three years ago, a 56-52 victory on January 24, 2015.
 
• Every game in this series dating back to the 1996-97 season has been played in The Palestra.
 
SUITS AND SNEAKERS GAME!
You may notice both coaching staffs wearing sneakers on the sidelines this weekend. Coaches vs. Cancer Suits And Sneakers Week is a nationwide event when college basketball coaches across the country unite for a common cause—saving lives from cancer! This is done to raise awareness and encourage people to educate themselves about prevention, screening, and early detection.
INFO: http://nabc.org/programs/coaches_vs_cancer
 
PENN BY THE NUMBERS
5 • Consecutive double-figure scoring games by sophomore Ryan Betley (17.2 points per game in that span). He has double digits in 12 of Penn's last 13 games and a team-high 15 overall.
 
6 • Six different players have led Penn in scoring in a game this season: senior Caleb Wood; juniors Max Rothschild and Antonio Woods; sophomores Betley and AJ Brodeur; and freshman Jarrod Simmons.
 
6 • The number of categories that Penn entered the week leading the Ivy League: scoring margin (+7.2), FG defense (.418), 3FG defense (.307), rebound margin (+1.7), turnover margin (+1.3), and assist/turnover ratio (1.30).
 
12 • The number of Penn players who have at least one double-figure scoring game this season.
 
13 • Rebounds by junior Max Rothschild last Saturday vs. Temple, his career high and the most by a Penn player this season. Rothschild entered the week as the Ivy League leader in rebounds per game (6.6), with Brodeur right behind him in second (6.4).
 
59 • Days between road games during this current home stand. The Quakers' last road game was December 9 at Dayton, and the next one will be February 6 at Princeton. In between, Penn is playing nine home contests including five to start Ivy League play.
 
90 • Penn has scored at least 90 points four times already this season; the last time the Quakers had four such games was 1994-95, when the Quakers had 10!
 
102 • Career games played by senior guard Darnell Foreman at Penn; his 100th appearance came January 12 against Cornell.