The Penn men's basketball team spoiled Steve Donahue's return to the Palestra with a 64-49 victory over Cornell on Saturday night. Donahue, who was an assistant coach at Penn for 10 years, is in his first season as head coach of the Big Red. The Quakers (3-9, 2-0 Ivy League) went on a 24-5 run early in the first half and cruised to their 23rd consecutive victory in the Ancient Eight. The last time Penn lost in the Ivy League was on February 9, 1999, when the Quakers blew a 33-9 halftime lead and fell to Princeton, 50-49. Penn's frontcourt dominated against Cornell (4-10, 0-2), as Geoff Owens, Koko Archibong and Ugonna Onyekwe combined for 42 points and 19 rebounds on 16-of-22 shooting. Owens led all scorers with 17 points. The Quakers defense was solid for the second consecutive night, as Penn held Cornell to 30.5 percent shooting from the field. Penn committed 19 turnovers, but shot 56.1 percent from the field and a better-than-usual 14-of-19 from the foul line. The Quakers return to action on Wednesday night at Delaware.
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