Thursday was a terrible day for Penn opponents, as Fordham, Villanova, Syracuse, and Saint Joseph’s all went down. It also didn’t produce much in the way of helpful upsets, as Sam Houston State was the only beneficial loss — and TAMU-CC is the team to beat in the Southland anyway. Friday brings the Patriot League final, and Penn fans may as well root for Bucknell, because Holy Cross absolutely is ahead of the Quakers on the s-curve, while Bucknell at least could be up for debate. A couple of late-night games would give Penn some security in the event of upsets.

Friday’s games of interest – all times ET
Florida State vs. North Carolina (A) – 12:00 pm
Bucknell (E) at Holy Cross (E) – 4:30 pm
Tulane at Memphis (E) – 4:30 pm
Rice vs. Houston (E) – 7:00 pm
Miami-OH (A) vs. Toledo – 7:00 pm
McNeese State vs. TAMU-CC (E) – 9:30 pm
UC Irvine vs. Long Beach State (E) – 9:30 pm

Thursday’s results of interest
Eastern Michigan 54, Toledo (E) 62
Villanova (A) 57, Georgetown 62
Lamar 99, Sam Houston State (E) 98
Syracuse (A) 83, Notre Dame 89
Fordham (A) 69, Rhode Island 73
Southern Miss 69, Houston (E) 62
SE Louisiana 72, TAMU-CC (E) 80
Central Michigan 53, Akron (E) 82
Marshall 71, Memphis (E) 92
Saint Joseph’s (A) 48, George Washington 58
Western Michigan 66, Kent State (E) 75

A = ally
E = enemy