Gamecenter: Penn 74, Saint Joseph’s 84

1st 2nd Final
Penn (11-7, 2-0 Ivy) 37 37 74
Saint Joseph’s (12-8) 36 48 84
The Palestra – Philadelphia, PA Boxscore
 
Postgame audio
Penn: Glen Miller, Brian Grandieri, & Mark Zoller
Saint Joseph’s: Phil Martelli
 
Keys to the Game
Key sequence Mark Zoller’s layup less than three minutes into the second half gave Penn a 42-41 lead in a see-saw affair. But Saint Joseph’s Rob Ferguson answered with a three-pointer to put the Hawks back on top, and after a pair of Quaker turnovers, Pat Calathes tipped in a miss for a four-point lead. Ibby Jaaber got Penn back within a bucket with a layup at the other end, but two Garrett Williamson free throws restored the margin to four. When Zoller missed a layup, Saint Joseph’s claimed the largest lead of the game for either team with a Ferguson putback on the third shot of the possession for the Hawks, capping off a 9-2 run that made it a 50-44 contest with 14:43 left. Penn would get no closer than four the rest of the way.
Key sign it was over With 1:50 remaining, Brian Grandieri hit a three-pointer to bring Penn within five at 77-72. On the next Saint Joseph’s possession, Calathes got his own rebound of a missed three-pointer, then dished it to Ahmad Nivins for a layup with a foul from Mark Zoller. Nivins missed the free throw, but the Quakers missed a pair of jumpers on their next possession and Calathes hit two free throws to push the margin to nine. Following a Grandieri layup, Tommy McMahon fouled Jawan Carter with 40 seconds remaining, and the freshman made both free throws to give St. Joe’s a 83-74 lead. At the other end, Jaaber’s three-pointer wouldn’t fall, and the Hawks grabbed the rebound.
Key performance Calathes scored a game-high (and career-high) 23 rebounds on 7-of-13 shooting, including 2 of 4 from three-point range and 7-of-7 from the line. The 6-10 junior also pulled down 10 rebounds, including four on the offensive end, and dished out six assists in 39 turnover-free minutes.
Key statistic Saint Joseph’s pulled down 11 offensive rebounds in the second half and converted them into 18 second-chance points. For the game, the Hawks grabbed 15 offensive rebounds, while the Quakers got 16 defensive rebounds — a 48.4-percent offensive rebounding performance by the technical home team.
Notes

– Grandieri tied with Calathes for top-scoring honors with 23 points of his own. Grandieri shot 9 of 13 from the field, 2 of 3 from 3, and 3 of 6 from the free throw line, while pulling down five rebounds.

– Jaaber had a boxscore-filling night with 15 points, eight assists, three steals, and four rebounds — all on the offensive end. But he only shot 6-for-16 from the field and 0 for 4 from three-point range, and committed five turnovers — including four in the first half.

– Steve Danley broke out of his recent slump with 11 points, seven rebounds, and five assists in 32 minutes.

– Penn recorded 22 assists on its 29 made field goals.

– Zoller (13), Jaaber (16), and Grandieri (13) accounted for 42 of the Quakers’ 60 field goal attempts. At the other end of the floor, Saint Joseph’s got 49 of its 58 field goal attempts from four players: Calathes (13), Ferguson (14), Nivins (12) and Darrin Govens (10).

– The loss halted a five-game winning streak for Penn and dropped the Quakers to 2-2 in Big 5 games.

– Penn owned a 10-2 edge in fastbreak points.

– The Quakers here hurt by 2-for-12 three-point shooting in the first half and led by just one at halftime.

– Penn travels up to Providence for Glen Miller’s homecoming at Brown (6-13, 1-3 Ivy) on Friday, February 2 at 7:00 pm ET.

Jonathan Tannenwald

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