No long shots
Temple did not make a three in the first 28 minutes and was 1-for-14 from the arc. Still, the defense was so good that it did not matter.
The seniors
It was fun to watch Temple's Ryan Brooks and La Salle's Rodney Green go at each other. There was no nonsense, just two smart, dedicated players going all-out from start to finish.
The graduate
Congratulations to Owls point guard Luis Guzman, who received his Bachelor of Business Administration on Friday at McGonigle Hall after just 3 1/2 years. He is a marketing major who is going to finish his college career in the NCAA Tournament, again.
Jerome wins in Ivy
On Friday at Yale, Jerome Allen lost his first Ivy League game since he was a freshman at Penn in 1992. But the losing streak ended Saturday when the Quakers, looking just about out of it at Brown, won, 55-54, on a Dan Monckton putback at the buzzer.
All looked lost for Penn (2-14, 1-1 Ivy) when Brown (8-13, 1-3) led by a point with 5 seconds left and was shooting a one-and-one. Tyler Halpern missed. Penn's Zack Rosen advanced the ball to Zack Gordon, who threw up an airball - which went right to Monckton, who dropped it in.
Rosen had 19 points and Jack Eggleston had 18. The Quakers are not going to win the Ivy, but they are going to be in many of the games and win more than a few.
Was it good?
Monckton's shot was released either just before or after the buzzer. It was ruled good on the court. There was no monitor and no review.
Look out
If Penn won while shooting 19-for-57 (33 percent), imagine what might happen if the Quakers make some open shots.
Lots of misses
Penn shot 4-for-33 from the arc in the two Ivy games. And got a split.
Got to love the Ivies.
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The sneakers
