Mercer (6-13) dropped their fourth straight, 70-67 versus Manor.
Jared Cunningham scored a career high 24 as Oregon State (8-9) held off USC, 80-76.
The seventh consecutive Denver (9-9) victory was a 79-70 overtime win over Florida International in front of a record home crowd. The Pioneers improved to 5-0 in the Sun Belt.
Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade shook off a fever for a huge game in Seton CC's victory over previously undefeated Norwich.
Desmond Hubert says his decision has come down to a pair of schools.
Around the Ivy League: Columbia (10-5 / 1-0) knocked off Cornell (4-11 / 0-1) in the conference opener for both teams, 79-75. Yale (8-7 / 1-0) held off Brown (6-8 / 0-1) on the road, 69-64. Harvard (12-3 / 1-0) topped George Washington, 67-62.
Postgame audio - Coach John Thompson III, Chris Wright & Austin Freeman:
A three pointer by Rutgers' James Beatty over Austin Freeman in the left corner with 9:59 left in the second half cut what had been a 16 point Georgetown lead five minutes previous down to 47-43.
Losers of four out of their first five in conference play with their leading scorer Austin Freeman mired in a 10-31 shooting slump, the time was right for the Hoyas to crack on the road.
For John Thompson III, 7,122 red-clad Scarlet Knight supporters rising to a din wasn't different from situations he had seen before.
Georgetown vs. Rutgers - 12:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Northwestern vs. Michigan State - 1:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
MCCC vs. Manor - 3:00 pm ET
FIU vs. Denver - 6:30 pm ET - FSN Rocky Mountain
USC vs. Oregon State - 10:30 pm ET
Yale vs. Brown - 2:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. George Washington - 2:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
A must-win this afternoon for Georgetown at Rutgers. Look for full coverage on the site later today.
Northwestern travels to East Lansing to close their season series with Michigan State.
I wrote a profile for the latest Princeton Alumni Weekly about junior guard Douglas Davis. Longer versions of quotes from Davis, Tiger head coach Sydney Johnson and Hun head man Jonathan Stone that were cut from the print version due to space constrictions are included at the conclusion. - JS
Davis ’12, Tigers aim to be ‘unforgettable’ By Jon Solomon
On an early December walk to Jadwin Gym before the men’s basketball game against St. Joseph’s, junior guard Douglas Davis had time to listen to one song. He selected “Unforgettable,” by the Canadian rapper Drake. The chorus repeated confidently:
“And when you get to talkin’ ’bout the greatest, I just really hope that you’d think of me / ’cause I’m tryin’ to be unforgettable.”
Oregon State (7-9) rallied from 17 down to lead UCLA by two with under three minutes left. The Bruins then scored the game's last seven points as the Beavers missed a pair of free throws and consecutive backdoor layups for a 62-57 final.
Rhode Island nipped Richmond (13-4), pulling out a 78-74 decision.
Mercer (6-12) lost by three to Brookdale.
Rutgers coach Mike Rice doesn't think his team struggled defending the "Princeton" style. They struggled defending Dan Mavraides.
The Daily Princetonian is already previewing the Tigers' opening weekend of Ivy play.
Denver coach Joe Scott took part in an online Q&A yesterday that you can read an archive of.
The 2011 McDonald's All American nominees are out. Princeton recruits Denton Koon and Bobby Garbade are on the list.
Brookdale vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
Rhode Island vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET - CBS College Sports
UCLA vs. Oregon State - 8:30 pm ET - FSN Northwest
Northwestern (11-4) made 10 first half three pointers and cruised to a 90-71 win at Iowa. Michael "Juice" Thompson broke the Wildcat career record for minutes played in this game.
The struggle continued for Georgetown (12-5), falling to Pitt by 15. The Hoyas shot a season low 38% from the field.
Yahoo! Sports has updated their Princeton team report.
With the Nationals potentially in the mix, Chris Young appears to be nearing his decision.
Brian Delaney of the Ithaca Journal has a column full of items about the Ivy League.
Will Venable attended yesterday's UNLV/San Diego State game.
The new Schuylkill 16 is here! The new Schuylkill 16 is here! Things are going to start happening to me now.
Around the Ivy League: Penn (5-7) rallied from down 13 with 3:30 remaining to force overtime, but La Salle outscored the Quakers 13-7 in the extra frame.
As some readers know, I've been working on a book about late Princeton professor Marvin Bressler since the summer. I've interviewed 60+ different individuals for their stories of Professor Bressler.
