Pennsylvania Quakers at Saint Joseph's Hawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
78 - 70
Penn tops Saint Joseph's 78-70 to win Big 5 championship
Pennsylvania finished 4-0 against the Philadelphia schools, previously beating Villanova, La Salle and Drexel, to claim its first Big 5 title since 1993-94. The win also gives the Quakers (12-6) a 12-4 nonconference record, their best effort since going 13-3 in 2001-02. Jake Silpe came off the bench to score 13.
Brodeur and Washington had nine points apiece in the first half to guide Penn to a 35-31 lead at intermission. The Hawks (9-11) missed all 10 of their 3-point tries and finished 3 of 24 for the game (12.5 percent).
Charlie Brown Jr. hit a jumper to pull Saint Joseph's within 67-64 with 2:44 remaining, but Washington answered with a 3-pointer and Silpe hit a 3-pointer and added three free throws to help the Quakers prevail.
Brown paced the Hawks with 27 points and 12 rebounds, but he sank just 1 of 8 from beyond the arc.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Michael Wang Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Charlie Brown Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 78 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:11 | AJ Brodeur made Free Throw. | 78 - 70 |
Statistics
 PENN |
 JOES |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-63 | FG | 29-72 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 14-38 | 3PT | 3-24 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 13 |
| 10-15 | FT | 9-15 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 19 | Assists | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 8,173 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |