Game 24: Dartmouth – The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

After falling to Harvard last night, Penn was able to take the win against Dartmouth, 58-55, at the Palestra. The Quakers led by five at halftime, but they were unable to keep up the momentum in the second half, during which they were outscored, 33-31, including a 9-0 run by Dartmouth. In the end, though, the Red and Blue were still able to come away with the win.

THE GOOD: Penn is back in control of its own fate. It took a last-minute, long-range three by Rosen to call the game, but the Quakers still were able to up the number in the win column. After the unexpected Princeton victory over no-longer-undefeated Harvard, Penn is back in the fight for the Ivy title.

THE BAD: Penn has a lot of work to do. Coming into the game, the Red and Blue looked to have an easy win against a less-than average Dartmouth team. Early in the second half, they were up by 15, but the Quakers barely made it out of the game with a ‘W’ after being outmatched later in the half. Penn cannot play as it did tonight if the team wants to continue to win its remaining games, especially against Yale and Harvard.

THE UGLY: Fouling. Foul shots really made this matchup the close game that it was. Dartmouth scored 19 of its points on 23 free throws. Marin Kukoc fouled out in the last minute of the game and both Henry Brooks and Miles Cartwright racked up the fouls on Penn, with four and three respectively. The Big Green’s Jvonte Brooks, who was the game’s top scorer, made 12 of his 18 total points at the line.