When the Big 5 came up with the idea for tomorrow's tripleheader at the Palestra, the Temple-Villanova nightcap seemed like the day's marquee game. But Temple is 3-3 and Villanova has already lost two City Series games, including Wednesday's 75-74 thriller to Penn. The Quakers' game against St. Joseph's (No. 18 AP, No. 24 ESPN/USA Today) now looms as the most exciting matchup in tomorrow's basketball festival on 33rd Street. The game will tip-off 30 minutes after the 1 p.m. matchup between Drexel and La Salle. Penn has used sharp three-point shooting and stellar defense to build up its record so far this season. The Quakers are committing 12.3 turnovers per game, while forcing their opponents into an average of 17.3 miscues, including 23 by Villanova on Wednesday night. Penn's plus-5 turnover margin is easily the best in the Ivy League. For comparison, top-ranked Duke boasts a plus-6.3 margin. The Quakers offense has arguably been even more impressive than the defense, though. Penn has hit 43.4 percent of its attempts from downtown, the 11th-best clip of the 324 teams in Division I, and a better mark than any team in the Top 25.
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