Ejections and The Edge

A couple out-of-towners asked about the ejections last night. Here's what I saw: Justin Reilly and Harvard's Evan Harris got tangled up after a rebound and fell over, almost comically. Reilly and Harris got up visibly heated, Andreas Schreiber took to the court, Brennan Votel went out to restrain Schreiber, and the scene quickly quieted down.

Reilly got a personal foul and Harris got a 'T'. Votel and Schreiber didn't get called for fouls, but they were ejected. According to the NCAA rulebook (download it here), neither player is ineligible for tonight's game. Rule 10, Section 11, Article 4(a) says that no technicals are assessed when a player leaves the bench without the intention to fight.

Reilly came back to the game wearing Dan Monckton's jersey -- who wasn't, I believe, on the bench at all last night.

Some other notes from the game are here.

The game balls from last night go to the E's, Egee and Eggleston. Egee had some nice drives and played in control, and Eggleston wreaked havoc on the Harvard frontcourt (admittedly, without Pat Magnarelli) for 33 minutes. It was Eggleston's second straight 30-plus minutes game.

In the other League games: Columbia confirmed Yale's status as a disappointment, Princeton finally did something good and Cornell continued to impress.

On to tonight's game against Dartmouth. As of 2 p.m., Penn is a four-point favorite with an over-under of 134.5. I'll leave you with the condensed preview of Friday's DP:

Offense: This might not be your older brother's Dartmouth. the Big Green have two legitimate scoring threats in Alex Barnett and Devon Mosley. Good enough for the edge this time. Advantage: Dartmouth

Rebounding: Barnett's a big man. But he's not all that big. Penn forwards Cam Lewis and Andreas Schreiber should outmuscle the Big Green's undersized frontcourt. Advantage: Penn

Defense: Glen Miller has always harped on poor effort on defense as the Quakers' major problem this season. until they prove they can make a change, they won't be getting much love here. Advantage: Dartmouth Coaching: If Penn AD Steve Bilsky had wanted Terry Dunn, he probably could have had him. Miller's got the experience and fire that Penn needs right now. Advantage: Penn

Overall: Given last year's result, this one could be a squeaker. Dartmouth, surprisingly, isn't half bad this year. Advantage: Dartmouth