Relive some of the memorable moments in Quakers' basketball history.

1/23/1971 Villanova at Penn    1979 NCAA East Regional    3/26/1979 Penn vs. DePaul
1/23/1971 PENN VS. VILLANOVA                         1979 NCAA EASTERN REGIONAL                               1979 NCAA FINAL FOUR      


Temple 72, Penn 61 (January 15, 1958)
One horrendous stretch of eight and a half minutes midway through the second half, when the Quakers could not score a single point, spelled defeat for Penn’s hustling, fighting, cagers, as Temple took its opening City Series contest of the season, 72-61, at the Palestra.  With sixteen minutes left in the game, the Quakers trailed by only two points, 41-39, to the No. 12 Owls, and had an assemblage of 3288 screaming in disbelief. But Temple ripped off 14 consecutive points before Jack Saxenmeyer snapped the Quaker drought with a jump shot to make it 55-41.  The Penn battlers still wouldn't give up, however, and one last spurt, led by Saxenmeyer, who topped all scorers with 20 points, brought them to within six, 57-51 with three minutes remaining.  Eighteen seconds later, Jay Norman, an outstanding Owl all night, tapped in a bucket and finished off a three-point play with a foul conversion on Saxenmeyer’s fifth personal, upping it to 60-51. Any chance for a Quaker win went down the drain as Penn missed six fouls in the closing two minutes.  Click VIDEO to watch footage from this game.

Penn 78, St. Joseph's 77 (3 OT) (December 22, 1962)
Penn led by nine twice in the second half and by 67-60 down the stretch. With just four seconds to go in regulation, Ed Walsh hit a long jumper for St. Joseph's to send the game into overtime, 68-68.  Bob Purdy's 60-footer at the buzzer would have won it for Penn, but it bounced off the rim. The Hawks' John Tiller had a tap go in and out at the end of a scoreless first overtime. Purdy's follow for the Quakers at 1:21 forged a tie at 72, which is how the second extra frame ended. Joe Kelly opened the scoring in the third overtime, giving the Hawks a 74-72 lead. Penn tied it 28 seconds later, 74-74, on John Wideman's two free throws. The Hawks' Jimmy Lynam then froze the ball until 35 seconds remained. He was fouled by Wideman and made one free throw, giving St. Joe's a 75-74 advantage.  With 18 seconds remaining, Purdy hit Wideman under the basket for a layup and a 76-75 Quaker lead. With just seven seconds left, Penn's Jeff Sturm made two free throws, extending Penn's lead to 78-75. Lynam drove the length of the floor for a layup at the buzzer, making the final score 78-77. Click VIDEO to watch Ed Walsh's jumper which sent the game into overtime.

Penn 91, Columbia 81 (February 8, 1969)
There are great Palestra doubleheaders... and then there are Great Palestra Doubleheaders!!!  In this opener, the Columbia Lions, featuring Jim McMillian and Heyward Dotson, invaded the Palestra ranked No. 14 nationally. Penn came into the game with a 10-8 record, 5-2 in the Ivy League. The Lions --15-2 and fresh off suffering a drubbing at Princeton the night before -- became among the first to suffer what would become the three-year wrath of Bilsky and Wohl. The sophomores scored 57 points (Steve Bilsky had a career-high 35, including 17-for-20 from the free throw line), combined to shoot 17-for-34 from the floor and dealt eight assists (Dave Wohl totaled five). They also managed a cool 23-for-27 from the line.  The 91-81 upset win was the Quakers' fourth in a row, the very early stages of a two-year stretch in which they would go 61-5. Oh, by the way, the nightcap featured the #7 La Salle Explorers (17-1) against the #8 Villanova Wildcats (16-2). Sophomore Ken Durrett (20 points, 15 rebounds) led the Explorers to a 74-67 win over sophomore Howard Porter (21 points, 21 rebounds) and the Wildcats. Click VIDEO to watch highlights of Penn's upset win.

Penn 71, Ohio State 64 (December 12, 1970)
Penn fans had known long before the season began that the Columbus trip would be the toughest game of the early season. Ohio State was hungrily eying a possible Big Ten title, which they subsequently won. Penn trailed at the half, 29-28, and was down seven points with 6:45 remaining.  Then Dave Wohl (20 points) reentered the game and lit the fire to the Quaker offense. With just over three-and-a-half minutes remaining, an 18-foot jumper by Wohl gave the Quakers a brief one-point lead, before baskets by Luke Witte and Alan Hornyak put the Buckeyes back on top, 64-61, with 2:10 to go. A pair of free throws by Corky Calhoun (17 points) with 1:54 to go and a layup by Calhoun, with 1:27 left, put the Quakers ahead for good, 65-64. Steve Bilsky converted two one-and-ones in the final 50 seconds to put the game on ice for Penn. Click VIDEO to watch some of the highlights or click AUDIO to listen to highlights of Penn's exciting comeback win.

Penn 107, La Salle 88 (December 19, 1970)
Both teams entered the Big 5 contest undefeated. During the opening six minutes, Penn used an awesome fast-break offense to take control. The Quakers jumped out to an 18-5 lead as guards Steve Bilsky and Dave Wohl dominated the scoring. Bilsky and Wohl combined for 29 first-half points as the Red and Blue led, 49-26, at halftime. Penn also sparkled on defense as Jim Wolf held La Salle All-American Ken Durrett to just four field goals on 10 attempts. In the second half, with the game out of reach, Penn substituted liberally. It was only then that Durrett managed most of his game-high 31 points. La Salle never got back in the game, however, losing by a score of 107-88. This was the only time Penn scored 100 points in a Big 5 game. Click VIDEO to watch some of the highlights.

QUAKER CITY TOURNAMENT: Penn 85, Syracuse 77 (OT) (December 26, 1970)
Steve Bilsky scored 10 points in overtime as Penn defeated Syracuse, 85-77, in the first round of the 10th annual Quaker City tournament. Penn had to rally in the second half before subduing a surprising Syracuse team, which led by as many as five points in the second half. Syracuse led, 67-66, with 1:27 remaining. Penn tied the score on a free throw by Corky Calhoun a second later. When neither team could score, the game went into overtime. Bilsky, who failed to score in the first half, sent Penn ahead, 69-67, on a pair of free throws with 17 seconds gone in the overtime period. Jim Wolf and Bilsky followed with field goals to raise the Quakers' lead to 73-67. The closest Syracuse could get after that was four points. Bilsky wound up with 21 points, while Bob Morse led the Penn scoring with 30 points. Dave Wohl dished out 12 assists. Click VIDEO to watch some of the action as Syracuse takes an early second-half lead.

"QUAKER CITY CHAMPIONS": Penn 76, Temple 55 (December 29, 1970)
Dave Wohl, one of two "small" men on Penn's towering basketball team scored 25 points as the sixth-ranked Quakers defeated Temple, 76-55, to win the 10th annual Quaker City tournament. Wohl, a 6-2 senior, hit 10 field goals and five free throws as Penn won easily despite a cold-shooting game. Wohl's jump shots from outside broke Temple's zone defense earlier and helped Penn move to a 35-26 halftime lead. Corky Calhoun contributed 14 points while Bob Morse and Steve Bilsky added 11 points apiece. Ollie Johnson led the Owls with 19 points. Click VIDEO to watch some of the action.

Penn 78, Villanova 70 (January 23, 1971)
This was the game people waited to see ever since the Palestra schedule was published.  Penn entered the contest with a 14-0 record, ranked 4th in the nation, while Villanova was 14-3, ranked 14th. The Quakers' Bob Morse picked up three fouls after only six minutes of play and spent the rest of the half on the bench. The Wildcats' Hank Siemiontkowski dominated the early scoring with some hot outside shooting, and Villanova led at the break. In the second half, trailing 44-36, the Quakers began their comeback. After a Corky Calhoun layup, the Penn defense forced Villanova into taking some bad shots while the Quakers ran off three baskets to bring them to within one, 47-46. After a Howard Porter foul shot, Jim Wolf hit two free throws to tie things up, 48-48. Morse, who came back to score 15 second half points, popped from the outside putting Penn ahead, 50-48, with 13:30 remaining, a lead they never relinquished. Click VIDEO to watch highlights, including Corky Calhoun's "amazing shot".

Penn 92, Columbia 79 (February 6, 1971)
Penn broke its first-place Ivy League tie with Columbia by defeating the Lions, 92-79, before 8,580 fans at The Palestra.  It wasn't until the second half, when Columbia was giving them a battle, that the Quakers made sure of their triumph.  Ahead once by 20 in the first half, and 46-29 at the break, Penn saw its margin dwindle to six points after 11 minutes of the second half.  But Bob Morse and Jim Wolf led the surge that overcame any chance that Columbia might have had.  Morse was the strong man off the boards, getting 16 of the Quakers' 51 rebounds.  Columbia had 31.  Twelve of Morse's rebounds were off the offensive board and enabled Penn to sustain its attack.  The shorter Lions tried hard, but couldn't keep pace.  Wolf, who had 18 points, matching his career high, hit on all seven of his floor shots down the stretch of the second half.  He seemed to have a funnel leading to the net. Click VIDEO to watch some of the highlights, including an amazing 15-foot hook shot by Jim Wolf.

"PENN SCORES 100 POINTS TWICE": Penn 103, Harvard 72; Penn 102, Dartmouth 75 (February 19-20, 1971)
For almost two years, the Penn fans had been screaming for Corky Calhoun to go out and score a bundle of points, something he hadn't had to, and so hadn't done.  During the same period, in which the Quakers had gone 47-2, the fans had clamored for big wins, where the Red and Blue really blow someone out.  They got both their wishes.  Fourth-ranked Penn disposed of Ivy challenger Harvard with unexpected ease, 103-72, Friday night at the Palestra.  Leading 18-17, the Quakers slowed the Crimson running game and picked up its own to outscore Harvard, 30-7, for the remainder of the half.  Saturday night the home forces pounded Dartmouth, 102-75, on the court where they'd won thirty straight games.  Calhoun was better than normal, which is saying quite a lot. Against the Crimson he added a career-high 28 points to his always outstanding all-around game and even had coach Dick Harter admitting, "I guess this is the best night he's had for us."  Saturday night there was almost no reason to be high, as a mediocre Dartmouth quintet came to town. The Quakers had another easy one.  For the second night in a row everybody played and eleven men scored, as Penn surpassed 100 points in two straight games for the first time ever. Click VIDEO to watch highlights of the Dartmouth game.

