Pennsylvania hosts Harvard after Forbes' 22-point showing

Published Feb. 12, 2022 2:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Harvard Crimson (11-9, 3-5 Ivy League) at Pennsylvania Quakers (10-12, 7-2 Ivy League)

Boston; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

LINE: Pennsylvania -3.5; over/under is 140.5

BOTTOM LINE: Harvard takes on the Pennsylvania Quakers after Mason Forbes scored 22 points in Harvard's 62-59 loss to the Yale Bulldogs.

The Quakers have gone 5-2 in home games. Pennsylvania is 4-7 in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Crimson are 3-5 against Ivy League opponents. Harvard averages 72.6 points and has outscored opponents by 4.3 points per game.

The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. The Quakers won 78-74 in the last matchup on Jan. 28. Jordan Dingle led the Quakers with 31 points, and Noah Kirkwood led the Crimson with 27 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Michael Moshkovitz is averaging 4.8 points for the Quakers. Dingle is averaging 16.5 points over the last 10 games for Pennsylvania.

Luka Sakota is shooting 43.7% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Crimson, while averaging 11.3 points. Kirkwood is shooting 46.1% and averaging 18.6 points over the last 10 games for Harvard.

LAST 10 GAMES: Quakers: 7-3, averaging 74.0 points, 35.4 rebounds, 10.7 assists, 6.3 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.7 points per game.

Crimson: 5-5, averaging 68.0 points, 31.1 rebounds, 10.7 assists, 6.7 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.8 points.

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