Pennsylvania beat Howard 78-65

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Mon, Nov 9, 2026

Pennsylvania beat Howard 78-65 at The Palestra.

TJ Power led Pennsylvania with 23 points and 6 3-pointers. Cam Gillus had 17 points and 6 assists for Howard. Dalton Scantlebury led all players with 8 rebounds for Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 8.0 points.

Scoring · Pennsylvania: TJ Power 23, Sir Mohammed 17, Michael Zanoni 12, AJ Levine 8, Lucas Lueth 7, Jay Jones 4, Dalton Scantlebury 3, Augustus Gerhart 2, Ethan Lin 2. Howard: Cam Gillus 17, Drew Harris 15, Cedric Taylor III 12, Josiah Lawson 7, James Brown 4, BJ Powell 4, Alex Cotton 2, Calvin Robins Jr. 2, Julian Johnson 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

HOW 76, PENN 81model score

-5.0model spread (home)

157.9model total

8.0points off the final margin

UnderdogHOW +6.51.5 Lost Over 155.52.4 Lost

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Open (first seen)	-5.5	158.5			our snapshots
Latest	-14.0	150.0	-55000.0	4933.5	our snapshots (8 books)
Close	-6.5	155.5	-258	210	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +13 (home) ATS PENN covered Total 143 → under

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
HOW	3	150	3	same
PENN	non-MEAC team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	HOW	PENN
FG	23-61	26-57
FG%	38	46
3PT	8-23	10-24
3P%	35	42
FT	11-16	16-23
FT%	69	70
Rebounds	37	38
Offensive rebounds	12	10
Defensive rebounds	25	28
Assists	16	15
Steals	11	10
Blocks	6	8
Turnovers	21	18
Points off turnovers	10	16
Fast break points	20	16
Points in paint	30	28
Fouls	22	20
Largest lead	14	17
Possessions (est.)	77.6	75.9
Points per 100 possessions	83.8	102.7

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Howard Bison

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Cedric Taylor III G	37	12	5-16	1-5	1-2	2	6	4	5	2	2	1
Cam Gillus G	35	17	4-9	2-3	7-10	2	6	6	5	2	0	2
James Brown C	23	4	2-7	0-0	0-0	1	5	1	3	0	2	2
Alex Cotton G	16	2	1-5	0-4	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3
Gasper Kocevar C	15	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	1	5	0	3	1	0	3
Drew Harris	33	15	6-7	3-3	0-0	2	4	3	1	5	1	2
Josiah Lawson	17	7	3-8	1-5	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1
BJ Powell	11	4	1-5	1-2	1-2	1	3	2	1	0	0	2
Calvin Robins Jr.	6	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Jeremiah Johnson	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Julian Johnson	3	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2
River Smith	DNP
Shane Frazier	DNP
Isaiah Brown	DNP
Ose Okojie	DNP

Pennsylvania Quakers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Michael Zanoni G	39	12	5-15	2-7	0-1	0	2	1	2	1	0	1
TJ Power F	37	23	8-19	6-12	1-2	2	4	3	4	1	0	3
AJ Levine G	25	8	2-6	0-0	4-4	0	4	5	5	2	0	3
Sir Mohammed G	21	17	4-6	1-2	8-11	0	5	1	1	3	1	4
Augustus Gerhart F	13	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	2	1	0	2	3
Lucas Lueth	30	7	3-5	1-3	0-0	1	2	0	1	1	4	3
Dalton Scantlebury	14	3	1-3	0-0	1-2	3	8	1	0	1	1	1
Jay Jones	14	4	1-1	0-0	2-3	0	3	2	1	1	0	2
Ethan Lin	5	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Isaiah Carroll	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
William Kruse	DNP
Finley Billy	DNP
Michael Pereira	DNP
Johnny Keenan	DNP
Chase Geremia	DNP
Dorian Glogovac	DNP
Payton Kamin	DNP
Ryan Altman	DNP
Niklas Polonowski	DNP