WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Howard University men's basketball could not overcome the University of Pennsylvania's (UPenn) hot perimeter shooting, falling to the Quakers 81-62 Monday night in the final game of 2019.

UPenn connected on 14 three-point shots, shooting 35 percent from long range to keep Howard from gaining true momentum.

Howard made a final push in the middle of the second quarter down 53-33. Nate Garvey got the run started with a lay-up, then forced a turnover that was later converted to a long-range jumper by Kyle Foster to cut the lead, 38-53 with 11-minutes left in regulation. Garvey and Foster connected on a pair of jumpers from beyond the arc to bring the game to within nine with 9-minutes left.

After a Penn timeout, the Quakers went on a 19-7 run in a five-minute span, connecting on five three-pointers to put the game out of reach.

Howard shot 47 percent from beyond the arc ( 8-of-17). Howard outrebounded Penn 39-36.

Charles 'CJ' Williams paced the Bison with a team-high 16 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double of the season. Three other Bison joined him in double-figures, Wayne Bristol, Jr. (13), Kyle Foster (11), Nate Garvey (11).

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Howard will open Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) play on the road versus the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Saturday, Jan. 4, followed by three consecutive home MEAC games versus Bethune-Cookman (Jan. 6), Norfolk State (Jan. 11), and South Carolina State (Jan. 13).