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Beyond the print preview of tonight's matchup at the Palestra with Lafayette, there's one more thing coach Jerome Allen and the Quakers will need to improve on if they're to beat the Leopards tonight: working the ball inside.

Penn's abysmal second half shooting against Drexel was a result of an inability to get anything going inside, as a result the Quakers took way more low percentage shots, which were simply not falling Saturday night. When I spoke with Allen last night before practice, he was well aware of the issue.

"That responsibility falls on both groups; both our perimeter players and our interior players as well, demanding the ball, and guys looking for them. If you play inside out, it just makes the game that much easier," the coach said of getting the ball inside more.

That is why, Allen said, he was working in different players in the second half, trying to see if other players could create opportunities for each other.

And with junior forward Mike Howlett still injured, Allen will continue to have to rely on his available young big men — Cam Gunter, and especially Fran Dougherty, who impressed in his 17 minutes Saturday.

Be sure to check Chan Park's column on yet another area in which the Quakers can improve, and follow along right here on the Buzz for our liveblog during tonight's game.