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Tuesday, January 17, 2006

(Originally posted Mon. 9:14 p.m., Links added 7:49 a.m.)

Pennsylvania 105, Lafayette 73 -- Lafayette shot 53 percent in the first half and still trailed by 19 points at the break. It was that kind of a night for the Leopards, who saw their modest two-game win streak come to a halt.

The Quakers hit 22 of 34 (64.7 percent) on the first half, before cooling off in the second half, when they made only 30-of-34 (58.8 percent), a stat most likely attributable to guys like Mark Zoller and Ibrahim Jaaber sitting down much of the second half as Penn coach Fran Dunphy emptied his bench. Zoller was 9-11 for 19 points. Jaaber had 21 points on 8-14 shooting. Steve Danley (5-6, 13 points) David Whitehurst (5-1, 11 points) and Eric Osmundson (7-13, 18 points) also had big nights, putting all five Penn starters in double figures.

Penn also dominated the boards, outrebounding Lafayette 38-27.

Freshman guard Andrew Brown hit 5 three-pointers, finishing with 16 points to lead Lafayette, which goes from the frying pan to the fire by visiting Bucknell Wednesday night.

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