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BOSTON -- Live by the three, die by the three. It is not the ideal that Penn coach Fran Dunphy has looked for in terms of an offensive scheme -- that has been to pound the ball down low to reigning first team All-Ivy big men Ugonna Onyekwe and Koko Archibong. But when Penn shoots as it did Friday night at Laviete's Pavilion, there are few teams that can match its firepower. Led by junior Jeff Schiffner's career-high seven three-pointers in 10 attempts, the Quakers shot 51.6-percent from behind the arc (16-for-31) -- making eight more three-pointers than two-point field goals during the game. With the performance, Schiffner joins a now-nine-way tie for fourth place all time in three-pointers in a game -- Matt Maloney holds the record with 10 against Brown in February 1995. But despite the high number of attempts, not one of Schiffner's shots was forced. Each was the logical shot after the Quakers had settled into an offensive set. With 1:01 remaining, the junior guard gave Penn a 16 point lead with a long ball from the left baseline with the shot clock running down. Like most of his other three pointers, it came after a series of swing passes. "If they're going to double Ugonna and Koko, it frees up the guards, so you kick out," Penn senior guard David Klatsky said. "And -- extra pass, extra pass -- and the guard's going to get an open shot." A player who has made his living from behind the arc, Schiffner felt comfortable during the pregame warmups. "I always feel good stepping in and getting my body squared," Schiffner said. "I was really able to settle down and get myself ready to shoot." But a career-high seven threes? Was it simply a matter of Schiffner getting hot or was the system working? Schiffner was not the only one firing on all cylinders Friday, though. A team with four contributing guards who shoot over 40-percent from three-point territory and a big guy in Archibong who has popped outside for 36.7 percent on the season, the Quakers took their opportunities and drained them. "If we get the open looks, we're a good shooting team," Klatsky said. "They're very friendly rims here at Harvard so we were able to knock down some shots." Sophomore Tim Begley got the scoring barrage started in the early minutes, notching two threes from the top of the key during the game's second minute. The Freehold, N.J., native again hit from his favorite spot on the court -- perpendicular to the basket -- with 16:30 remaining in the game. Penn has put on a three-point clinic several times in the recent past, knocking down 15 threes at Dartmouth last year, and against Temple and at USC this season. Friday's performance tied the record for three-point shots in a game with last year's 16 shot-barrage against Drexel. Schiffner notched 6-of-7 threes last year at Dartmouth and 5-of-8 against Drexel -- 7-for-10 is a personal record both in shots made and attempts, however. Even with Archibong and Onyekwe out for large portions of the game due to early foul trouble, the Quakers compensated for their absence. Penn's knack for driving the lane and kicking the ball outside opened the offense and kept the outmatched Crimson guessing on every possession. "It was just one of those games," Schiffner said. The Quakers cannot count on 16 threes in a game -- after all, it's a Penn record. But when they execute from long range within the gameplan, they're going to be hard to beat. You're right, Schiff. It was just one of those games.

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