Penn-Dartmouth game log

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HANOVER, N.H.

Quakers take the floor in front of a modest -- to say the least -- crowd of mostly home fans. There are no students here - after all, there is a hockey game a few blocks away. Also it's Winter Carnival weekend here -- think Spring Fling with a wind chill.

Starting lineups: Penn: Jaaber, Osmundson, Danley, Whitehurst and Zoller
Dartmouth: Giovacchini, Flynn, Ball, Arnold and Lang

Opening few minutes are a pain to watch. Dartmouth's Johnathan Ball is wearing one of those stylish facemasks after suffering a fracure against Yale in January. Terry Dunn calls timeout at 15:52 - Penn 7 Dart 5.

I can actually hear myself talk. This certainly isn't the Palestra. First media timeout 13:52 - Penn 9 Dart 8. There are two bands here. Why are they playing the Black Eyed Peas over the loudspeaker?

Jaaber clearly came to play. He already has a steal (which led to a slam) and a blocked shot. No one else seems to be able to rebound.

12:20 - First sighting of Leon Pattman tonight. He was questionable because of a knee injury. His first touch ended up in Jaaber's hands as he made a bad pass and failed to realize he had been intercepted. Before he figured it out, Jaaber was slamming it home at the other end. 10:29 - Penn 17 Dart 8.

This game is getting boring quick. The Dartmouth cheerleaders perform some sort of odd "Riverdance" routine. If you're scoring at home: 12 Penn cheerleaders plus the Quaker to 7 Dartmouth cheerleaders. Dartmouth players are having a better time passing to Jaaber than to their own teammates. So far I've got him for two interceptions and two more legit steals. 7:16 - Penn 22 Dart 15.

Passing looks awful. Ebede put up a three from about 20 feet, it missed the rim by about a foot, but Jaaber was there for the putback. 25-19 Penn. Clock operator can't seem to figure out the shot clock - refs finally get that straightened out. At least Penn is 9 of 11 on foul shots.

Jaaber fouled Pattman on a three as time expired. Penn 31, Dart 23. HALFTIME

Leading scorers in the first half: Penn: Jaaber 11 (5-5 FG), Whitehurst 7; Dartmouth: Lang 7. Turnovers: Penn 11, Dartmouth 11. Jaaber has four steals. Dartmouth is shooting 29 percent (9-31). Penn 52.6 percent (10-19).

Dartmouth center Arnold picked up his fourth foul at 18:39. He's logged 9 minutes so far. Now we can see why he only averages 20 minutes a game. Dunn calls timeout to try to calm things down. 15:53 - Penn 40, Dart 27.

Mostly a ho-hum second half. Passing is anything but pretty. Whitehurst has knocked down a few threes and Dartmouth continues to turn the ball over. Stat watch: Fouls - Dart 6, Penn 1 -- 7:46 - Penn 55 Dart 40.

Dartmouth continues to hang around. With 4 1/2 minutes to play, Dunphy has gone no deeper than Ebede and Grandieri into his bench. 4:31 - Penn 57, Dart 44

3:01 - Tommy McMahon is the first real sub off the bench. Grandieri, Whitehurst and Ebede sit. Penn is 12 of 16 from the line.

Here's your Penn lineup: Cam Lewis, Greg Kuchinski, McMahon, Jaaber and Brennan Votel. Penn 70, Dart 49 with a minute to go.

FINAL: Penn 70, Dartmouth 51 -- The Quakers are now 4-1 against the spread in the Ivy League. (tonight's was 15)