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The Quakers are going dancing.
No. 3 Penn men's basketball stunned No. 1 Yale in an 88-84 overtime victory on Sunday to claim the Ivy League Tournament title and punch their first March Madness ticket since 2018. The Quakers (18-11, 9-5 Ivy) pulled off the upset in coach Fran McCaffery’s first season at the helm.
After beating Harvard (17-12, 10-4 Ivy) 62-60 in Saturday’s semifinal, Penn came into the Sunday contest a major underdog as Yale (24-6, 11-3 Ivy) swept the regular season series against the Quakers.
In Saturday’s contest, Ivy tournament MVP and junior forward TJ Power was a monster for the Quakers — notching 44 points and 14 rebounds in his seventh double-double of the season. Power broke the record for most points scored in tournament history by a male player and tied the overall record with Harvard’s Harmoni Turner.
The Quakers were without senior captain and guard/forward Ethan Roberts who is out due to a concussion. Roberts is expected to remain out for the rest of post-season play.
In his first season at the helm, McCaffery has led the Quakers to one of their best seasons of late. Penn was initially projected to finish seventh in the 2025-26 preseason poll.
The Quaker’s NCAA tournament seed will be determined Sunday afternoon.
