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PHILADELPHIA--Ron Haigler and Mark Lonetto led Penn from an early deficit as the Quakers rode a 21-0 streak to bury Yale 98-73 last night and clinch at least a tie for its sixth straight Ivy League title...
Yale, which made eight of its first nine shots to lead by as many as 12 points at 20-8 in the first half, led for the last time at 36-35. Haigler then ended the first half scoring with successive baskets...
...Haigler had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Lonetto had 15 points and Henry Johnson had 16 points and 15 rebounds...
...Haigler (21 points), Henry Johnson (23 points, 11 rebounds), and Bob Bigelow (18 and 12) play so well that you'd swear they've been practicing together since the second grade. Throw in the 17-point contribution of John Beecroft, and keep in mind that All-Ivy performer John Engles is out for the season with an injury, and you quickly realize that Penn is not just another basketball team...
What exactly transpired in the second half occurred so quickly that if you were late in returning to your seat after intermission, you would have missed it. It took less than two minutes for the Quakers, via a Haigler jump shot and lay-ups by Bigelow and Johnson, to turn a 38-34 advantage into a commanding lead...