PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Last night Penn had no answer for Providence's best player on the court. And no, it was not Ryan Gomes. Sophomore guard Dwight Brewington had 21 points, including 5-for-5 from three-point range, and added 10 rebounds as Providence humbled the Quakers, 89-52, in the two teams' second-round Preseason NIT matchup. Senior forward Jan Fikiel led the Red and Blue with 13 points and six rebounds, but it was not nearly enough to beat a Friars team that came out firing on all cylinders. "There's not a lot of positives," Penn coach Fran Dunphy said. "I think what you learn is, when you watch, is that we gave up way too much dribble penetration." Read the full story in Friday's DP.
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