Key sequence: After Penn fell behind 38-19 with under four minutes left in the first half, Steve Danley found a cutting Ibby Jaaber for a two-handed dunk. Danley then came up with a steal and Brian Grandieri drilled a three-pointer, then dished to Jaaber for a layup just over a minute later to cut the deficit to 12. Two Jaaber free throws, a conventional three-point play by the Penn point guard, and another Jaaber bucket and foul brought the Quakers to within five. It looked like Penn would head into halftime on a 14-0 run, but following a Jaaber blocking foul with 1.9 seconds left that gave Temple new life, Dionte Christmas sank a long three-pointer at the buzzer to send the Owls into the locker room with a 41-33 lead.

Key sequence: With Penn trailing 49-46, Steve Danley attempted a potential game-tying three-pointer, but the shot wouldn’t fall and Fordham’s Bryan Dunston got an easy bucket at the other end. On Penn’s next possession, Danley was called for a charge, and headed to the bench with four fouls at the 13:05 mark. With the Quakers’ starting center out of the game, Dunston proceeded to score eight points during a decisive 18-3 Fordham run that left Penn trailing 67-49 with under five minutes left.

Key sequence: After Monmouth closed to within three, 43-40, on a five-point possession early in the second half, Mark Zoller scored eight of the game’s next nine points as Penn opened up a 10-point lead. Penn’s run eventually ballooned to 15-3 and Monmouth never got within single digits again.