Penn Crushes Quintet, 82-48, Beck's 45 Points Sets Record

Braie Beck of Pennsylvania beat the Crimson basketball team almost single-handedly last night in the I.A.R. Beck scored 45 points for a new individual game record in the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League, while the outclassed Harvard varsity could total only 48 points against Penn's 82.

Beck, only a junior, but high scorer in the league last year, also tied an E.I.B.L. record for 17 foul conversions in one game. Tony Lavelli of Yale was the player who previously held both these marks.

Besides his sensational .483 shooting percentage from the floor, Beck also led both teams with 22 rebounds and four assists. And he held Dick Lionette, the opposing center who entered the game with a 14 point average, to one field goal and three foul shots.

36-31 at Half

Lionette managed to hold the shorter 6'4" Penn star to only 18 points in the first period, the main reason the Crimson was only behind, 36 to 31, at that point. With Gerry Murphy hitting four short jump shots and Bill Dennis driving in for 12 points in the first half, the Crimson was still in the ball game at the intermission. In fact, the game was tied several times in the first ten minutes though the varsity was never ahead.

But Beck's unstoppable jump shot over Lionette's arms--often from the right corner--and his foul conversions gave the visitors a 58 to 41 lead at the end of the third quarter. Despite several substitutions, Penn continued to roll with Beck while the Crimson repeatedly made wild passes in the last 10 minutes.

The evening's only consolation was the freshman victory over Nichols Junior College, 53 to 43. Ten men scored for the Yardlings with Harry Sacks hitting for 12 points, all in the first half.

The victory temporarily placed Penn at the head of the Eastern League with a five-won and one-lost record. The Quakers have been defeated only by Cornell. For the Crimson it was the fifth loss in a row, and leaves the locals still looking for an E.I.B.L. victory.

The Crimson's next game is against Dartmouth this Saturday, at Hanover.