"THE PERFECT SEASON": Penn 70, Columbia 58 (March 6, 1971)
Considered by many to be the the greatest Penn basketball team of all time, the 1970-71 team completed its first undefeated regular basketball season since 1920-21 by defeating Columbia, 70-58, at University Gymnasium. It was the 26th victory for the Quakers, the 43d in a row in regular season play and the 28th straight in the Ivy League. The Quakers put the finishing touches on their perfect season in spite of losing their starting point guard, Steve Bilsky, to injury in the contest.  In coach Dick Harter's fifth year guiding the Red and Blue, the Quakers made a clean sweep of the regular season with wins over Ohio State, Syracuse and Utah.  Penn also defeated each of its city foes to claim the Big 5 title.  Bilsky and Dave Wohl manned the backcourt for the Quakers, as only two of their regular season victories were decided by five points or less.  Penn ascended the national rankings to as high as No. 3 and defeated Duquesne and South Carolina in the NCAA Tournament, before falling to Villanova, 90-47, in the East Regional final.  The Wildcats later had to forfeit the game due to an ineligible player.  Click AUDIO to listen to the final seconds of Penn's perfect season.

NCAA TOURNAMENT: Penn 70, Duquesne 65 (March 13, 1971)
When the NCAA Tournament pairings were announced, No. 4 ranked Penn was to take on No. 11 Duquesne, the top Eastern Independent, in the opening round.  The Iron Dukes entered the game with a record of 21-3 and a 15-game winning streak.  The Quakers' injured guard, Steve Bilsky, was replaced in the starting lineup by forward Phil Hankinson, moving Corky Calhoun to the backcourt.  Bob Morse connected on nine 20-footers in the first half, helping Penn take a 32-28 halftime lead.  In the second half, Penn controlled but could not break the game open.  But Duquesne could not catch up.  The lead varied between three and nine points.  With 3:10 to go, and Penn leading by three, 61-58, the Quakers went into the Bilsky-Wohl freeze, putting the game away.  The Quakers were finally relieved of the terrible burden that the previous year's first round NCAA Tournament loss to Niagara had placed on them.  Click VIDEO to watch highlights or click AUDIO to listen to some of the original radio broadcast.

NCAA TOURNAMENT: Penn 79, South Carolina 64 (March 18, 1971)
The 3rd ranked Quakers took on the ACC Champion, the 6th ranked South Carolina Gamecocks, in the NCAA Tournament's second round in ACC country --  Raleigh, North Carolina.  The first half was extremely close, and Bob Morse kept the Quakers in the game, scoring 16 points, as Penn trailed, 37-36, at halftime.  With five minutes remaining in the game, Penn held a slim 61-58 lead, before the poised Quakers really took control.  Dave Wohl canned a one-and-one and followed with another.  Then Corky Calhoun made two free throws, upping the score to 67-58 with 4:03 to go.  On the Gamecocks' next possession, All-American guard John Roche was called for an offensive foul, which was followed by a technical foul on Roche.  Wohl converted the technical foul shot.  Then Wohl made another one-and-one and Bilsky made two.  Penn had completed an 11-0 run, all on foul shots, and led 72-58.  Morse led all scorers with 28 points and Wohl added 20.  Click VIDEO to watch highlights or click AUDIO to listen to some of the original radio broadcast.

"90-47": Villanova 90, Penn 47 (March 20, 1971)
As the day dawned in Raleigh, N.C., all the Penn Quakers had going for them was a No. 3 ranking, an undefeated season and victories in 61 of their previous 65 games, including three straight against Villanova, the only team between them and the Eastern Regional championship. But what unfurled was - quite simply - the most shocking score in Big 5 history. Villanova 90, Penn 47. The 19th-ranked Wildcats led 9-1 early, then 13-3, 43-22 at intermission... and then they opened the second half by scoring the first 16 points, making it 59-22 and leaving only the final numbers to be determined. Howard Porter shot 16-for-24 en route to 35 points and 15 rebounds. Hank Siemiontkowski was 10-for-15 and finished 20 points and seven rebounds. The Wildcats wound up shooting 37-for-60, a 61.7 percentage. Meanwhile, not one Penn player was able to reach double digits. While the season ended for Penn, the Wildcats would go on to defeat Western Kentucky in a double-overtime semifinal, 92-89, and lose to Sidney Wicks and UCLA in the championship game. Click VIDEO to watch highlights.

"THE SHOT": Penn 84, La Salle 82 (December 19, 1973)
A lot can happen on one play...  With the score tied, 82-82, in the closing seconds, Eddie "The Shot" Stefanski drove toward the basket and launched a 12-footer from just outside the lane.  Just after he released the ball, Stefanski charged into La Salle's Bill Taylor.  Meanwhile, about two feet from the basket, the Explorers' Joe Bryant swatted the ball  away.  One referee called Stefanski for an offensive foul while the other called Bryant for goaltending.  After a lengthy discussion between officials Norb Cadden and Tom McCormick, Penn was awarded two points on the goaltending call and Taylor was awarded a one-and-one free throw opportunity with 0:02 remaining.  Taylor subsequently missed the front end of the one-and-one and and Ron Haigler's rebound secured the 84-82 victory for the Quakers, who had trailed by nine with 5:33 remaining. John Beecroft led the Red and Blue with 21 points, while Stefanski added 15. Click VIDEO to watch Ed Stefanski's "shot" and the ensuing controversy.

Penn 43, Temple 42 (January 8, 1974)
Temple led, 40-37, with 4:21 to go.  Both teams turned the ball over before Penn's John Beecroft hit a jumper at 3:20 to cut the Owls' lead to 40-39.  At 2:50, Temple's Wes Ramseur hit a 12-footer to extend the lead to 42-39.  Ramseur fouled John Engles at 1:38 and he converted both to close the gap to 42-41. With 1:24 to go, Kevin Washington was called for an offensive foul and the ball went over to the Quakers.  With just 25 seconds remaining, Beecroft hit a 15-footer for the winning Penn points, 43-42. Click VIDEO to watch highlights as the Quakers outlasted the Owls.

"JOHN BEECROFT'S BUZZER-BEATER": Penn 55, Harvard 53 (January 12, 1974)
Junior guard John Beecroft's shot in the last second lifted Penn to a 55-53 victory over Harvard at The Palestra.  With eight seconds to play and the score tied at 53-53, Beecroft tipped a jump ball to Penn's 6'11" center Henry Johnson. Johnson shot from the corner, the ball bounced off the rim and into the hands of Beecroft in the key.  Beecroft's running one-hander fell through the net with one second left on the clock.  Harvard played inspired and disciplined basketball throughout the game. Beecroft's heroics negated Lou Silver's 25 point, 12-rebound effort for Harvard.  The Quakers were led by junior forward Ron Haigler who scored 21 points, shooting 9 for 16 from the floor. Beecroft hit for 12. Click VIDEO to watch the final dramatic seconds.

WHITEY VARGA'S BUZZER-BEATER: Penn 55, St. Joseph's 53 (January 15, 1974)
Between 7:07 and 1:54 of the second half, the Hawks' Mike Moody and Penn's Ron Haigler exchanged goals until Moody's shot tied it at 53-53.  At 1:39, Penn called timeout.  St. Joe's Jim O'Brien knocked the ball out of bounds with 58 seconds to go.  The Quakers inbounded and froze the ball until nine seconds remained and then called timeout.  With just three seconds remaining, Penn's Whitey Varga missed a baseline jumper but was fouled by the Hawks' Craig Kelly.  He made both to give the Quakers a 55-53 lead.  Penn knocked the ball out of bounds with two seconds left on the inbound pass.  Moody then inbounded the length of the court to Kevin Furey, whose 17-footer was off the target and the Quakers survived.  The win improved Penn's Big 5 record to 3-0, winning the three games by a combined five points.  The Quakers were either tied or trailing during the final half minute of all three games, but found a way to pull out each of them.  Click VIDEO to watch highlights of Penn's exciting City Series win.

"JOHN ENGLES' SEASON-ENDING KNEE INJURY": La Salle 67, Penn 65 (January 18, 1975)
With 2:57 remaining and the score tied, 65-65, Penn's leading scorer, Ron Haigler (20 points and 11 rebounds), fouled out.  Earlier in the game (at the 11:24 mark), Penn's second-best scorer and rebounder, John Engles (12 points and 14 rebounds), suffered a knee injury and was lost for the remainder of the season.  After the Quakers' Ed Stefanski missed the front end of a one-and-one with 2:11 remaining, Joe Bryant (25 points and 11 rebounds) rebounded and the Explorers controlled.  La Salle sat on the ball for over two minutes.  Bryant got the ball in low with just six seconds remaining and hit an eight-footer to win the game for the Explorers, 67-65, with a little help from a malfunctioning shot clock.  The Big 5 coaches agreed to have an experimental 30-second shot clock for all of its City Series games during the 1974-75 season.  Ironically, the shot clock malfunctioned 11:37 into the game, and Penn's Chuck Daly and La Salle's Paul Westhead decided to play without it.  That allowed the Explorers to hold the ball for the final game-winning shot.  The La Salle win gave the 11th-ranked Explorers the City Series title and ended Penn's run of five consecutive Big 5 championships.  It also ended the Quakers' record 12-game Big 5 winning streak.  Click AUDIO to listen to John Engles' season-ending knee injury.
"VINCENT'S ARRIVAL": Penn 80, Virginia 78 (November 29, 1978)
With less than six minutes remaining and Penn clinging to a 75-67 lead, freshman Vincent Ross -- in his first collegiate game -- supplied a highlight-reel rejection of a shot by Virginia's Lee Raker, sending the Palestra crowd into a frenzy. The Quakers went on to defeat the Cavaliers, 80-78, as they converted 22-of-24 free throw attempts (91.7 percent). Tony Price paced Penn with a career-high 29 points and 11 rebounds. Bobby Willis had 15 points for the Quakers, Matt White added 14 and James Salters 12. Click VIDEO to watch Vincent Ross' emphatic rejection.