In my research I've uncovered many incredible things that I look forward to someday sharing with you, but one critical missing piece is a recording of Professor Bressler's speech from February 21, 2009 at the Princeton Boathouse.
There were hundreds in attendance at this reception honoring Pete Carril the same evening "Carril Court" was dedicated, but I have been unable to find anyone who taped Marvin's incredible improvised remarks about his friend.
Several have cited what Marvin said that night as one of his finest moments. If you have any leads, cameraphone footage or remembrances of what was said I would like very much to talk with you.
It seems impossible in this electronic age that Professor Bressler's words have vanished into the ether without documentation and I'm hopeful visitors to this site can help my search.
The Ivy League held its second-annual Men's Basketball Midseason Media Teleconference this morning, with all eight coaches answering questions from media.
The portion of today's Q&A with Princeton coach Sydney Johnson is available above. An mp3 of the still-underway event should be available on the Ivy League web site later this afternoon.
It had been all but done since November, but yesterday it was made public that Northwestern head coach Bill Carmody had signed a two year extension with the Wildcats.
Ian Hummer represents Princeton in the 10th Ivy League Men's Basketball Weekly Release of the season.
Both Princeton and Harvard are "hot" according to ESPN's Mark Adams.
Fresh on the heels of my +/- number crunching, Ken Pomeroy has a treatise about why this stat is not a great tool for analysis.
princetonbasketball.com was founded on April 28th, 1998 in an attempt to provide fans of the Princeton Tigers and Ivy League basketball with the best on-line source for up-to-date news and information. We have since expanded to launch a companion site, Georgetown Basketball News.
As these sites have continued to grow we have increased our coverage to include additional teams with Princeton connections - the Richmond Spiders, Denver Pioneers, Oregon State Beavers, Fairfield Stags and Mercer County Community College Vikings - plus former Tigers playing professional baseball and basketball all over the world. This site is not directly affiliated with the Friends of Princeton Basketball, Princeton University or the Princeton athletic department.
Sun. 11/10 vs. Florida A&M
Sat. 11/16 at Butler
Wed. 11/20 vs. Lafayette
Sat. 11/23 at Rice
Tue. 11/26 vs. George Mason
Sat. 11/30 at Bucknell
Sat. 12/7 vs. FDU
Wed. 12/11 at Rutgers
Sat. 12/14 at Penn State
Fri. 12/20 vs. Portland*
Sat. 12/21 vs. Pacific*
Tue. 12/31 vs. Kent State
Sat. 1/4 at Liberty
Sat. 1/11 at Penn
Sun. 1/26 vs. Kean
Fri. 1/31 at Harvard
Sat. 2/1 at Dartmouth
Fri. 2/7 vs. Columbia
Sat. 2/8 vs. Cornell
Fri. 2/14 at Brown
Sat. 2/15 at Yale
Fri. 2/21 vs. Dartmouth
Sat. 2/22 vs. Harvard
Fri. 2/28 vs. Yale
Sat. 3/1 vs. Brown
Fri. 3/7 at Cornell
Sat. 3/8 at Columbia
Tue. 3/11 vs. Penn
2,503 - B. Bradley, 1962-65
1,625 - I. Hummer, 2009-13
1,550 - D. Davis, 2008-12
1,546 - K. Mueller, 1987-91
1,451 - P. Campbell, 1959-62
1,441 - C. Robinson, 1979-83
1,428 - B. Earl, 1995-99
1,365 - B. Scrabis, 1985-89
1,321 - G. Petrie, 1967-70
1,292 - H. Haabestad, 1952-55
1,277 - G. Lewullis, 1995-99
1,239 - B. Taylor, 1970-72
1,207 - S. Goodrich 1994-98
1,133 - F. Sowinski, 1975-78
1,130 - R. Hielscher, 1991-95
1,122 - C. Thomforde, 1966-69
1,099 - T. Manakas, 1970-73
1,090 - J. Wallace, 2001-05
1,088 - C. Belz, 1956-59
1,079 - B. Hauptfuhrer, 1973-76
1,076 - B. Roma, 1976-79
1,071 - C. Mooney, 1990-94
1,064 - A. Hyland, Jr., 1960-63
1,062 - L. Brangan, 1957-60
1,057 - A. Hill, 1973-76
1,054 - D. Mavraides, 2007-11
1,044 - S. Johnson, 1993-1997
1,031 - J. Hummer, 1967-70
1,010 - W. Venable, 2001-05
