PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's basketball team finished its Big 5 season in style on Saturday night, defeating Saint Joseph's 67-56 at The Palestra. With the win, the Quakers ended up 1-3 in city play and moved to 13-6 overall. The Hawks fell to 11-9 overall, 0-3 in Big 5 play.

Saint Joseph's led early, 17-12, but Penn held the Hawks without a point for nearly six minutes and went on a 10-0 run to turn a five-point deficit into a five-point lead. The Quakers kept that lead intact to the break, going to the locker room up 33-30. Caleb Wood was a nice spark off the bench early, hitting a pair of treys and finishing the half with a team-high eight points.

The Hawks tied it off the first possession of the second half, Shavar Newkirk hitting a three-pointer, and then took a 37-35 lead on a pair of Chris Clover layups in transition. Penn responded with the game's next 12 points, however, as SJU went 3:33 without a point.

Saint Joseph's got within four points on two separate occasions after that, getting within 49-45 with a modest 6-0 run and then trading baskets. That was as close as the Hawks got, though, as an Antonio Woods layup set Penn off on an 8-2 run that made it 59-49 with three minutes to go. It looked like the Red and Blue might extend it even further with a steal on SJU's next possession, but AJ Brodeur's outlet pass was intercepted and instead the Hawks' Shavar Newkirk got to the line for a pair of free throws that he hit. Penn then turned it over trying to break the Saint Joseph's press, and Chris Clover hit a long two-pointer to make it 59-53 with 2:25 still to go.

The Quakers quickly righted the ship. Woods hit a pair of free throws, as did Foreman after a defensive stop. Taylor Funk hit a three-pointer to make it 63-56, but that was it for the Hawks as Foreman hit two more free throws and Brodeur capped the night with a late fast-break dunk.