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It’s a non-conference tilt on the college hardwood as a member of the Ivy League travels to the Lone Star State to take on a Big 12 squad. The Penn Quakers are on the road as they make the trip to take on the #3 Houston Cougars Saturday night. Penn comes in off a 77-73 overtime road win over Rider in their previous contest, covering the line as a three-point favorite, last Saturday. Houston cruised to an easy 72-37 triumph over Texas State in their previous contest December 21, covering the line as a 28-point favorite. This marks the first time that the two programs have met on the hardwood as Division I opponents.
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Penn won their second straight and their third in the last four games as they took care of business on the road against Rider in overtime their last time out. The Quakers improved to 8-5 on the season and look to try to shock a top-five program on the road here. Against Rider, Penn led 18-8 early, was up as many as 16 in the first half and held a 13-point lead at intermission. The Quakers sputtered in the second half, allowing the Broncs to tie the game and force overtime, before regrouping. Penn started the extra session with a 7-2 run to go up 74-69 and didn’t let Rider closer than two the rest of the way. The Quakers shot 38.6% from the floor, including 10 of 26 from three-point range, and held a 46-43 edge on the glass in the win. Nick Spinoso led Penn with 19 points and 11 rebounds in the victory.
The Quakers come into this contest averaging 80.9 points per game on the season, putting th em 58th in the country in scoring offense. Penn grabs an average of 39.3 rebounds a night while dishing out 17.2 assists per contest. The Quakers are 199th in scoring defense as they allow an average of 71.6 points per game. Clark Slajchert leads the team with 18.8 points plus 3.2 assists per game this season. Tyler Perkins (14.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and Sam Brown (12 points) each are solid secondary scoring options. Eddie Holland III, Nick Spinoso (10.2 points, 7.5 rebounds), Jonah Charles, Cam Thrower, Andrew Laczkowski and George Smith are all contributors for coach Steve Donahue’s rotation. On the season, Penn is shooting 47.4% from the field as a team. The Quakers are knocking down 10.2 triples a night (15th) while sinking a hot 40.2% of their attempts (10th) from beyond the arc. Penn has been sputtering at the charity stripe as they cash in 66.5% of their attempts this year, which is 308th in the country.
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