Notes
– Jaaber also had a big game for Penn with 19 points — also on 9-for-15 shooting — while adding three rebounds, five assists, and two steals in 35 minutes.
– Evan Harris was the top scorer for Harvard with 16 points, hitting 7 of 12 attempts from the field.
– Harvard did not fare well in the turnover department, committing 21 turnovers on the night, while Penn committed 16. The Quakers had a 20-11 edge in points off turnovers.
– Harvard dominated on the boards, grabbing 33.3 percent offensively to just 22.6 percent for Penn, however the Quakers did a much better job capitalizing on these second chances, outscoring the Crimson 13-6 in that category.
– Penn shot 34 of 61 (55.7 percent) on the evening and recorded 22 assists on those 34 field goals.
– Harvard shot 21 of 23 (91.3 percent) at the stripe, while Penn struggled, going just 3 of 11 (27.3 percent) — including a 1-for-9 performance after halftime.
– Penn’s Aron Cohen and Harvard’s Ndubuisi Okereke both were assessed technical fouls for a verbal confrontation following an accidental loose-ball collision between Okereke and Joe Gill, who appeared to injure his mouth. Okereke was whistled for the personal foul on the play as well.
– Penn next will head up to Hanover to take on Dartmouth (9-15, 4-7 Ivy) on Saturday, February 24 at 7:00 pm ET, and Harvard will welcome Princeton (11-13, 2-8 Ivy) to Lavietes Pavilion.
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