I hope all two dozen of you who went enjoyed the game last night. Attendance issues aside, it was a great game to watch with plenty of twists and surprises. My recap is here, and three of my colleagues' takes on the game are here, here and here. A couple other papers chime in here and here.
You can also watch video of the post-game press conference by clicking here.
Since a few people have already inquired about the source of Noah Savage's technical foul with nine seconds left, I'll address it. My vision was partly obstructed by another player, but I saw the play.
Savage was smarting from missing an open three-point attempt with 10 seconds to go. It would have put Princeton up 66-64. Instead, Remy Cofield hit two free throws (after Zach Finley's and Brian Grandieri's technicals cancelled) to give Penn a 66-63 lead. As Savage and Jack Eggleston took their positions for the next inbounds play, Savage threw something -- an arm, an elbow perhaps -- at Eggleston. Both players knew it was a 'T' right away. Eggleston hit one free throw. Four-point Penn lead; ballgame.
Around the Ivies, Phil Kasiecki of Hoopville offers an Ivy notebook today, the Sun writes about Cornell's success at the free-throw line and the Ithaca Journal is already looking ahead. In the Big 5, the Inquirer tries to bring some closure for 'Nova fans still sore over that iffy loss to Georgetown.
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February 13th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
What the hell do students do at 7 pm on a given winter night? Never mind that they don't seem to be able to tell time (the games begin at 7:00, not the 7:21 by which time most of the students finally have straggled in, and except for the Yale game on Saturday which will start at 6:00, not 6:21), but the turnout in general has been pathetic. I understand that this is not the most talented Penn team of late, but a) what else have you got to do (and don't tell me study because you can take a break for 2.5 hours)? and b) this has been happening for several years now.
March 20th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
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