FINAL: PENN 70, PRINCETON 65

FINAL: Penn 70, Princeton 65

In-game updates can be found after the jump.

The Tigers got a layup to cut it to three with under three seconds to go, but Penn was able to get the inbound in and Kach knocked down both free throws to officially seal it.

2nd Half, 9.3: Penn 67, Princeton 63

Still with nine seconds left and Princeton inbounding, Savage was called for an intentional foul on Eggleston. Not sure exactly what happened, but Savage has fouled out and Penn got two free throws and the ball. Eggleston hit one of two, which is probably enough to seal the game for the Quakers.

2nd Half, 9.3: Penn 66, Princeton 63

Savage got wide-open for a three but missed badly. Cofield grabbed the board for the Quakers and was fouled immediately by Finley, who has fouled out. Double techincals were handed out to Grandieri and Finley after the personal foul was called. Grandieri, with two technicals, is now ejected.

Cofield hit both free throws and now Princeton will have the ball hoping only for a tie.

2nd Half, 28.1: Penn 64, Princeton 63

Penn worked the shot clock and got a decent look, but Egee was unable to hit from three. We'll see who the Tigers go to for the potential winning shot.

2nd Half, 1:02: Penn 64, Princeton 63

Eggleston played some nice D and forced a missed shot for Finley inside, but Savage grabbed the board off a deflection and converted for the Tigers. Penn called a timeout and now has the ball.

2nd Half, 1:36: Penn 64, Princeton 61

Grandieri may not be having his best game, but he came up big with a leaner in the lane to give Penn another three-point lead. Finley responded, though, by scoring through a double team. Eggleston converted two free throws and Princeton now has the ball off the timeout.

2nd Half, 3:34: Penn 60, Princeton 58

They may not be battling for an Ivy title, but this is how a Penn-Princeton game is supposed to be. This one is going down to the wire.

Koncz hit a huge three to cut Penn's lead to one, but minutes later Egee hit an acrobatic layup for a three-point play. The Tigers cut the lead again, though, with a back-door layup by Gunn.

2nd Half, 7:17: Penn 51, Princeton 48

Grandieri finally got off the schneid with a short jumper to regain a six-point lead for the Quakers. Savage re-entered the game around the nine-minute mark and immediately took advantage of a mismatch on Grandieri with an easy basket. Mike Kach scored inside for Penn but Steuerer converted a tough layup over two Quakers to bring it back to a three-point game.

2nd Half, 11:56: Penn 46, Princeton 40

Grandieri is really struggling out there. His shot is way off, he only has on field goal so far, but at least he is still rebounding. Penn looked to take some momentum when Eggleston threw down a dunk that really got the crowd going and Savage picked up his fourth foul on the next possession. Princeton responded with a Marcus Schroeder layup to cut it to six.

2nd Half, 14:57: Penn 42, Princeton 36

Savage scored on an off-balance hook shot inside. Reilly got payback after he made a nice catch in traffic and hit a layup.

Nice moment as the women's squash team is presented the Ivy League trophy by athletic director Steve Bilsky. Too bad they'll probably be the only sport to win the league this winter.

2nd Half, 16:03: Penn 40, Princeton 34

It's been back-and-forth so far. Finley started the second half the same way he started the first: with two quick baskets inside. Egee hit a three for the Quakers and Eggleston got back at Finley by scoring on him inside.

Another first half note: Harrison Gaines never returned after picking up two fouls but he has opened up the second half on the floor.

1st Half Stats:

I usually don't start with free throw statistics (or even mention them), but that has been the biggest story of the first half. Penn is inconceivably perfect from the line.

FTs: Penn - 15-15, Princeton: 9-14

Leading Scorers: Penn - Aron Cohen (11), Princeton - Zach Finley (9)

FG%: Penn - 8-19 (42.1%), Princeton - 10-10 (50%)

Rebounds: Penn - 12 (3 offensive), Princeton - 9 (3 offensive)

Assists: Penn - 6, Princeton - 5

Turnovers: Penn - 9, Princeton - 8

Halftime: Penn 35, Princeton 30

Cohen hit a floater in the lane to give Penn it's seven-point lead back, but Steurer exploited a mismatch against Egee and has scored twice so far posting him up. The half ended with a bit of momentum for the Quakers as Remy Cofield blocked a Gunn three-point attempt with time winding down.

Side note: The Palestra has filled up, but it's clearly not a sell-out. Also, this has to be the least enthusiastic crowd for a Penn-Princeton game in recent memory.

1st Half, 3:34: Penn 31, Princeton 24

The teams were trading free throws until Grandieri found Cohen cutting in the back-door for a three-point play. Since Justin Reilly and Eggleston have been patrolling on Finley, he has struggled. In fact, the entire Tigers’ offense has struggled; I don’t remember the last field goal they converted.

Princeton caught a break though when Grandieri picked up a technical foul arguing a personal foul call. The Tigers made three out of the four free throws to cut it back to single digits.

1st Half, 7:31: Penn 22, Princeton 19

The Quakers are starting to execute on offense and have gained their first lead of the night. Mike Kach made a nice defensive play as he stripped Gunn driving to the hoop. On the other end Egee scored on a Princeton-esque back-door play.

I said it has been sloppy: both teams are in the bonus already. By the way, the Penn band just played Kelly Clarkson's "Since You've Been Gone," apparently dedicated to Bernardini.

1st Half, 11:34: Princeton 14, Penn 10

It’s been a pretty ugly game so far on both sides of the court, but especially for the Quakers’ offense. So far they have three field goals and many turnovers, too many for this English major to count. Finley continues to abuse Penn's interior defenders but Cohen hit another open three to keep it close.

Injury Note: Kyle Koncz received treatment on the sideline for blood under his left eye. He has a bandage and is back on the court.

1st Half, 15:23: Princeton 9, Penn 7

Well it didn't work so well as Gaines picked up two fouls in the first two minutes of play, which led to an early appearance from Aron Cohen off the bench. Schreiber, making his second consecutive start, has been getting abused early on the defensive end. Zach Finley has already scored three baskets on him inside. Cohen hit a three to give the Quakers and early lead, but the Tigers came back with a Lincoln Gunn layup off a fastbreak.

Interesting lineup decision as Glen Miller elects to start both Harrison Gaines and Kevin Egee. We'll see how the Quakers play with both point guards on the floor.

Starting Lineups:

Princeton:

F Kyle Koncz

F Noah Savage

C Zach Finley

G Lincoln Gunn

G Kevin Steuerer

Penn:

F Jack Eggleston

C Andreas Schreiber

G Kevin Egee

G Harrison Gaines

G Brian Grandieri

Early injury update: Tyler Bernardini, whose status was unknown coming into tonight, is in street clothes. We'll see how the Quakers fare without their leading scorer for the third game in a row.

Rob Gross here at the Palestra set for the rivalry to be renewed; Penn-Princeton tips off in a matter of minutes.