Penn Quakers forward TJ Power. Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

TJ Power carries Penn in Ivy League Tournament final win over Yale

By Clark Dalton | Last updated Mar 15, 2026 4:46 PM ET

Junior forward TJ Power powered the Penn Quakers in the Ivy League Tournament Final on Sunday.

Penn senior star forward Ethan Roberts — who led the team in scoring (16.9 points per game) entering Sunday — sat out because of a concussion. Despite that, the Quakers punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018 thanks to a stellar performance from Power.

TJ Power delivered memorable March Madness performance in the Ivy League Tournament final

Power scored a season-high 44 points on 14-of-26 shooting from the field in an 88-84 win over the Yale Bulldogs at Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York, on Sunday. According to ESPN Insights, his scoring total is the second most in any men's conference tournament final over the last 30 seasons.

The stats are impressive, but what would an epic March Madness performance be without a clutch shot? With the Quakers trailing the Bulldogs 75-72, they inbounded the ball to Power, who raced to the right wing and swished a 25-foot three-pointer with one second left in regulation. Yale junior guard Trevor Mullin just missed a last-second, three-quarter-court heave after that play.

PENN'S TJ POWER SENDS THE IVY LEAGUE FINAL TO OVERTIME

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TJ Power scored 44 of Penn’s 88 points to lead the Quakers to their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2018.

His 44 points are the 2nd most in any men’s conference tournament final over the last 30 seasons. pic.twitter.com/T208EbrS4w
— ESPN Insights (@ESPNInsights) March 15, 2026

Power continued to deliver in overtime. The 6-foot-9, 220-pounder drilled two key free throws to give Penn a five-point lead with 17 seconds left in the period, icing the game.

Power's performance shouldn't come as a surprise to Quakers head coach Fran McCaffery. When the former Virginia Cavaliers backup transferred to Penn before the start of the season, the coach hyped the Shrewsbury, Massachusetts native.

"I really think that TJ has the chance to be one of the best players not just in the Ivy League but in the country, so I'm excited to get him in a Penn uniform and help him develop his game. I think our fans will really enjoy watching him play," the coach said of the former five-star recruit in August, per the school's website.

Power should've been a fan favorite even before his epic performance on Sunday. He has established himself as one of the team's top shooters this season. Entering Sunday, he ranked 17th in the nation in three-point percentage (42.7 percent).

Penn hasn't won an NCAA Tournament game since 1994, and the program hasn't reached the Final Four since 1979. To make another Cinderella run, the Quakers need... more Power.

Clark Dalton

Dalton is a 2022 journalism graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He gained experience in sports media over the past seven years — from live broadcasting and creating short films to podcasting and producing. In college, he wrote for The Daily Texan. He loves sports and enjoys hiking, kayaking and camping.

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