Ivy League foes will collide when the Penn Quakers (6-11) face off against the Dartmouth Big Green (7-11) at Palestra. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Friday, Feb. 5.
The Quakers are hoping to rebound after their 89-83 loss to Brown in their last matchup. Matt Howard was the team’s leading scorer with 20 points. The Big Green, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 77-73 loss against Cornell in their last game. Dartmouth lost despite the best efforts of Evan Boudreaux, who recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 24 points and 16 rebounds.
Over the last five games, Howard has taken his game to another level for the Quakers, averaging 16.0 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.2 steals, and 2.2 three-pointers. Boudreaux has been hot for the Big Green. In the same five-game span, he is averaging 20.2 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.0 assist, 1.2 steals, and 0.8 three-pointers.
Notes
With 67.9 possessions and 1.002 points per possession, the Penn Quakers perform worse on both metrics than the Dartmouth Big Green. Dartmouth averages 68.8 possessions and 1.036 points per possession.
Penn has an average effective field goal percentage of 49.2%. Dartmouth is an underachieving 1-10 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
The Penn Quakers attempt 25.0 three pointers per game this season, while the Dartmouth Big Green attempt 16.0. When they register 20 or more three point attempts in a game, Penn has a record of 6-8 while Dartmouth is winless (0-3).
The Dartmouth Big Green average 6.7 steals per game. When giving up 6 or more steals, the Penn Quakers have a losing record (4-7) this season.