"TONY PRICE'S PUT-BACK JAM": Penn 79, Temple 74 (January 10, 1979)
At The Palestra, Tony Price delighted the sellout crowd of 9,208 with a memorable one-handed put-back jam. With Penn leading, 4-2, in the opening minutes, Price raced between three Temple players and rose over the Owls' Walt Montford to slam home the rebound of a James Salters miss. The Quakers shot 30-of-45 from the floor (67 percent) in defeating No. 18 Temple, 79-74. Salters led the Quakers with 21 points. Price had 19 points and Tim Smith added 18. Penn and Temple would wind up sharing the City Series championship with 3-1 Big 5 records. Click VIDEO to watch Tony Price's one-handed put-back jam.

Penn 43, St. Joseph's 42 (January 16, 1979)
Just another step on the way to the final four -- might as well be dramatic on the way.  Three days after taking Princeton to overtime and finally escaping Jadwin Gym with a one-point victory, the Quakers returned to the Palestra for another ritual rivalry.  Another annual event, another one-point victory. In Jim Lynam's first career Big 5 game as coach of St. Joseph's, the overmatched Hawks played evenly with Penn and had a shot at the buzzer to win the game.  With five seconds remaining in the game, St. Joseph's Luke Griffin let his only shot of the night fly, but when Penn's Tony Price grabbed the rebound, the result was sealed.  Click VIDEO to watch the exciting final seconds.

"THE TOM SIENKIEWICZ GAME": Villanova 89, Penn 80 (February 13, 1979)
Tom Sienkiewicz sank a pile of free throws - and teammate Ron Cowan sank his head into the backboard - as Villanova became the first 0-3 city series team to defeat a 3-0 team by outlasting Penn, 89-80. Sienkiewicz, a 6-foot-2-inch sophomore, made 21 of 23 free throws - including all four ones-and-ones he attempted in the final 57 seconds - and shot 9-for-14 from the floor to score 39 points. He connected on 13 straight free throws in the second half. Cowan, a 6-11 senior substitute who finally got some significant minutes, scored eight points. But his more dramatic contribution took place when he blocked a driving shot by Quaker freshman Angelo Reynolds as the first-half buzzer sounded, in the process ramming his head on an unprotected part of the backboard. He received three stitches above his right eye and returned to play in the final two minutes. Villanova jumped out to a 19-3 lead in the first 5:21. The Quakers, led by Tony Price's 27 points, got as close as four in the final minute, but Sienkiewicz nailed the door shut each time. Click VIDEO to watch highlights of the Tom Sienkiewicz show.

"BLACK SUNDAY": Penn 72, North Carolina 71 (March 11, 1979)
Unranked Penn shocked North Carolina -- the East Region's No. 1 seed and the No. 3 team in both national polls -- by a 72-71 score in a second-round matchup at the Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C. Neither the national media nor the 12,400 screaming Tobacco Roaders in attendance gave the Quakers much of a chance.  Penn's underrated Ivy League champions didn't say much publicly, but they had plenty to to each other, and they said it often.  What they said was: "We've got a secret."  The secret was that the Quakers could beat national power North Carolina even in the home territory of the Tar Heels.  With the Quakers leading by one, 66-65, Tony Price pulled down his ninth rebound of the game and threw a long bomb to a breaking James Salters down court, who did a jump stop and converted a power layup while being undercut by a flagrant foul from Al Wood.  Salters stepped to the line with 33 seconds remaining and nailed his first free throw, putting the Quakers up by four and all but icing the game.  Penn closed the door on the greatest victory in school history.  St. John's then capped off the "Black Sunday" doubleheader by beating sixth-ranked Duke, 80-78.  Click VIDEO to watch the final seconds and the ensuing celebration or click AUDIO to listen to the conclusion.

"WE'SE GOIN' TA UTAH": Penn 64, St. John's 62 (March 18, 1979)
One game away from their goal, the Quakers caught a break when they drew St. John's, an underdog in its own right, in the regional final.  Penn's courageous Quakers earned a berth in the Final Four by outlasting dogged St. John's, 64-62.  The Quakers trip to Mormon country in Salt Lake City was not assured until freshman Vincent Ross intercepted a length-of-the-court pass by the Redmen with just one second showing on the Greensboro Coliseum clock.  The pickoff finally killed a series of chances St. John's had to at least tie the game in the final seconds.  Diminutive guard James Salters provided the margin of victory with two pressure free throws with just 23 seconds to play, being fouled while Penn was holding for one shot to break a 62-62 tie.  Eastern Regional MVP Tony Price led the Quakers with 21 points.  Click VIDEO to watch the final seconds and the ensuing celebration or click AUDIO to listen to the dramatic conclusion.

"KEN HALL'S BUZZER-BEATER": Penn 51, Temple 49 (January 14, 1981)
Temple led, 49-47, before George Noon's layup tied the game at 49 with 2:25 remaining.  With 2:06 to go, Temple guard Jim McLoughlin was called for an offensive foul. Penn sat on the ball but, with 1:13 left, the Owls forced a jump ball.  The Quakers controlled the tip, ran some clock and called a timeout with 56 seconds to play.  With :42 to go, Terrance Stansbury stole the ball and drove to the basket, but was called for an offensive foul.  Penn called another timeout with 23 seconds remaining, before holding for the last shot.  With :04 remaining, Ken Hall drained a 25-foot jumper from the left wing to give Penn a dramatic 51-49 win.  Click VIDEO to watch the final 56 seconds.

St. Joseph's 63, Penn 61 (January 28, 1981)
A Jeffrey Clark layup gave St. Joseph's a 60-53 lead with 1:18 to go.  Ken Hall connected on two free throws at 1:11 to cut the lead to 60-55.  John Smith converted one of two free throws at :51 to push the Hawks' lead to 61-55.  David Lardner made two foul shots with :42 remaining, closing the gap to 61-57.  Bryan Warrick then connected on one of two foul shots, extending the lead to 62-57 with :40 left.  Hall's layup closed the gap to 62-59 with :30 to go.  A steal and layup by Hall cut the margin to a single point, 62-61, with :21 remaining.  Warrick was fouled and again hit one of two free throws, with :13 left, pushing the lead to 63-61.  Lardner then rebounded an Angelo Reynolds miss and followed it in but, prior to the shot, a foul was called on the Hawks with :03 to go.  Lardner missed the front end of the one-and-one and the Quakers' comeback bid fell just short.  Click VIDEO to watch the final 48 seconds.

"STANFORD TIP-OFF CHAMPIONS": Penn 71, Stanford 63 (December 5, 1981)
Trailing 63-57, Penn held Stanford scoreless for the final 4:49 and scored the game's final 14 points to stun the host team, 71-63, and capture the inaugural Stanford Invitational.  The Cardinal eased to a nine-point halftime lead by making 23 of 26 first-half foul shots, and led 58-51 (with 8:55 to go) and 63-57 before Tournament MVP Paul Little (who scored 14 of his 16 points after intermission, including four during that final 14-0 run) led the Quakers' charge.  Little's 12-foot jumper with 2:30 left put Penn ahead for good, 65-63.  David Lardner added 14 points, including four points in the final 2:00, in helping to give the Quakers their first tournament championship since December 1974.  Lardner also grabbed five rebounds and joined Little on the All-Tournament team as the Quakers opened the season with their third consecutive win.  Nine straight losses would follow, but the Quakers would then win 14 straight en route to the Ivy League title.  Click AUDIO to listen to highlights of Penn's 14-0 run to close out the game.

IVY CHAMPS: Penn 68, Cornell 50; Penn 45, Columbia 43 (March 5-6, 1982)
You've just beaten the Big Red  in a basketball game with the excitement of a wet lint exhibit. You're sitting on a bus waiting to drive five hours into the night toward New Jersey. What could you possibly do for fun?  If you're the Penn Quakers you whoop it up over news that Columbia had just lost to Princeton, and you'll go to the NCAA Tournament as the Ivy League champions.  It wasn't backing in by any stretch. But after playing cat and mouse with Cornell to the tune of 68-50, the Red and Blue won a championship on a Greyhound.  Six minutes into the contest the Quakers were up 12-8. Eight minutes later it was 21-8. Four minutes later it was 31-9. That was with only 1 minute, 11 seconds left in the first half.  Penn played outstanding defense in tallying a 36-12 halftime lead. That spells no letdown.  The Columbia game had the potential to be a championship showdown. Princeton foiled that the night before.  The 'Horrible Hankies" were out en masse, making the south stands a sea of sky blue.  The 45-43 victory wasn't decided until Richie Gordon's 25-foot desperation shot hit the rim for the third time and fell out of the cylinder to the sound of the final buzzer. Thus the Red and Blue had completed a six-point comeback and clung on to preserve the win.  Click AUDIO to listen to the dramatic final seconds against Columbia.

