Dartmouth prevails over Penn, 67-62
HANOVER, N.H. - Penn's Darien Nelson-Henry battled to the end, but Tommy Carpenter scored seven of his career-high 13 points in the final 4 minutes, 45 seconds to help Dartmouth pull away and beat the Quakers, 67-62, Saturday night at Leede Arena.
HANOVER, N.H. - Penn's Darien Nelson-Henry battled to the end, but Tommy Carpenter scored seven of his career-high 13 points in the final 4 minutes, 45 seconds to help Dartmouth pull away and beat the Quakers, 67-62, Saturday night at Leede Arena.
Carpenter made a layup and Alex Mitola hit a three-pointer to give the Big Green a 56-55 lead with 3:49 remaining. Nelson-Henry answered with a layup before Carpenter converted a three-point play and Mitola hit a jumper to make it 61-57 with 2:16 to play.
Nelson-Henry made a pair of free throws, then Mitola and Carpenter hit back-to-back jumpers to push Dartmouth's lead to 65-59 with 54 seconds left, and the Big Green (10-14, 3-7 Ivy League) held on.
Nelson-Henry finished with 12 points, and Antonio Woods added 11 with six assists for Penn (7-16, 2-7 Ivy), which was playing without Tony Hicks. The Quakers' leading scorer was benched for the second game of a two-game suspension.
Camryn Crocker scored a career-high 10 points.