Quakers will travel to New York City to play Columbia (11-5) Friday and to Ithaca, N.Y., to face Cornell (5-9) on Saturday.

Penn needs a consistent and balanced scoring attack if it hopes to keep up with the likes of Yale, Princeton and Harvard.

The Quakers appeared to have a case of the pre-semester jitters in a loss to La Salle. They simply couldn’t execute with any regularity, and now will likely be relegated to another winless season in the city round robin.

Although the Quakers cut their opponent’s lead down to five after some clutch offensive rebounds late in the second half, it was too little and too late for the Red and Blue. Penn ultimately suffered a 68-57 Big 5 loss to La Salle.

Penn lost to No. 7 Duke, 85-55, on New Year’s Day in a game that they were never really in.

In a game where all five starters scored in double digits, senior Tyler Bernardini stood out for the Quakers with a career-high 30 points.

Coach Jerome Allen will take team to Cameron Indoor for New Year’s Day game on ESPNU.

The senior dished out 29 points on 8-for-12 shooting from three-point land, but it wasn’t enough for the Quakers against UCLA in Anaheim.

To get a sense of how popular Penn guard Miles Cartwright is in Southern California, consider this: When the Quakers travel to Anaheim to play UCLA on Saturday, the sophomore ­— though wary of making a “huge assumption” — said, “I feel like there might be more Penn fans than UCLA fans.” VIDEO: This Week on 33rd Street: Dec 9

The Penn men’s basketball team is headed to Los Angeles looking to make it big. But they’ll be trading Hollywood for Westwood — actually Anaheim — when they face UCLA (2-5) at the Honda Center Saturday evening. VIDEO: This Week on 33rd Street: Dec 9

Be ready when your number is called. It’s what all bench players are told, but it’s hard to understand until they get their opportunity.On Wednesday night at the Palestra, Steve Rennard got that opportunity.

After a shoddy five-game stretch that included four losses, the Penn basketball team got its mojo back at the Palestra Wednesday night. Post-game presser: Penn vs. Delaware

While the University of Delaware isn’t exactly high up in the standings, Blue Hens sophomore guard Devon Saddler is — ranking second in the nation in scoring at 24.7 points per game.

To ban rollouts is a sin, and the powers that be at Villanova should make sure this doesn’t happen again.

The Quakers have a fever — and the only prescription? More Zack Rosen.

Penn’s battle down low was lost before it even began.

Penn men’s basketball fell, 73-65, to Big 5 rival Villanova Saturday night. THE BUZZ: The Good, Bad and Ugly from Villanova