PHILADELPHIA – Coming off a stunning, one-point comeback win at NJIT to start the 2024-25 season, the University of Pennsylvania men's basketball team will be at home for the first time this season on Thursday night. The Quakers will entertain the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, tipping off at 7 p.m.
 
GAME 2 – PENN (1-0) vs. UMES (0-1)
Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 | 7 p.m.
Philadelphia | The Palestra
Watch Live on ESPN+ ($) | Listen on QAN | Live Stats
 
Penn Game Notes (PDF) | UMES Game Notes (PDF)
 
Ivy League on ESPN+
A reminder that the Ivy League is paired with ESPN and you will be able to find all Penn home games, as well as road Ivy games and select non-conference road games, on ESPN+ again this season with the same high broadcast quality you've come to expect. ESPN+ is a subscription-based service that offers monthly and yearly packages. Click here to subscribe to ESPN+!
 
Quaker Audio Network (QAN)
Penn fans can listen to all of the 2024-25 Penn's men's basketball season through the Quaker Audio Network, a free Internet-based audio streaming service. Matt Leon will be on the play-by-play call for Thursday's game, with Brad Fadem providing analysis. To access the Quaker Audio Network, simply type www.pennathletics.com/audio into your computer or device.
 
Early Start
Penn's 58-57 win at NJIT on Monday marked the earliest start to a season, by date, in program history. Prior to that, the earliest start date was November 5, set in 2019 when the Quakers traveled to Alabama and beat the Crimson Tide in what was Nate Oats' first game as Bama's head coach, 81-80.

The Series with UMES
*This will be just the second meeting between the Quakers and the Hawks in men's basketball, the first coming last year in Princess Anne, Md. UMES won last year's meeting in overtime, 83-80, when Elijah Wilson knocked down a three-pointer at the buzzer.

*Penn is 6-3 all-time against programs that currently play in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC): 3-1 against Delaware State, 3-1 against Howard, 0-1 against UMES.
 
Penn MBB by the Numbers
1 - Wins by Penn this season after trailing at halftime; last year the Quakers went 0-13 in such games, and the last time they won a game they trailed at the half was December 10, 2022 against Temple.

1 - Margin of victory on Monday; the last time Penn won a one-point game was February 19, 2022, an 89-88 decision at Brown. (Note: the Quakers have only had one one-point game since then, the 93-92 OT loss to La Salle at last year's Big 5 Classic.)

1:09 – Out of 40 minutes, game time in which Penn led in Monday's season-opening win at NJIT.
 
3 - Transfers who have joined the Penn roster for the 2024-25 season: Ethan Roberts (Drake), Dylan Williams (Triton College) and Michael Zanoni (Mercer). Of the group, Roberts is the most decorated as he was the Patriot League Rookie of the Year at Army in 2022-23 before spending last season at Drake (missing the campaign due to injury). Williams, meanwhile, started at point guard for a Triton team that went 34-3 last season and advanced to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national championship game.
 
7 - Total newcomers on the 2024-25 roster: in addition to the trio of transfers mentioned above, the Quakers also have the freshman quartet of Bradyn Foster, AJ Levine, Alex Massung, and Michelangelo Oberti.
 
7 - Returning players who have recorded at least one double-figure scoring game during their collegiate career: seniors Reese McMullen, Nick Spinoso and George Smith; junior Cam Thrower; and sophomores Sam Brown, Augustus Gerhart and Niklas Polonowski.
 
7.9 - Rebounds per game last season by Spinoso, which was fourth among Ivy League players; he led Penn with seven boards Monday at NJIT.
 
9 – Points scored by Roberts in the final 5:38 of Monday's game at NJIT; he had nine of Penn's last 10 points in the contest, including the winning free throw with 1.6 seconds left.
 
17 – Deficit that Penn made up on Monday; the Quakers were down, 52-35, with just over 13 minutes left but outscored the Highlanders 23-5 the rest of the way. It marked the largest comeback in a Penn victory in the Steve Donahue coaching era. (The Quakers made up a 21-point deficit at Princeton on January 7, 2017 but ultimately lost to the Tigers, 61-52.)
 
17 – Points scored by Williams in Monday's win, leading the Quakers.
 
26 - Steals made last season by Smith, which was tied for second on the team.
 
29 - Starts made last year by Spinoso; he was the only player on the team to start all of the Quakers' 29 games. Other returnees who were regular starters are Smith (19), Brown (18), and Thrower (9).

58 - Points scored by Penn in Monday's win at NJIT, the fewest for the Quakers in a win since a 54-46 decision over Dartmouth on February 1, 2020.
 
61 - Three-pointers knocked down by Brown last season, on 141 attempts (.433); he finished third among Ivy League players in 3FG percentage and fourth in 3FG per game (2.44). Brown's 61 treys were the second most by a freshman in program history, behind only Jackson Donahue who had 62 in 2015-16.
 
203 - Assists dished out over the last two-plus seasons by Spinoso (team-high three Monday at NJIT, 93 in 2022-23, 107 last season); he finished fourth among Ivy League players in assists/game last season (3.69) and was the only big man among the top 12.
 
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