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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Frank Brown and Ugonna Onyekwe each scored
16 points as Penn defeated Yale 69-52, clinching the Ivy League
title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Matt Langel and Michael Jordan each had 11 points for the
Quakers (20-7, 13-0), which won their 15th straight game.
Onaje Woodbine had a game-high 20 points and Chris Leanza 19 for
Yale (7-20, 5-9), which finished its season with six straight
losses.
Trailing 31-21 two minutes into the second half, Yale used a
barrage of 3-pointers, including three by Leanza, to close to 40-38
with 13:12 left to play.
Jordan then hit a 3-point shot, sparking a 9-0 Penn run to give
the Quakers a 49-38 lead with 9:19 left.
A 3-point play by Onyekwe gave the Quakers a 52-42 edge, but the
Bulldogs came back once again, closing 56-49 on a layup by Bill
Parkhurst with 3:48 remaining.
However, Penn, which had a 42-13 edge in front court scoring,
got layups from Geoff Owens and Langel to seal the victory.
Penn opened the game with a 12-2 run, but Yale rallied to within
seven with 2:40 left and ended the half down 29-21.
It was the second straight Ivy League championship for the
Quakers, who host Princeton on Tuesday night in the final regular
season game.
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ALSO SEE
Mens College Basketball Scoreboard
Yale Clubhouse
Pennsylvania Clubhouse
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