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2nd |
Final |
| Yale (10-12, 4-4 Ivy) |
30 |
35 |
65 |
| Penn (9-15, 4-3 Ivy) |
29 |
49 |
78 |
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| The Palestra – Philadelphia, PA |
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
Yale appeared to be taking control of the game early in the second half and had the momentum after a Travis Pinick dunk at the 17:36 mark. However, over the next 8:44, Penn held its guests to a single Ross Morin free throw as it took control of the game with a huge run, scoring on almost every possession while Yale missed all 10 shots and committed five turnovers. Justin Reilly brought the Quakers within two with a three-point play, then Jack Eggleston came up with a steal and Tyler Bernardini scored his first point of the game at the free throw line. Following another Bulldog turnover, Bernardini sank a jumper to give Penn the lead, and while Morin’s free throw temporarily knotted the game at 39-39, Brian Grandieri’s shot put the Quakers in front for good 12 seconds later. Eggleston blocked Paul Nelson’s layup attempt, and Reilly finished in transition at the other end. Bernardini sank his first three-pointer of the game to make it 46-39, Reilly went 1-for-2 at the line, and then two Bernardini free throws gave Penn a double-digit lead. The next two possessions saw another 1-for-2 performance at the line for Reilly and two more free throws for Bernardini, before Kevin Egee’s jumper and two Aron Cohen free throws capped off a 23-1 Quaker run from which the Bulldogs never would recover.
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| Key sign it was over |
Yale needed a miracle, down 70-56 with under three minutes to play, when Bernardini made the Bulldogs pay with a transition layup and foul, resulting in a three-point play. Morin dunked to bring Yale back within 15, but Reilly struck from three-point range to put Penn up 18 with under two minutes to play, extinguishing any remaining glimmer of hope for the visitors.
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| Key performance |
Bernardini scored all 19 of his points in the second half, keying Penn’s 49-point outburst. The freshman standout finished with modest shooting numbers (4 of 9 from the field, 1 of 4 from three), but was 10 of 11 from the free throw line. He also hauled down six defensive rebounds and dished out a pair of assists in 32 minutes.
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| Key statistic |
One night after attempting a season-low six free throws, the Quakers rediscovered the stripe, making an impressive 22 of 26 (84.6 percent) from the line. The Bulldogs were another story, connecting on just 13 of 22 free throw attempts (59.1 percent). Penn was 20 of 23 at the line in the second half.
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| Notes
– Eric Flato led Yale with 13 points, while Morin’s 12 points and PInick’s 10 points gave the Bulldogs three players in double figures scoring-wise.
– Reilly had a big game for Penn with 15 points and six rebounds without a turnover, as did Eggleston (12 points, seven rebounds) and Grandieri (12 points).
– Both teams did an excellent job on the defensive glass, with Penn rebounding at just 25.0 percent offensively and Yale faring even worse at 19.4 percent at its offensive end.
– Penn had 18 assists on its 26 field goals, with Harrison Gaines registering five of those assists against one turnover in just 12 minutes of playing time.
– The Bulldogs are back on the road next weekend, traveling to Ithaca for a Friday, February 22, game against Cornell, while the Quakers travel up to Dartmouth that same night for a 7:00 pm ET contest.
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