Penn-Brown in-game updates

 

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Today is a good day to be traveling with the Penn basketball team. The Ivy title is secured, and the mood is definitely upbeat. But there is still business to tend to.

Penn needs a win tonight in order to coax the NCAA committee into a seed better than 14. Quakers are again wearing home white jerseys for this game. I really think that Ivy League rule is silly.

Check back with The Buzz for continuous updates throughout the game.

FINAL: Penn 74, Brown 68 in overtime That's it for the rest of the Ivy League except for Penn at Princeton on Tuesday. We'll have more later tonight on dailypennsylvanian.com.

:05.9 overtime: OK, Jaaber and Grandieri share player of the overtime. He's on the ball for every play. Jaaber to the line again. He hits both to ice it. Penn 74-68

:15.9 overtime:Jaaber hits both foul shots. Penn 72-68

:18.1 overtime: Grandieri is the star of this overtime so far. Brown missed a long three and Osmundson batted the rebound up for grabs. Grandieri came up with it and was immediately fouled. He missed both shots. Jeppesen gets a dunk on a clear lane to the basket. Jaaber is fouled. He hits first misses second but gets rebound. Penn 70-68

1:00 overtime: Friske is called for an offensive foul. Penn grabs the lead on a bank shot from Danley. Penn has the ball with a 67-66 lead.

2:45 overtime: Zoller wants to win this one. He gets the tip and converts a layup. After Becker hits another three he answers with one of his own. Jeppesen gets a pair at the line. Tied at 65.

End regulation: Jaaber gets a steal and goes coast-to-coast where he gives it up to Grandieri. His shot is blocked by Becker who goes all the way and takes a 20-footer with a second left. It goes and this place goes nuts. Tied at 60

:21.2 second half: Grandieri gets a steal from Huffman who chases him down at commits a foul by grabbing his jersey. That was an intentional last night. Apparently not here. Grandieri hits both shots. Penn 60-57

:35 second half: After two Jeppesen foul shots, MacDonald gets a steal from Jaaber and feeds Jeppesen who calls time. Penn 58-57

1:07 second half: A 25-footer from Osmundson gets the Penn fans on their feet. Miller calles time. Penn 58-55. Yep, that's the biggest lead of the game for the Quakers.

1:58 second half: Friske's layup ties it again. Miller calles time. Tied at 55

2:55 second half: Whitehurst takes a charge from Huffman. He comes up favoring his right shoulder. His foul shots put Penn in front 55-53.

3:59 second half: Dunphy calls timeout. Previously MacDonald was called for a travel and threw the ball down in disgust. Normally, that's a technical foul, but it was not called. Perhaps as a make-up, they allowed Whitehurst to get away with a clear travel. Tied at 53

4:23 second half: Refs confer after having Penn inbound the ball in the wrong place. Do not reset the shot clock from 32 to 35. Osmundson missed a three, but Zoller followed with a jumper and one. Tied at 53.

5:56 second half: Aforementioned six Brown students try to pull off Kansas' famed "waving wheat" swaying motion to distract foul shooters. It's worked somewhat well so far - Grandieri is 2-for-4 at the line. Brown 49-47

7:02 second half: Penn is doing a better job of penetrating Brown's zone. Grandieri hit a big three from the corner after the Quakers went four minutes without a field goal. Kuchinski has taken over for Zoller who has four fouls. Brown 48-46

9:51 second half: A layup and foul on Zoller lets Brown extend the lead. The fouls were Brown 5 Penn 1 five minutes ago. Now it's Penn 7 Brown 6. Zoller was just called for his fourth. Brown 46-39

12:24 second half: Osmundson puts the Quakers ahead for the first time, 39-38, with a three on a great high-low pass from Danley. Foul shots off of two questionable calls, which looked like blocks to me, give the Bears the lead back 41-39.

14:28 second half: Whitehurst gets Penn even at 34 with a layup off a Danley steal. Jeppesen answers for Brown. The Quakers still have not led in the game. Jaaber's two foul shots make it even again. Guy behind me shouts "safety school" before each free throw. Tied at 36

15:22 second half: Jaaber three from the wing opens the second half. Danley feeds Zoller underneath for a reverse layup. Whitehurst pass to nowhere somewhat quells the Penn momentum. Brown has had four straight empty trips which have allowed Penn to get back in it. Jeppesen finally scores for Brown to end Penn's spurt, but the last four minutes have been ugly. Three by Osmundson cuts it to two-point game, but Penn really should have the lead by now. A pair of turnovers by Whitehurst has really hurt. Brown 34-32

Halftime: Brown 32, Penn 24. This is about the least inspired first half I've seen Penn play this season. Brown is shooting 56 percent to Penn's 31.

HALFTIME STATS: Penn - Danley 6pts; Zoller 7pts 6reb; Grandieri 5pts 5reb. Team shooting 9-29, 3-9 from three. Quakers have 10 offensive rebounds and 18 total. Eight turnovers is not that bad, but Brown has scored 11 points off of them.
Brown - Jeppesen 11pts; Friske 10pts. Team shooting 15-27, 2-5 from three.

3:36 first half: Every time Osmundson or Jaaber advance the ball on the far side of the court they are immediately double-teamed. That led to a steal by Becker and an easy running layup. Penn shooters have been too strong on a handful of short shots. Brown 30-20

7:53 first half: Glen Miller apparently watches tape. Brown employs 2-3 zone, which has been like kryptonite on the Quakers offense so far this season. Kuchinski comes in for Penn. It's been a while since Penn has been able to work the ball inside. Brown 23-15

11:36 first half: Brown's ball pressure so far kept Penn from running its offense effectively so far. They are doubling Jaaber on most touches. Grandieri grabbed a big rebound which Penn turned in to a three point play with a made foul shot and a rebound and layup on the second shot. Jaaber picks up his second foul on a push off. Bears on 6-0 run. Brown 16-10

15:57 first half: Grandieri in at 16:16. Quakers offense looks flat, and Brown is having some success with three-quarter court pressure. Six students have arrived with B-R-U-N-O-! spelled out across their chests. Brown 8-2

17:50 first half: Quakers miss on three of first four and Fran Dunphy calls a frustrated timeout. Brown 6-2.

20:00 first half: Slightly delayed start as Brown recognizes its lone senior, Luke Ruscoe. The 6-foot-7 forward will not be playing tonight because of an ankle injury. There are no students here, but a decent number of Brown fans. Call it 150 or so Penn fans plus band.

STARTING LINEUPS:
Penn:
g Ibrahim Jaaber - junior, 18.6 ppg
g Eric Osmundson - senior, 9.8 ppg
g David Whitehurst - sophomore, 6.2 ppg
f Steve Danley - junior, 9.1 ppg
f Mark Zoller - junior, 12.5 ppg

Brown:
g Damon Huffman - sophomore, 11.1 ppg
g Marcus Becker - junior, 6.7 ppg
f Keenan Jeppesen - sophomore, 10.7 ppg
f Scott Friske - freshman, 8.0 ppg
c Mark MacDonald - sophomore, 7.4 ppg

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