Princeton faired better at the start of the season, including an impressive early win over Xavier. However, the Tigers have lost to far worse teams, including Lafayette, which is one of the worst teams in the country in the RPI rankings.

Still, things just looked like old times when both schools opened their Ivy schedules with a pair of blowouts, destroying Columbia and Cornell. But last weekend, Penn and Princeton struggled at home against both Brown and Yale. Both teams swept the weekend, but each game was close, and Brown came close to upsetting Princeton before losing 66-62.

Harvard blew out Brown at Lavietes last month.

"It helps that they didn't dominate at home two teams that we were very competitive with," Sullivan said. "It helps our players believe they are in a competitive position to win this weekend."

This weekend will mark the first conference road trip for both schools. Princeton has not played away from home since late December.

The Crimson will look to stop Penn's three-year tear through the Ivy League tonight. The Quakers have won 25 straight conference games, easily the longest such streak in the country.

The return of guard Lamar Plummer--who missed most of last year for personal reasons--has helped make up for the loss of Jordan. Plummer leads the team in scoring at 15.9 ppg and is deadly from long range, shooting a better percentage from 3-point range than from inside the arc.

Penn forward Ugonna Onyekwe will pose a challenge inside for the Crimson. Last year's Ivy Rookie of the Year, Onyekwe is averaging 14.1 points and 7.4 rebounds.