Brown bests Quakers in overtime

Brown needed a miracle shot. Senior Jaime Kilburn saw three seconds on the game clock as he took to the free-throw line. The 6-foot-5 forward had just dropped a two-point bucket, bringing the Bears within two. What is more, he drew a foul from Penn freshman Mark Zoller. Kilburn let the charity shot bounce into the hands of teammate Mike Martin for a prayer jumper at the buzzer. In it went, and the Quakers were destined for another overtime session, the game tied at 75 apiece. This time, the extra five minutes at the Pizzitola Center were less than kind to the Red and Blue. Jason Forte started the period off with a triple for the Bears, who would take control of the game's momentum. After trading triples back and forth, the Quakers' shooters went cold. Penn's Adam Chubb sank 1-of-2 from the line at the 2:19 mark to pull the game to 84-83, but that's as close as the Quakers would get. Forte went on to drop 4-of-4 foul shots in the final 30 seconds, as the Bears rolled to the win, 92-88. With the loss, Penn drops below .500 on the season and, more importantly, 0-2 in the Ivy League. Cornell's 68-62 win at Dartmouth secures its spot atop the Ancient Eight. Begley again led the way for the Quakers with 25 points - 18 from three-pointers - but a plethora of missed layups and foul shots did in Penn in the end. Brown (7-10, 3-1 Ivy) was able to capitalize on the Quakers' mistakes, converting turnovers into easy buckets. Kilburn - who averages 17 points per game - tagged the Red and Blue for a game-high 26 points. Penn rallied back from a 41-38 halftime deficit, finally taking the lead with nine minutes to go thanks to a three-pointer from Begley and a foul. Following a made free-throw, the Quakers were up 72-69, their first lead of the second half. Swingman Jeff Schiffner nailed two foul shots in the final 15 seconds giving Penn a four-point advantage. But as has been the case in several games this season, the Quakers just could not seal the deal. Schiffner and Zoller both finished with 17 points. Penn shot 42.6 percent from the field, including 13-of-27 from beyond the arc. Begley recorded six three-pointers, and Chubb added 10 rebounds and all of the team's four blocks on the night. Brown ended 14-of-19 from the charity strip - including Forte's four clutch shots at the end to ice the win - and 50.7 percent from the field. The last time Penn was swept over the Yale-Brown road trip was 1991. The Quakers are 1-2 in overtime games this season.

Saturday's Ivy League games Brown 92, PENN 88 OT Cornell 68, Dartmouth 62 Columbia 78, Harvard 67 Princeton 49, Yale 47

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