The shot of the season, and other notes

1. No recap can do justice to Kevin Egee's long three-pointer that beat the buzzer and Columbia on Saturday. Here, then, is the video evidence for your viewing pleasure.

2. The Quakers were certainly ecstatic after the win. But coach Glen Miller was, as usual, a bit more even-keeled. Here are some of his comments that did not make it into the recap:

"We're struggling. You win a game - and you win a game in that fashion - and it's very exciting."
"We kind of wasted a good defensive effort - well, we won, so we didn't - but you got to finish defensive[ly] with rebounds. But we gave up 15 offensive rebounds and some of them were critical. ... If we rebound the basketball even to a reasonable level, we're not coming down to the last shot to win the game." Penn was outrebounded, 38-29, including 15-8 on the offensive glass. A full box score is available here. The Quakers are seventh in the Ivy League in rebounding margin; only Dartmouth is worse.
On the lack of flow: "We’ve been having trouble scoring all year long, so I don’t mind stoppage of play. We got to the foul line. That’s another area where we came up short, really. … If we hit a few more foul shots, pick up a few more rebounds, and maybe it’s just a more comfortable game for us, margin of victory."

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"The bottom line is that at this point, it’s a good win. Any win’s a good win. The guys were excited into the lockerroom. It’s different than losing, that’s for sure."

3. Columbia did not hit a field goal in the final six-plus minutes of a game that featured nine lead changes. The biggest margin by either side was a mere eight points, although Penn spent most of the second half playing catch-up.