Who's Playing
Brown Bears @ Penn Quakers
Current Records: Brown 9-8, Penn 6-11
How To WatchWhen: Friday, January 31, 2025 at 7 p.m. ETWhere: Palestra -- Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaTV: ESPN PlusFollow: CBS Sports AppOnline Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)What to Know
We've got another exciting Ivy matchup on schedule as the Penn Quakers and the Brown Bears are set to tip at 7:00 p.m. ET on Friday at Palestra. The Quakers have been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last five games.
Penn is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Columbia with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 93-78. That's two games straight that the Quakers have won by exactly 15 points.
Penn was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, the point spread may have favored Brown last Saturday, but the final result did not. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 84-83 to Dartmouth. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Penn's win bumped their record up to 6-11. As for Brown, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season.
Penn came up short against Brown in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 71-64. Can Penn avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Series History
Penn has won 7 out of their last 10 games against Brown.
Feb 17, 2024 - Brown 71 vs. Penn 64Feb 02, 2024 - Brown 70 vs. Penn 61Feb 18, 2023 - Penn 90 vs. Brown 69Jan 02, 2023 - Penn 76 vs. Brown 68Feb 19, 2022 - Penn 89 vs. Brown 88Jan 02, 2022 - Penn 77 vs. Brown 73Feb 29, 2020 - Penn 73 vs. Brown 68Feb 14, 2020 - Brown 75 vs. Penn 63Mar 09, 2019 - Penn 58 vs. Brown 51Feb 08, 2019 - Penn 92 vs. Brown 82