Clemente continued to terrorize Quaker forward Ugonna Onyekwe in the low post and scored almost at will. Meanwhile, Harvard sophomore guard Drew Gellert took on an unusual role as an offensive threat, getting inside for easy layups.
Gellert finished with ten points.
Though Jordan wasn't scoring, three other Penn players went for double figures. Guard Matt Langel hit three 3-pointers in the latter part of the second half to help Penn open up a 10-point lead, and Owens had a double-double with 12 points and 17 rebounds.
The Quakers, however, kept stumbling as it tried to pull away. Nine turnovers in the second half, combined with poor free-throw shooting let Harvard keep the game close. Clemente became a one-man show in the last five minutes to get Harvard to within those final three points.
"This time we took good shots from them and didn't back down," said Sullivan, making a reference to the game in Philadelphia, when Penn easily won 79-52.
In that game, Clemente had two points and fouled out. Saturday night, he went for 25 points in 37 minutes.
"I felt the rhythm," Clemente said. "I was posting up really well [against Onyekwe] and got my turnaround going in."
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