NEW YORK CITY – The University of Pennsylvania men's basketball team rebounded from a disappointing loss in style on Saturday night, rolling to an 84-55 win at Columbia.
The Quakers were led by a virtuoso performance from junior
Jordan Dingle, who scored 33 points and did it every which way on Saturday. Overall, the junior guard shot 11-of-17 from the field including a 7-of-9 performance from beyond the arc.
Penn improved to 9-8 overall and is 2-1 after three Ivy League road games. Columbia fell to 6-12 overall and 1-2 in Ivy play.
Quaker Notemeal
*Penn has won five in a row at Columbia, its longest streak at Levien since winning eight straight from 1993-2000.
*The 29-point margin was Penn's largest in an Ivy League win since an 87-55 win over Columbia on January 14, 2006, and the Quakers' largest win in an Ivy League road game since an 83-48 win at Brown on February 5, 2000.
*Penn improved to 8-0 this season when holding its opponent below 70 points and 6-0 when making more three-pointers than its opponent (Penn 15, Columbia 6).
*Penn shot 52.9 percent from the field overall, its third-best performance this season.
*The Quakers were a staggering 15-of-23 from beyond the arc; the 15 treys were one shy of their season high at Missouri (which is also tied as the program record).
*Penn's 65.2-percent shooting on threes was the best performance since the Quakers shot 66.7 percent (8-12) at Kentucky on January 3, 2010.
*Penn tied a season high against a Division 1 opponent with 21 assists.
*Penn had a +11 margin on the boards, with 41 to Columbia's 30; that margin is a season high.
*Dingle's 33-point performance was his third 30-point game this season and his ninth at Penn.
*Dingle has now reached the 20-point mark in 13 straight games and has hit double digits in 24 straight contests, tied for the seventh-longest streak in program history with Zack Rosen.
*Senior
Jonah Charles was the only other Penn player in double figures, scoring 14 points; he was a perfect 7-of-7 from the field this weekend, six of the baskets coming from beyond the arc.
*Senior
Michael Moshkovitz dished out nine assists, a season/career high, and added four rebounds and a steal.
*Sophomore
Nick Spinoso finished with nine points and a game-high seven rebounds, while senior
Max Lorca-Lloyd had six boards and four points.
*Junior
Clark Slajchert had his double-figure scoring streak end at seven games—barely—as he finished with nine points in just 24 minutes of action.
*Junior
Max Martz had six points and dished out a season-high three assists.
How It Happened
Columbia held an early 9-4 lead after Avery Brown hit a three-pointer, but Penn took over from there and never took the foot off the gas. The Quakers scored on four straight possessions to go in front, 14-9, and kept the run going until it was 15-0 and the Red and Blue's lead was 19-9 eight minutes in.
It was still an 11-point game when Slajchert pulled up for a jumper, then Dingle drained a long trey. That made the score 34-18 with five minutes still left in the half, To its credit, Columbia halved Penn's lead down to eight in the final three minutes, and it was still a single-digit margin (39-30) at the half.
Jake Tavroff then opened the second-half scoring for the Lions, making the score 39-32, but Dingle rained down a three-pointer and that set Penn off on a 12-0 run that took a little more than three minutes. Tavroff finally broke Columbia's drought, but Dingle drove the lane for a bucket and after another defensive stop Slajchert rolled into the lane and finished a Moshkovitz feed. The Quakers' run was 16-2, their lead was 55-34, and this game was essentially over.
Penn's lead reached 30 points with 9:20 still left and crested at 32 (72-40) on a Dingle free throw with 8:04 to play. Dingle was taken out after that foul shot to a standing ovation from the Quakers fans in the crowd of nearly 2,000.
Up Next
Penn has two more Ivy League games next weekend, starting Saturday when the Quakers are at Dartmouth for a 2 p.m. tipoff. The Red and Blue then play their Ivy League home opener on Monday, hosting travel partner and archrival Princeton at 7 p.m.
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