"QUAKERS SHOCK THE WILDCATS": Penn 84, Villanova 80 (December 11, 1982)
It was the kind of upset for which the Big 5 is noted.  Forget that Villanova was ranked ninth by United Press International and tenth by the Associated Press.  And forget that the Wildcats had beaten Penn in their previous seven confrontations.  The Quakers certainly did.  They got career-high scoring efforts from seniors Paul Little (23) and Avery Rawlings (16), plus 10-for-10 free throw shooting from 5'11" sophomore reserve guard Anthony Arnolie in the final 2:29, enabling them to turn back Villanova, 84-80, at the Palestra.  Villanova twice inched ahead by two points midway through the first half, but that was the last time the Wildcats were on top.  From the moment the Quakers took the floor with their 37-35 halftime lead, they kept getting better.  And in the last three minutes, as Villanova pressed in a desperate effort to catch up, it was 5'11" reserve guard Arnolie who put this one in the win column for Penn.  Click VIDEO to watch the closing seconds and the ensuing celebration.

"PAUL LITTLE'S TOMAHAWK JAM": Illinois-Chicago 76, Penn 74 (OT) (January 22, 1983)
A short jumper in the lane by George Noon gave Penn a 40-21 lead late in the first half.  Illinois-Chicago responded with six straight points before a David Lardner baseline jumper with 0:07 left in the opening stanza gave the Quakers a 42-27 lead at the break.  The Flames closed the gap to 70-68, as the clock wound down to the final minute of regulation, and Penn went into a stall, but an Anthony Arnolie turnover led to a game-tying fast-break layup by Illinois-Chicago, which forced overtime. A 20-foot jumper by Paul Little, from the top of the key, put the Red and Blue back on top, 72-70, on their first possession of the extra session.  But the Flames would score the next six points to take a 76-72 lead.  In fact, Penn would not score again until the game was out of reach, when Karl Racine hit a driving layup at the buzzer to make the final score 76-74.  Click VIDEO to watch footage of Paul Little's tomahawk jam off a steal by Anthony Arnolie.

"THE JACK-IN-THE-BOX GAME": Temple 61, Penn 53 (2 OT) (February 9, 1983)
 Terence Stansbury scored 24 points, six during the second overtime, to lead Temple to a 61-53, double-overtime win over the Quakers. Penn took a 51-49 lead on a layup by Paul Little with 22 seconds left in regulation.  With 12 seconds left and Temple in possession, the Owls called time. With five seconds left, Stansbury was fouled and awarded two free throws.  After Stansbury missed the first free throw, he missed the second one intentionally. Penn got the rebound with three seconds left and immediately took a timeout. When play resumed, Stansbury fouled Penn's Karl Racine on the throw-in. Racine missed the free throw, Temple grabbed the ball and took time out with two seconds left. In the sideline huddle, Coach John Chaney called for ''Jack-in-the Box,'' the play designed for this situation. ''The key,'' said Chaney, ''is the pass. It's a 100-1 shot, but you have to try.'' Temple tried. Kevin Clifton, a freshman, took the ball out of bounds under the Temple basket and threw a baseball pass three quarters the length of the court toward the opposing free-throw circle. There, Stansbury leaped, caught the ball, dribbled once and shot a 17-foot jumper. The shot was good. Clifton raised his arms in triumph. Stansbury was mobbed by his teammates. Chaney just smiled. Neither team scored during the first overtime as the Quakers held the ball for 4 minutes 20 seconds. After a turnover, Jim McLoughlin of Temple missed a corner jumper. Click VIDEO to watch the "Jack-in-the-Box" play.

"OKORODUDU'S DUNK OVER CHUCK EVERSON": Villanova 65, Penn 51 (February 21, 1984)
Dwayne McClain scored 15 points to lead Villanova to a 65-51 victory over Penn, in front of a crowd of 7,539 at The Palestra. The highlight of the game occurred during the closing seconds of the first half when Penn freshman Abe Okorodudu drove the baseline and threw down a two-handed power-jam over Villanova's Chuck Everson. Click VIDEO to watch Abe Okorodudu's two-handed power-jam.

"LA SALLE IS LA WINNER": La Salle 77, Penn 74 (January 29, 1985)
The Quakers led, 66-60, with only five minutes to play, but the Explorers, led by 23 points from both Ralph Lewis and Steve Black, rallied for a 77-74 win, and the headline on the sports page of the The Daily Pennsylvanian read, "La Salle is La Winner".  The Quakers opened strong enough in the contest, surging to a 33-29 lead shortly before the half, before trailing only by one point at the break.  But the Quakers box-and-one defense -- designed to stop Black, La Salle's strongest player and leading scorer -- was thwarted in the second half by Lewis, who scored over half of his points in the second 20 minutes.  The Quakers were led by Perry Bromwell, who scored 19 points in the loss.  Click VIDEO to watch Perry Bromwell give Penn a late six-point lead.

Penn 63, USC 54 (December 2, 1985)
Before they transferred across the city of Los Angeles to play in the run-and-gun attack for Paul Westhead at Loyola Marymount, Dobbins Tech products Bo Kimble and Hank Gathers matriculated at Southern Cal. They made an appearance at The Palestra as freshmen with the Trojans, who were upended by Penn, 63-54.  The Quakers trailed by eight twice in the second half and by 46-40 with 5:23 remaining in the game, before Penn went on a 10-0 run against the defending Pac-10 champion Trojans. Bruce Lefkowitz reached for a rebound off of a Tom Lewis jumper and was subsequently fouled over the back by Derrick Dowell. At the other end of the court, Lefkowitz sank both free throws. On the ensuing inbounds play, the Quakers pressured USC with a trapping defense. Kimble surrendered the ball to John Stovall, who alertly passed to Phil Pitts under the Penn basket. Pitts wheeled under the net, around the sideline and gently lofted the ball up away from Dowell. Fouled in the act, Pitts turned the three-point play and the USC lead was cut to one, 46-45.  With a chance to pad its slim advantage on the next possession, USC again coughed up the ball to Stovall and company.  A Chris Elzey 17-foot jumper from the left side of the key, with 4:20 to go, gave the Quakers a 47-46 lead that they would never again relinquish.  Click VIDEO to watch footage which includes the late Hank Gathers as a USC freshman.

PENN SQUANDERS 19-POINT LEAD: Harvard 93, Penn 91 (OT) (January 9, 1987)
Penn dominated the game early, scoring the first nine points on its way to a 22-6 lead with 12:23 left in the first half.  Harvard did manage to narrow the lead to 41-35 at the half, but the second half started just like the first as the Quakers outscored the Crimson 19-8 during the first seven minutes and led 60-43.  Eventually, the lead ballooned to 19 points, 64-45, with 11:50 to go on a Bruce Lefkowitz tip in.  Harvard utilized a full-court press and scratched to within four, 80-76, with 2:43 to play.  Two Lefkowitz free throws made it 82-76 with 1:54 remaining, but Harvard eventually tied the game at 83-83 with 34 seconds left.  With one last chance to win in regulation, John Stovall missed a nine-foot jumper and Lefkowitz's tip-in at the buzzer fell off the rim.  In overtime, points by Perry Bromwell and Lefkowitz enabled Penn to grab an 89-86 lead with 2:20 to play.  Harvard again tied the score but a Stovall bucket with 32 seconds left gave the Red and Blue a 91-89 lead.  Harvard's Neal Phillips, however, tied it with nine seconds left and a Keith Webster steal at halfcourt allowed Webster to launch the eventual game-winner as the horn sounded.  The setback offset an outstanding performance by Lefkowitz, as he scored a career-high 33 points and had eight rebounds. Click VIDEO to watch the exciting finish.

"PHIL PITTS' ALLEY-OOP SLAM": Penn 80, Lafayette 64 (January 20, 1987)
Senior center Bruce Lefkowitz scored 17 points, leading five Penn players in double figures, as the Quakers defeated Lafayette, 80-64, at The Palestra. Penn led 49-44 with 12:39 to play, then scored 15 straight points -- six by John Stovall -- to take a 64-44 lead on a jump shot by Phil Pitts with 7:41 to go. Midway through that stretch, Pitts had a very athletic, reverse slam dunk off an alley-oop pass from Perry Bromwell. Penn's biggest lead came at 76-51 on a jumper by Bromwell with 2:38 to play. Bromwell, Stovall and Pitts each scored 15 points for the Quakers, while Chris Elzey added 13. Bromwell also dished out a career-high 10 assists. Otis Ellis scored 26 points to lead Lafayette. Click VIDEO to watch Phil Pitts' alley-oop slam dunk.

"NICE REVERSE, TYRONE!": St. Joseph's 83, Penn 81 (January 27, 1987)
The Hawks used a potent scoring attack to take a commanding 49-30 halftime advantage, and the St. Joe's lead ballooned to as many as 21 points, 63-42, with 15 minutes left in the game. However, the gutsy Quakers never quit.  Shots that wouldn't fall in the first half began falling and Penn stormed back. Slowly but surely, the Hawks' lead diminished. Trailing 77-72 with 4:20 showing on the clock, consecutive baskets by Tyrone Pitts and John Stovall sliced the lead to one, 77-76, with 1:06 to play. Twice down the stretch, the Quakers had opportunities to tie the game with a three-point shot, but two blasts rolled off the rim and one of the comebacks in Big 5 history fell two points shy of success. Pitts, who played an instrumental role in the comeback with 19 second-half points, including a crowd-pleasing reverse dunk, led the way with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Stovall added 19 points, while Perry Bromwell chipped in with 16. Click VIDEO to watch Tyrone Pitts throw down a reverse slam or click VIDEO to watch some of the highlights.

Villanova 71, Penn 60 (February 10, 1987)
Harold Jensen scored 18 points as Villanova rallied in the second half, after trailing by seven points at the break. A Perry Bromwell steal and slam had given Penn a 43-34 lead. After the Wildcats scored six straight points, Bromwell's three-point play gave Penn a 46-40 edge with 15 minutes to play. But the Wildcats scored the next 10 points, six by Gary Massey, to go ahead by 50-46. A layup by Bruce Lefkowitz cut the Penn deficit to 63-58 with two minutes to go, but Jensen and Kenny Wilson each hit two free throws to insure the 71-60 victory, before 6,209 fans at The Palestra. Mark Plansky had 16 points and Massey 12 for Villanova, and Bromwell had 23 points and Lefkowitz 15 for Penn. Click VIDEO to watch Perry Bromwell's steal and ensuing slam.

