Princeton Tigers at Pennsylvania Quakers
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Chen, Nweke lead No. 25 Princeton down the stretch in 67-54 win over Penn
The teams combined to make one of 11 shots in the first four minutes of the third quarter before a couple of 3-pointers by Ese Ogbevire and a layup by Mataya Gayle helped Penn get to within 46-42. The Quakers outscored the Tigers 16-9 over the first nine minutes of the quarter and 18-11 through the full 10 minutes.
Ogbevire's layup to open the fourth quarter got the Quakers within two points. Nweke and Chen made a series of free throws and Chen followed with a jumper to put Princeton up 54-46 with 6:40 remaining. Another six-point run had the Tigers ahead 60-48 with 3 minutes left and they led by double digits the rest of the game.
Chen made 8 of 14 from the field, 4 of 6 from the free-throw line and added five assists. Nweke made 6 of 8 shots, 5 of 8 free throws and grabbed five rebounds.
The Tigers (18-3, 8-0 Ivy League) were outrebounded 33-19 but forced 27 turnovers to just seven of their own.
Jordan Obi had 17 points and nine rebounds for Penn (11-10, 3-5). Ogbevire's 16 points included 3 of 4 3-pointers.
Penn had nine turnovers in the first quarter and the Tigers took advantage, turning them into 13 of their 23 points. Penn managed to stay within double digits by hitting 5 of 8 shots (62.5%) and Princeton led 23-15 after one quarter.
Penn's turnover count reached 17 by halftime and an 8-0 Princeton run in the middle of the second quarter helped the Tigers take a 37-26 lead at the break.
Ivy League-leading Princeton plays at Brown on Friday and at Yale on Saturday. Pennsylvania has the reverse order — at Yale on Friday and at Brown on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 67 - 54 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 67 - 54 |
| 4th 0:06 |  |
Chet Nweke Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 54 |
| 4th 0:09 |  |
Ese Ogbevire missed Jumper. | 67 - 54 |
| 4th 0:25 | |
Kaitlyn Chen made Free Throw. | 67 - 54 |
Statistics
 PRIN |
PENN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-52 | FG | 19-42 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 2-7 | 3PT | 5-15 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 15-21 | FT | 11-14 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 19 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 11 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 11 | Assists | 9 |
| 9 | Steals | 1 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 4 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 27 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 28 | Points Off Turnovers | 2 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 20 | Fouls | 20 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 1,086 | Capacity: