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It’s a battle of teams from the Ivy League on the parquet floor in the Empire State. The Penn Quakers are on the road as they make the relatively short trip to face the Cornell Big Red Friday night. Penn comes in off a 76-68 road win over Brown in their previous contest Monday night, covering the line as a 1.5-point favorite. Cornell rolled to a 74-63 win on the road over Dartmouth in their previous game Sunday afternoon, covering the line as an eight-point favorite. In the all-time series between the teams, Penn owns a 24-9 advantage and has won the last five meetings, including a 73-68 road win in the most recent matchup on February 5, 2022.
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Penn ran their win streak to three games as they took down Brown on the road Monday night in their latest action. The Quakers improved to 8-7 on the season overall and stand 1-0 in the Ivy League after downing the Bears. Against Brown, Penn led by three at the half and found themselves even with 4:41 to play in the game. The Quakers used a 7-1 run to take a 64-58 with 3:08 to go and hung on for the victory. Penn shot 51.9% from the field, including four of 13 from three-point range, and drained 18 of 22 free throws to offset a 38-30 beating on the glass. Clark Sjarchert led Penn with 31 points in the win.
The Quakers come into this contest averaging 74.2 points per game on the season, putting them 142nd in the country in scoring offense. Penn grabs an average of 37.1 rebounds a night while dishing out 15.6 assists per contest. The Quakers are 275th in scoring defense as they al low an average of 72.7 points per game. Jordan Dingle leads the team with 23.8 points plus 3.6 rebounds per game this season. Max Martz (9.9 points) and Clark Slajchert (18 points) each are solid secondary scoring options. Eddie Holland III, Nick Spinoso, Jonah Charles, Lucas Monroe, Cam Thrower, Max Lorca-Lloyd, Michael Moshkovitz, Reese McMullen, Andrew Laczkowski and George Smith are all contributors for coach Steve Donahue’s rotation. On the season, Penn is shooting 45.8% from the field as a team. The Quakers are knocking down 8.4 triples a night while sinking 34.9% of their attempts from beyond the arc. Penn has been very good at the charity stripe as they cash in 74.8% of their attempts this year, which is 56th in the country.