Penn 94, Columbia 73; Penn 93, Cornell 59 (February 20-21, 1987)
Entering the weekend, Cornell was in first place in the Ivy League at 8-2. Penn was a game-and-a-half back at 6-3. On Friday, Bruce Lefkowitz had 27 points and Perry Bromwell had 25 as the Quakers defeated the Lions, 94-73, at The Palestra. The pair combined to make 19 of their 26 field-goal attempts as Penn shot 62.5 percent. Sean Couch led Columbia with 20 points. Cornell was defeated the same evening, 69-63, at Princeton, bringing Penn to within a half game of the first-place Big Red. The next night, Bromwell scored 20 points and John Wilson recorded a school-record eight steals, to go along with a season-high 10 assists, as the Quakers romped past Cornell and into first place in the Ivy League. The victory improved Penn's record to 8-3 in the league, while Cornell dropped to 8-4. The Quakers jumped to a 21-7 lead on a Lefkowitz layup with 9:39 remaining in the first half. Penn made 12 of its last 15 shots in the half to lead by 48-24 at intermission. Penn scored the first five points of the second half to take a 53-24 lead. The lead ballooned to 46 points (85-39) when Tyrone Pitts delighted the crowd with his third dunk of the night. Click VIDEO to watch Tyrone Pitts slam one home against Columbia or click VIDEO to watch Tyrone Pitts throw down three more against Cornell.

Penn 66, La Salle 61 (December 5, 1987)
Tyrone Pitts scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Quakers to a 66-61 upset victory over La Salle,  before a crowd of 5,251 at The Palestra. Ben Spiva scored 14 points and Walt Frazier added 12 points for Penn. Sean Dineen chipped in with nine points and 10 rebounds. Click VIDEO to watch Tyrone Pitts throw one down or click VIDEO to watch Walt Frazier ice the game, followed by the ensuing celebration.

Penn 70, Dartmouth 69 (February 13, 1988)
Dartmouth's Brian Randall converted a pair of free throws with 27 seconds remaining to give the Big Green a 69-66 lead.  Penn called timeout with 24 seconds to go.   Dane Watts' jumper just inside the free throw lane cut the lead to 69-68, and the Quakers called timeout with seven seconds remaining.  On the ensuing inbounds play, Dartmouth's Jim Barton was called for an offensive foul.  Ben Spiva converted both ends of the one-and-one, and suddenly Penn had a one-point lead without any time moving off the clock.  When Randall's three-point attempt -- with Tyrone Gilliams' hand in his face -- rimmed out at the buzzer, the Quakers had pulled off a miraculous one-point victory.  Although the picture quality is poor, click VIDEO to watch the unbelievable finish.

"QUAKERS SHOCK THE WILDCATS" (Part II): Penn 71, Villanova 70 (December 6, 1988)
Villanova was ranked 17th in the nation. Penn was on its way to a 13-13 record. For one night, it didn't matter. For 40 minutes, the Penn men's basketball team dodged fate.  Villanova brought a top-20 national ranking, a 7-foot-3 center, a star guard and a five-year winning streak over the Quakers into the game. But Penn shocked the Wildcats, 71-70, before 5,710 fans in The Palestra.  Every time the Quakers forged ahead to create whispers of an upset, the Wildcats, or more specifically center Tom Greis (career-high 32 points), came back to silence them.  But in the last minute Penn roared. Quakers forward Jose Tavarez converted an offensive rebound for a 67-65 lead, which Penn never relinquished.  "This is the greatest win of my career," said Penn guard Walt Frazier, who led the Quakers with 25 points. "We hustled, we fought and we scrapped. Everybody contributed and we were able to play our game."  Click VIDEO to watch the closing seconds and the ensuing celebration.

Temple 55, Penn 54 (November 28, 1989)
Temple came into the game with the nation's #17 ranking and the Quakers came within a shot of victory.  Penn led, 27-26, at the half as Paul Chambers hit a baseline jumper as time expired.  Chambers again hit a critical basket with 1:40 left in the game to make the score 55-54.  Penn had a final shot at victory as Vince Curran had Temple's throat in his hands. Unfortunately, the 6-foot-7 Penn forward also had 7-foot, 230-pound Donald Hodge in his face.  All Curran could do was throw up a 17-foot, off-balance, double-clutch prayer - which sailed wide right - and the Owls escaped with a 55-54 victory, in front of a crowd of 7,271 at The Palestra.  Mark Macon shot 8-for-17 and scored 21 for the Owls, who went without a field goal for the final 4:48.  Jerry Simon had 19 to lead the Quakers, who also had a chance to go ahead with 15 seconds left when Paul McMahon (15 points) missed an uncontested layup. That rebound went out of bounds off a Temple player to set up the final sequence.  Click VIDEO to watch highlights of this typical Big 5 game.

HASSAN DUNCOMBE SCORES 44: Penn 90, Navy 81 (OT) (December 8, 1989)
This was a night for Hassan Duncombe.  After starting 52 consecutive games throughout his freshman and sophomore years, the junior center was on the bench.  Slowed by an assortment of preseason injuries, Duncombe played the role of the Quakers' sixth man. But starting forward Vince Curran's stress fracture in his right foot pressed Duncombe into his accustomed starting position against Navy in snowy Annapolis, Md.  Duncombe was expected to pick up his scoring and rebounding numbers a bit to compensate for the loss of Curran. What he did was bring his game to a level rarely seen in Penn basketball history.  Duncombe exploded for a career-high 44 points in leading the Quakers to a hard-fought 90-81 overtime victory over the Midshipmen. Simply put, he gave a clinic in low-post basketball.  Duncombe, whose previous career high was 23 points, hit his first 11 shots, scored 24 in the first-half and shot 20-of 26 on the game. In the overtime period, Duncombe scored only two baskets before fouling out with 1:55 left in the contest. Both of those tallies put the Quakers ahead, and put them in the lead to stay, 82-81.  Click VIDEO to watch Hassan Duncombe score his final four points of his 44-point game.

 La Salle 86, Penn 83 (December 11, 1989)
After falling behind by 16 at the half, 46-30, the Quakers stormed back in the second half, before a crowd of 5,163 at the Philadelphia Civic Center. Penn's Hassan Duncombe scored a game-high 26 points, six more than National Player of the Year Lionel Simmons. La Salle would end the season as the Big 5 champ with a 30-2 overall record. Jerry Simon added 19 for the Quakers while La Salle's Doug Overton had 22. Click VIDEO to watch highlights of the Quakers' furious second-half comeback attempt.

HASSAN DUNCOMBE SCORES 37: Penn 90, Colgate 84 (January 20, 1990)
A close game all the way, the difference in the contest was Hassan Duncombe, who riddled the Colgate defense for 37 points and nine rebounds.  Duncombe also blocked five shots. Four other Quakers -- Jerry Simon, Paul McMahon, Paul Chambers and Ray Marshall -- each netted double figures. Click VIDEO to watch highlights of Hassan Duncombe's 37-point game.

La Salle 84, Penn 80 (OT) (December 1, 1990)
Doug Overton sank a 10-foot driving shot in the lane with eight seconds left to force overtime, then scored nine of his 35 points in the extra session to carry La Salle to an 84-80 victory over Penn in the season's city series opener at the Palestra. Overton, coming off a 31-point game in La Salle's season-opening win over Loyola (Baltimore), had converted both ends of a one-and-one with 33 seconds left in regulation to give La Salle a 70-69 advantage. The Quakers' Paul McMahon then hit a scoop shot and made a free throw to give Penn, who had trailed by 10 with 17 minutes to go, a 72-70 lead with 22 seconds remaining before Overton tied it. Click VIDEO to watch Paul McMahon's three-point play put Penn ahead with 22 seconds left.

"WILL THE THRILL": Penn 73, Dartmouth 59 (February 2, 1991)
Will McAllister scored a career-high 21 points, including a high-flying slam dunk that delighted the Palestra crowd, to lead the Quakers to a 73-59 victory over Dartmouth. Click VIDEO to watch Will "The Thrill" McAllister's crowd-pleasing jam.

"BARRY PIERCE'S INFAMOUS DEUCE": St. Joseph's 82, Penn 81 (December 9, 1991)
Trailing by three points in the closing seconds, Barry Pierce drove to the hoop and drained a short jumper with 0.5 seconds remaining.  Unfortunately for Pierce and the Quakers, that bucket left the Red and Blue one point short, and Penn fell to St. Joseph's, 82-81, in the first game of a Big 5 doubleheader, before 14,737 fans at the Spectrum.  The Quakers trailed at halftime, 44-38, and were down by 11 points with just over seven minutes left, before Will McAllister led a Quaker comeback, scoring 16 of his team-high 18 points in the second half. In the second game, La Salle defeated Villanova, 79-75. Click VIDEO to watch the final seconds.

"QUAKERS UPSET PENN STATE...TWICE": Penn 87, Penn State 86 (OT) (January 25, 1992)
The scoreboard read: Penn 70, Penn State 69. The clock displayed nothing but zeros. Nittany Lions forward DeRon Hayes had just missed a 25-foot desperation heave at the buzzer, and a controversial foul called on Penn forward Shawn Trice seemed to have been waved off by one of the officials. The Quakers, apparently having pulled off a huge upset, briefly celebrated at center court before triumphantly trotting off to the locker room. And with good reason. They thought they had just defeated a team that reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament the previous year. Then the players got the news from their coach, Fran Dunphy. And the news was not good. The official had been waving his hands merely to indicate the foul was not a shooting foul, and thus Hayes would get two foul shots instead of three. So after Hayes gave Penn a new lease on life, hitting only one of two foul shots to send the game into overtime, the Quakers had to continue playing a game they thought they had already won. Allen opened up the overtime period with a clutch trey to put Penn up, 73-70, and the Quakers clung to that lead for dear life. The Lions were able to tie the score at 75, but were never able to pull ahead, as Penn hit 10 of its final 11 free throws to seal the Quakers' fourth straight win and second major upset in a week. When the game finally ended this time for real with Penn on top, 87-86, the Quakers had, in their minds, upset Penn State for the second time in less than an hour. Only this time it counted. Click VIDEO to watch the final 26 seconds of regulation

"JEWISH JORDAN JAMS": Penn 74, Harvard 62 (February 21, 1992)
After suffering a stress fracture in his foot late in the 1990-91 season, Mike Milobsky broke his foot in a practice prior to the start of the 1991-92 season. It wasn't even a certainty that Milobsky would play a game during his senior season. But he did, and he rattled the rim, much to the delight of the Palestra crowd. Click VIDEO to watch the Jewish Jordan's Michael Jordan-like dunk.

"TURN BACK THE CLOCK NIGHT": St. Joseph's 94, Penn 72 (January 25, 1993)
Penn and St. Joseph's brought the spirit of the Big 5 back to the Palestra – to honor the tradition of this dwindling basketball union. Penn was cruising along in its schedule, and faced St. Joe's on this nostalgic evening of basketball. Despite coming off a 14-point loss to Temple at the Spectrum the week before, the Quakers were ready to return to the Palestra and turn back the clock. When forward Barry Pierce hit a three-pointer with 18:11 to play in the first half, red and blue streamers flew from the stands and rained on the Palestra hardwood. That three-pointer brought the Quakers within one point of the Hawks at 4-3. For Penn, the celebration ended quickly as St. Joe's erupted for 20 unanswered points and the streamer-throwing was over for the Quakers and their faithful, as the Hawks rolled to a 94-72 win. Click VIDEO to watch Barry Pierce's three-pointer and the ensuing shower of streamers.

Penn 77, USC 62 (November 27, 1993)
Penn was on a mission for national respectability, and finally earned it with a 77-62 pummeling of Southern California, the worst Trojan loss at home in three years. Penn dominated Southern Cal for almost the entire game. The Quakers took their first lead only 33 seconds into the contest and held onto it for all but a one-minute span in the middle of the first half. After Penn took a 41-35 lead into the intermission, the Quakers came out of the locker room ready to prove who the better team really was. The Quakers, led by guards Jerome Allen (16 points, 7 rebounds) and Matt Maloney (19 points), went on an 18-5 run to start the second half, extending their lead to 59-40. Penn held on throughout the second half, never letting the Trojans get within single digits and cruising to the easy victory. Click AUDIO to listen to the Quakers run off nine straight points to open up a commanding 59-40 lead.

Ohio State 83, Penn 80 (November 29, 1993)
The game was supposed to be a battle of the Penn's famed backcourt against the power and size of the Ohio State frontcourt.  In a back and forth, see-saw battle, it finally came down to the three-point shooting of the Buckeyes versus the outside offensive ability of the Quakers. But in the end, Penn fell short – a three-pointer short – as it fell 83-80. The Quakers were up by 10, 44-34, at halftime behind the stellar shooting of Jerome Allen and the solid defense of the Penn frontcourt.  In fact, Penn led the Buckeyes throughout much of the contest, and held on to a slim one-point lead with less than two and a half minutes remaining in the game. Three lead changes later, the game was tied at 80. With just about a minute left, Buckeye guard Greg Simpson penetrated through the tough Penn defense and dished off to forward Antonio Watson in the paint. Although Watson was unable to put the ball in the basket initially, he was right there to tip it back in to give Ohio State the lead for good. Click AUDIO to listen to the Quakers build an early 39-31 lead.

"GIVE IT TO ROME!": Penn 79, St. Joseph's 77 (December 11, 1993)
Penn built a 41-33 lead at halftime, and extended it to 14 points, 61-47, on a bucket by Barry Pierce, six-and-a-half minutes into the second stanza. But the Hawks battled back to take their first lead of the contest, 72-71, with 3:12 to go. Four lead changes later, St. Joseph's held a one-point lead, 76-75, with 1:10 remaining. As the clock ticked down to 45 seconds, Jerome Allen launched an NBA-range three-pointer that hit nothing but nylon, putting the Quakers back on top, 78-76. After the teams traded free throws, the Hawks called timeout with 13.1 seconds left.  Matt Maloney then knocked a Rap Curry pass out of bounds, and St. Joseph's called another timeout with 4.2 seconds to play. The Hawks' Mark Bass came off a screen and took the ensuing inbounds pass, drove to the basket and put up a floater from five feet out on the left side which bounced off the rim. Tim Krug managed to swat the rebound away to preserve a 79-77 Quaker victory, before 14,573 fans at the Spectrum. It was Penn's first victory over St. Joseph's since 1979 -- a span of 14 games. Click VIDEO to watch Jerome Allen's game-winner.

Penn 114, Haverford 73 (December 18, 1993)
The Quakers routed the Division-III Fords, 114-73, at The Palestra. It was the first time Penn scored at least 100 points in a game since November 30, 1981. The Red and Blue hit the century mark when Donald Moxley followed a Nat Graham missed shot with 6:42 still remaining. Click AUDIO to listen to Scott Graham's call of Donald Moxley's put back.

"US WEST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS": Penn 81, Georgia 79 (December 29, 1993)
In the first-ever meeting between Georgia and the Quakers, Penn got the best of the Bulldogs in the championship game of the US West Cellular Air Time Tournament in Seattle, 81-79.  Matt Maloney became Penn's all-time three-point leader (105) when he nailed the game-winner from beyond the arc with just over a minute to go, giving Penn its first Christmas Tournament championship since December 1971.  Maloney also recorded a career-high seven steals, however, the real star of the tournament was Shawn Trice.  After scoring 19 points against Washington in the previous night's semifinal game on a perfect night from the field (9-of-9), Trice scored a career-high 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting in the championship game. Click VIDEO to watch Matt Maloney's game-winner.

"BIG 5 GAME OF THE YEAR": Temple 76, Penn 65 (January 11, 1994)
In what had been touted as the "Big 5 Game of the Year", the Quakers fell, 76-65, to city-rival and 13th-ranked Temple.  A major upset was still in the cards until 7:31 remained in the game. That was when Jerome Allen committed his fourth foul on a reach around on Owl forward Eddie Jones.  Allen (26 points, four rebounds, five assists) had to that point poured in 17 points on unconscious long-distance shooting, not to mention his stellar defense effectively shut down Temple star Aaron McKie.  McKie finished with 24 points, but when Allen left with his fourth foul, the Owls' long-range bomber had only amassed 14 points on unimpressive 6 of 18 shooting.  A Derek Battie dunk with 6:13 left broke a 54-54 tie. The next time down the court, Penn guard Matt Maloney had his uncontested rainbow from the right corner go halfway down before popping out to Temple's Rick Brunson, who then started and ended an Owl fast break with a three-pointer. After a Maloney pass and a missed Penn shot were each turned into easy Temple buckets, the game was effectively over, as the Owls had a nine-point bulge, 63-54, with three minutes remaining. Click VIDEO to watch Jerome Allen nail a three-pointer to put the Quakers ahead with under 9:00 to go.

Penn 88, Lafayette 71 (January 17, 1994)
Barry Pierce led all scorers with 20 points and collected a game high 11 rebounds, yet he missed all five of his three-point attempts and hit only 4 of 13 shots from the field. After spotting the Leopards a 4-2 lead, Penn scored eight consecutive points to lead 10-4. Several minutes of sloppy basketball later, Penn led 21-15, when Tim Krug stole a pass and took it three-quarters of the court for a slam dunk. On the Quakers next possession, Krug buried a three-pointer and Penn was up by 11. In the second half, the Quakers twice widened the lead to 21 (45-24 and 54-33). Lafayette's main nemesis was its turnovers. Thirteen of the Leopards' 25 turnovers were Penn steals, including five by Jerome Allen, one of which he culminated in an emphatic slam dunk that gave Penn a 59-40 lead. Then the Leopards started a 17-8 surge to close the gap back to 10. But poor free-throw shooting prevented Lafayette from getting closer. Click VIDEO to watch Tim Krug's put-back two-handed jam.

"SHAWN'S CROWD-PLEASING DUNK": Penn 67, Columbia 55 (February 4, 1994)
Columbia quickly jumped out to a 4-0 lead, but the Quakers remained cool. In typical fashion, they worked the ball inside to junior forward Shawn Trice and junior center Eric Moore down on the blocks. Columbia's center Steve Marusich and forward Jamal Adams each picked up two fouls early on.  A Trice steal and dunk at the 15:34 mark brought Penn's lead to five and the crowd to its feet. Columbia, who entered the game in first place in the Ivies with a perfect 4-0 record, stayed with Penn until the closing minutes of the first half. The Quakers, led by key passing by Allen, broke a tie three minutes before intermission and Barry Pierce and Moore helped to increase the lead to seven as time expired. In the second half, Penn's lead wavered between six and 14 points, but the Quakers never could completely pull away from the Lions. Pierce finished with 17 points, as did Maloney who also added six rebounds, five assists and five steals in a solid all-around effort. Click VIDEO to watch Shawn Trice's steal and ensuing crowd-pleasing dunk.

Penn 66, Harvard 65 (February 19, 1994)
Harvard had a chance to win this tightly-fought battle when it got the ball with 17 seconds left in the game and Penn holding onto a one-point lead. After the Quakers put the ball in their go-to guy's hands and Jerome Allen (13 points) was stopped, the Crimson tried the same philosophy. Harvard's 5'10" captain Tarik Campbell (14 points, five rebounds and three assists) brought the ball down the court as the clock wound down to single digits. He used a pick to squirt into the lane, which he seemed to be able to do almost at will throughout the contest. As Matt Maloney (16 points) got caught by the pick, the lanky Tim Krug tried to stay with the quickest man on the court. And although Campbell was giving away 11 inches in height and seemingly another foot in arm length, he took the last shot of the game with his team down by only one. But Krug blocked Campbell's drive from behind as time ran out and the visiting Quakers escaped Harvard, 66-65, for their 24th consecutive Ivy League victory. Click VIDEO to watch highlights of the closing minutes.

"PENN'S MOST RECENT NCAA TOURNAMENT WIN": Penn 90, Nebraska 80 (March 17, 1994)
The 11th-seeded Quakers had perhaps their best shooting performance of the season, and they definitely picked the perfect time and place, as they bombed and ran their way past sixth-seeded and No. 22-ranked Nebraska, 90-80, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.  Barry Pierce hit 11 of 15 shots and scored 25 as the Quakers gave the Ivy League its first NCAA victory in 11 seasons by upsetting the Big 8 champion Huskers. Penn was able to coast to victory by beating the Cornhuskers at their very own game -- the fast break. Nebraska ran its patented up-tempo, helter-skelter offense, but the Huskers had only one problem -- they could not hit the broad side of a barn from outside the three-point arc. Nebraska's constant misses and subsequent Quakers long rebounds gave Penn the opportunity to run.  And unlike Nebraska, Penn was not missing on this night, especially right out of the starting gate. The Quakers hit six of their first seven shots to race out to a 15-4 lead only three minutes into the contest. That early run was a microcosm of the entire game, as four Quakers hit shots in the spurt, illustrating the balance in the Penn scoring attack that was to haunt Nebraska for the entire game. Click VIDEO to watch highlights of Penn's most recent NCAA Tournament victory.

"NIT-MARE ON 33RD STREET": Canisius 81, Penn 78 (November 16, 1994)
It was supposed to be a festive send-off to Syracuse, the first step toward an Associated Press Top 25 ranking, and a coming-out party for Ira Bowman.  For 32 minutes it was.  Then reality kicked the Quakers right in the shins. Hard.  Reality came dressed as the Canisius Golden Griffins. The Griffs dampened the expectations and the hype by rallying from a 14-point second half deficit for an 81-78 first-round Preseason National Invitation Tournament win in front of 3,511 stunned witnesses who wondered if it was really happening.  Yes, it was. Matt Maloney's desperation shot bounced off the rim, the buzzer blared and the scoreboard read Canisius 81, Penn 78. And then the Griffins started doing the partying. Ryan Collins jumped around madly. Michael Meeks and Javone Moore rolled around gleefully on the Palestra floor. In the press conference afterward, Meeks and Wise hummed the ESPN Sports Center song the Penn band joyously played earlier. For that too, the prime-time exposure, was supposed to be Penn's. Perhaps, though, the Quakers were too ready for prime time.  Click VIDEO to watch Matt Maloney throw Jerome Allen a perfect alley-oop.

"GIVE IT TO ROME!" (PART II): Penn 82, Lehigh 79 (OT) (November 28, 1994)
After Canisius, Penn fans hoped the Quakers would thump Lehigh. No such luck. With less than 15 minutes to play, Lehigh was up by 15, and Penn had backed itself into a corner. But once in that corner, the Quakers were able to scratch and claw their way out.  Penn still trailed by one, 70-69, before Jerome Allen hit two free throws with 48 seconds on the clock to give the Quakers a 71-70 lead.  But Rashawne Glenn popped a three-pointer from the right side to put Lehigh ahead by two, 73-71. With only 16 seconds left, Matt Maloney passed the ball to Allen.  As the clock ran down, Allen calmly dribbled and rose up for a seven-foot jumper from the baseline with five seconds on the clock.  Nothing but nylon.  Once Allen had put the game into overtime, he took the game over. The senior repeatedly slashed into the paint and scored. He posted six of Penn's first seven points and virtually put the game out of Lehigh's reach. Allen finished with a remarkable stat line -- 22 points, eight rebounds, nine assists and four steals.  Click VIDEO to watch Jerome Allen's game-tying baseline jumper.

"IRA'S ARRIVAL": Penn 91, Ohio State 71 (December 3, 1994)
When Ohio State invaded the Palestra, the Quakers made their 1994-95 TV debut with Digger (Phelps) and the Deuce (ESPN2, that is) in the house. Against the Buckeyes, Providence transfer Ira Bowman made his point in the first half -- with authority. His first of many thunderous slams ignited the crowd and made him an instant hero. As the clock ran out before halftime, Jerome Allen heaved the ball from half court. Shawn Trice tipped it in and grinned all the way to the locker room. Penn forced 14 first-half turnovers and turned a 28-28 tie into a 47-34 advantage at the intermission. Eric Moore dominated Ohio State in the paint, scoring 20 points. It was his first game wearing No. 5, which his father donned at Penn as captain. Scott Kegler complemented Jerome Allen and Matt Maloney in the backcourt, tying a career high with 16 points. Click VIDEO to watch Shawn Trice's first half buzzer-beater.

"SEND IT IN, CEDRIC!": Penn 101, Fairleigh-Dickinson 71 (December 10, 1994)
Fairleigh Dickinson coach Tom Green had hoped Penn would show some holiday spirit and go easy on his hapless Knights. It didn't happen. After a re-oiling following the first 15 minutes of this contest against the Knights, the Penn men's basketball machine took over. The Quakers went on a 78-36 run in the remaining 25 minutes to blow it open, and forward Cedric Laster threw it down to give Penn its first century mark against a Division I opponent since a 1981 pasting of St. Francis (Pa.) by that same 101-71 score. Thirteen of the 15 Quakers scored. Ira Bowman had a career-high 17 points, and Jerome Allen scored 25 points, helped by a 7-of-8 shooting performance in the second half. Click VIDEO to watch Cedric Laster's dunk put the Quakers over the century mark.

"GIVE IT TO ROME!" (PART III): Penn 62, Michigan 60 (December 13, 1994)
The Quakers stormed out to a 28-7 lead in the first 10 minutes behind a shooting clinic from its guards.  While Jerome Allen (3-for-11 shooting, 6 points) struggled from the field, Matt Maloney and Scott Kegler canned three-pointers repeatedly with wide open looks at the basket.  Penn still had a 49-30 bulge with 17 minutes remaining before the No. 25 Wolverines stormed back to tie at 60 on a Jimmy King layup that rattled in with 15.3 seconds left.  With the decibel level at Crisler Arena out of control, one Quaker still had a big play left. The play broke down, but Jerome Allen would not be denied. He twisted, turned and tossed in a running no-trajectory one-hander from eight feet over three Wolverines. It fell with 4.4 seconds remaining, and Penn had a win for the ages after an open 12-footer by Maurice Taylor, at the buzzer, missed its mark.  Maloney and Eric Moore (10-for-10 from the line) each scored 18 points to lead the Quakers. Click VIDEO to watch Jerome Allen's game-winning eight-foot leaner that silenced the Michigan fans for good and sent the Quaker fans into a frenzy.

"SEND IT IN, CEDRIC!" (PART II): Penn 93, Colgate 58 (December 27, 1994)
The Quakers scored seemingly at will on their way to a 50-28 halftime lead. They hardly let up any in the second period, overwhelming the Red Raiders every step of the way. Everybody got into the scoring act. Junior center Tim Krug scored 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting. Ira Bowman was 6 of 9 for 14 points, and Jerome Allen also had 14. Super frosh Adonal Foyle scored 18 points for Colgate, but he didn't receive enough help. Only one other Red Raider scored in double figures. As Penn's Madison Square Garden thrashing of Colgate neared its end, Cedric Laster soared high and rattled the rim. Icing the scene at Cedric's second coming were Allen and Shawn Trice, pointing from the bench at the instant replay on the MSG scoreboard. Click VIDEO to watch Cedric Laster's dunk.

"HOLIDAY FESTIVAL CHAMPIONS": Penn 79, St. John's 73 (December 29, 1994)
When Penn faced off against No. 25 St. John's at the Garden for the ECAC title, the spotlight shone brightly. The world had come out to see Felipe Lopez hit the big time. But on this night, Matt Maloney was unstoppable -- he torched the Red Storm for 21 of his game-high 24 points in the first half.  After missing his first shot, Maloney hit his next eight. Jerome Allen took over after intermission and finished with 23 points on his way to claiming the tournament's MVP award. Click VIDEO to watch Matt Maloney's three-pointer give Penn a 75-66 lead with just over three minutes left.

"OH YEAH, WATCH THIS!": Penn, 90, Harvard 63 (January 6, 1995)
The Quakers thumped Harvard, 90-63, to tie their own Ivy League mark (1969-72) with 30 consecutive wins.  In the first half, Harvard went on a 7-0 run. Briggs Cage was rocking, and some people actually believed the Crimson could win. Unfortunately, the Penn backcourt wasn't impressed -- a Matt Maloney-to-Jerome Allen alley-oop slam silenced all. A harbinger of things to come in the Ancient Eight. Eric Moore led the Quakers  with 20 points on 9-for-11 shooting. Click VIDEO to watch the Maloney-to-Allen alley-oop.

"NICE SPIKE, TIMMY!": Penn 85, Dartmouth 70 (January 7, 1995)
At Dartmouth, Penn broke the all-time Ivy League record with 31 straight wins while forward Tim Krug supplied one of the most vicious rejections in history. The overhead swat from behind sent a Big Green layup careening off the backboard and back to the foul line. Soon it was in the hands of Ira Bowman, who raced down court and finished with a high-flying slam. Wow! Scott Kegler (7-for-9 three-pointers) scored a career-high 26 points for the Quakers. Click VIDEO to watch Tim Krug's block and Ira Bowman's subsequent slam.

"UMASSACRE": Massachusetts 93, Penn 60 (January 14, 1995)
Lou Roe (23 points, 10 rebounds), who hurt the Quakers two years earlier in the NCAA tournament, did it again as top-ranked Massachusetts blew out No. 21 Penn, 93-60. Two years earlier, UMass struggled to beat the scrappy young Quakers, 54-50, in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Syracuse, NY. Penn had matured greatly since then, and was ranked No. 21 is the Associated Press poll. The Minutemen's No. 1 ranking and 33-point margin of victory should tell you just how much UMass had improved. The five Penn starters combined for an 11-of--36 shooting night while UMass shot better than 50 percent for the contest. Using their superior size and strength, the Minutemen scored 64 points in the paint compared with Penn's 23. UMass used great ball movement to create easy shots against a Penn zone defense that could not rotate fast enough. When Fran Dunphy switched Penn to a man-on-man defense, the Quakers were too often simply overmatched. On the offensive end, the Quakers were taken out of rhythm early on by the Minutemen's full-court pressure defense. Struggling to even get the ball upcourt, Penn was slow in getting into its offensive sets and its guards rarely got clean looks at the basket. Once Penn let the UMass crowd into the game, it was almost impossible to climb back. Click AUDIO to listen to some of the highlights.

"IRA BOWMAN'S COMING-OUT PARTY": Penn 66, Yale 55 (February 3, 1995)
It was Ira Bowman's coming out party that enabled Penn to finally pull away from a stubborn Elis squad and escape New Haven with a 66-55 victory. A young Yale squad gave the Quakers all they could handle early on. With some sloppy play on offense and the slow pace of play the Elis inflicted on the game, Penn headed into the locker room with just a 30-25 advantage. On the strength of a Gabe Hunterton three-pointer from the top of the key, the Elis jumped in front of Penn and took a 36-35 lead with 15 minutes left in the contest. Yale was never able to extend that advantage beyond a single point, however. The chief reason was the play of Bowman. With the score knotted at 38, Bowman weaved into the paint and buried a foul-line jumper. Minutes later he backed up a couple of feet to nail a three from the top of the key that opened up Penn's lead to five. The Quakers never looked back from there. Bowman's entire game was also spectacular. After that deadly three, he fired a beautiful pass to Tim Krug who finished it off with a dunk. Then Ira was rewarded for his own hard work. After stripping the ball from a Yale guard and deflecting it to Jerome Allen, Allen gave it back to Bowman who threw the ball -- and the hopes of the Elis -- down at the other end of the court. Click VIDEO to watch some of the highlights.

MATT MALONEY SCORES 36: Penn 95, Brown 83 (February 4, 1995)
Matt Maloney found himself wide open on the Quakers' very first possession. He let fly from behind the arc on the left wing. Nothing but net.  Fran Dunphy envisioned nights like this from the moment Maloney transferred from Vanderbilt three years earlier. Nights when everything the senior guard touches on the offensive end turns to gold. He drove inside for pull-up jumpers and hit an assortment of shots from downtown. He finished 13-of-20 from the field for 36 points, one short of his career high in January of 1993 against American. It was an all-time points record for the six-year-old Pizzitola Sports Center. The defining moment for Maloney came with just under eight minutes remaining in the game and Penn up 71-59. He stole the ball and was heading in for an uncontested layup when he was grabbed by Brown's Joel Koplik. He heard the whistle blow and tossed the ball over his shoulder just before his feet hit the floor. It went in. His subsequent foul shot gave him 32 points and effectively ended the Bears' chances. Click VIDEO to watch Matt Maloney's over-the-shoulder shot.

"PENN WINS BY 30 POINTS TWICE": Penn 101, Cornell 71; Penn 90, Columbia 55 (February 10-11, 1995)
Cornell held the only visiting lead of the weekend at 15-13 on Friday, but three Ira Bowman steals and some nice passing keyed a 13-2 run midway through the first half. A 20-2 run early in the second half put the game safely out of reach. Two Matt Maloney threes began the run and a Shawn Trice double-pump layup made it 67-42. All that was left was Cedric Laster scoring the ritual 100th and 101st points with a driving layup. It was the most points scored by Penn in an Ivy game since 1979, when the Quakers scored 103 against Harvard. It was more of the same Saturday. With the Quakers up 35-22 a few minutes into the second half, Scott Kegler missed a three from the left side, ran into the lane, grabbed the rebound, and hit a three from the right side. It was all over, despite the fact Penn went nine of 20 from the free throw line for the game. For the most part, Penn did it with defense, forcing 26 turnovers. One constant between the two nights was the spark provided by Bowman and Tim Krug off the bench. Against Cornell, a two-handed slam from Krug courtesy of Jerome Allen brought the crowd to its feet. Bowman had 10 steals in the two games, including one of a Cornell outlet pass while lying on the floor after missing his own shot. He also had monster dunks in each game, one all over Columbia's Chad Brown. The two juniors combined for 25 points against Cornell and 23 against Columbia. Click VIDEO to watch Tim Krug's two-handed slam, click VIDEO to watch Ira Bowman throw one down against Cornell or click VIDEO to watch Ira Bowman throw one down over Columbia's Chad Brown.

"HEARTBREAK ON VALENTINE'S DAY": Temple 59, Penn 56 (February 14, 1995)
Derrick Battie's offensive rebound and subsequent layup gave the Owls the winning basket with 12.4 seconds left as Temple handed Penn a 59-56 loss at a sold-out Palestra. The Quakers had another chance, but after Jerome Allen drove the lane and drew a pair of defenders, Shawn Trice, standing just to the right of the basket with Penn trailing by one point, could not handle Allen's pass. Penn fouled quickly, and Owls guard Johnny Miller hit two free throws with 1.8 seconds left. A last-second inbounds pass to midcourt by Allen went astray and Temple held on for its 14th straight victory over the Quakers. Penn closed the first half with a 6-0 spurt to open up a 28-23 lead, with Ira Bowman scoring all the points in the run, including a steal and dunk that electrified the crowd. The Quakers' biggest lead was six points when Matt Maloney hit a trey to stake Penn to a 50-44 lead with 7:20 remaining in the contest. Temple trailed 56-52 after Maloney answered a Miller three-pointer for the second time late in the game with a three-pointer of his own with 4:43 remaining. But Penn was held scoreless for the rest of the game. Penn's Tim Krug missed two free throws, then Miller hit a three-pointer from the top of the key with 2:22 left to pull the Owls to within one point, 56-55. Battie's basket was the next and deciding score more than two minutes later. Click VIDEO to watch Ira Bowman's electrifying slam.

FRAN DUNPHY'S 100TH WIN: Penn 73, Dartmouth 62 (February 17, 1995)
Ira Bowman scored a season-high 20 points and tied a school record with eight steals to help Penn defeat Dartmouth at the Palestra, 73-62, and give Fran Dunphy his 100th career win as a head coach.  Early on, the Quakers offense sputtered but they still led most of the half. Dartmouth chipped away with seven-foot center Brian Gilpin cleaning the glass for eight first-half points, but the Quakers led, 30-24, at the break. Dartmouth remained within striking distance for most of the second half, but every time they got close, it seemed like Bowman would come up with another steal. Click VIDEO to watch Ira Bowman's tomahawk jam or click AUDIO to listen to Andrew Monfried's call of Bowman's steal and ensuing dunk.

MATT MALONEY SETS 3-POINT MARK: Penn 86, Harvard 73 (February 18, 1995)
Harvard scored the game's first nine points, but Penn senior Matt Maloney helped the Red and Blue get back on track by scoring 12 of Penn's first 14 points, and the Quakers took a 38-30 lead into halftime.  Maloney led all scorers with 34 points on 12-for-20 shooting, as the Quakers won their 38th consecutive Ancient Eight game. The team co-captain shot an impressive 10-for-15 from three-point territory to set Penn and Ivy League records for most three-point field goals. Click VIDEO to watch Matt Maloney nail his tenth trey or click VIDEO to.watch Tim Krug throw down two within a 45-second span or click AUDIO to listen to Andrew Monfried's call of Matt Maloney's eighth, ninth and tenth treys.

"MONEY-TO-ROME ALLEY-OOP": Villanova 78, Penn 74 (February 22, 1995)
Penn gave one of the nation's elite a scare, but it ultimately came up short in its hard-fought upset attempt.  A Jerome Allen three-point shot to tie the game in the final seconds sailed off the mark, and No. 9 Villanova held off the resilient Quakers, 78-74, in front of a standing room-only crowd at duPont Pavilion.  Trailing 50-41 at the half, Penn went on a 12-4 run highlighted by a backdoor alley-oop, which saw Matt Maloney lob a perfect pass to Allen for the dunk. The slam cut the Wildcats' lead to 54-53.  In the final minute, when Maloney drained his sixth three-pointer of the night over the outstretched arms of Jason Lawson, Penn was within one again, 75-74. But the Wildcats did not stumble in crunch time. Eric Eberz hit both ends of a one-and-one to extend the Villanova lead back to three, 77-74, before Allen's shot from well beyond the three-point line careened off the rim. Jonathan Haynes grabbed the rebound and hit a free throw to seal the Wildcats' victory. Click VIDEO to watch Matt Maloney's perfect alley-oop pass to Jerome Allen.

"SEND IT IN, CEDRIC!" (PART III): Penn 85, Brown 55 (March 3, 1995)
Penn overwhelmed an injury-riddled Brown team, 85-55, to secure their third consecutive Ivy title and the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Bears, with star guards Eric Blackiston and Brian Lloyd sidelined with injuries, did not give the Quakers much of a challenge. As the Quakers' thrashing of Brown neared its end, Cedric Laster soared high and rattled the rim. Click VIDEO to watch Cedric Laster's dunk or click