With a 16 point win at Florida A&M, Princeton hit the halfway point of the 2011-12 schedule.
What do you make of the 8-7 Tigers so far?
Where do you think they're headed the final 15 games of the season?
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Denver vs. Arkansas State - 8:00 pm ET
Cal vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET
Down by 17 with 13:13 left to play, Georgetown (13-1) staged an improbable rally that was capped off by a Hollis Thompson three pointer in the final 30 seconds. Hoya Hoops has the postgame audio and Hoya Prospectus crunches the numbers from a 73-70 victory.
Drew Crawford's potential game-winning layup was blocked at the buzzer as Northwestern (11-4) fell at home to Illinois, 57-56.
Richmond (9-7) lost their conference opener by five to Charlotte.
Is Princeton finding its stride?
A book on the children of immigrants includes the story of Pete Carril. You can order a copy here.
Princeton recruit Mike Washington, Jr. scored 19 in Oak Harbor's win over Meadowdale.
Playing in front of several of his future teammates, Hans Brase and The Hill School faced the Princeton JV at Jadwin Gym. Anyone go? It sounds like Clay Wilson had a big game for the Tigers.
Denver visits Arkansas State tonight.
Cal heads to Corvallis to face Oregon State.
Around the Ivy League: Columbia (10-5) beat Colgate on the road, 66-59. Penn (7-8) edged Lafayette by five.
A professional highlight package with a Florida State slant produced by the ACC.
Marquette vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Illinois vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Richmond vs. Charlotte - 7:30 pm ET
Columbia vs. Colgate - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Lafayette - 7:00 pm ET - LSN
Mercer (3-12) returned from an extended holiday break with a 79-65 win over Manor. The Vikings were led by Andre Wilburn and Brandin Youngblood, who each scored 25 points.
Pete Carril attended the Starters Moravian Winter Classic with Chris Thomforde.
Princeton's return to the NCAA Tournament is fourth on the Princeton Packet list of 2011's special sports moments.
There is a faculty and staff free ticket option for Sunday's game versus TCNJ. Take advantage if you're eligible!
Some Princeton/Siena highlights can be found here.
Georgetown hosts Marquette tonight.
Illinois visits Northwestern.
Richmond opens Atlantic 10 play at Charlotte.
Around the Ivy League: Yale (9-4) controlled the interior in an 82-67 win over Holy Cross. Harvard (12-2) was surprised on the road at Fordham, 60-54. Bucknell remained undefeated versus the Ancient Eight, defeating Dartmouth (3-12) by a 67-59 count. Cornell (4-9) fell on the road to Maryland by eight.
A handful of Princeton games have been uploaded to YouTube. The second of which I'm highlighting is a victory from three seasons ago over Columbia.
There was no letdown one day after a 61-41 win over Cornell. Princeton held Columbia without a field goal the opening 9:05 and dispatched the Lions 63-35.
The full game is broken down after the jump. If you missed last week's post of the aforementioned triumph over the Big Red, it can be found here.
Manor vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
Holy Cross vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Fordham - 7:00 pm ET
Bucknell vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Maryland - 8:00 pm ET - ESPN3
Georgetown moved up to #9 in both the ESPN/USA Today and AP polls. Harvard is now #21 in former and #22 in the latter.
Despite the best efforts of Princeton recruit Mike Washington, Jr., Oak Harbor went winless at the Bellevue Holiday Tournament.
A new Sit Down With Sydney is available.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (5-10) lost 70-61 to American in Providence. Behind a career high 24 from Meiko Lyles, Columbia (9-5) built as large as a 24 point lead in their 67-52 win over Fairleigh Dickinson.
Coming off a pair of very nice performances down in Tallahassee, Denton Koon has been named Ivy League Rookie of the Week. Koon's stat lines from Princeton's two most recent games:
Min Pts FG FT 3FG Rebs A S B TO PF 30 7 3-7 1-3 0-0 3-7-10 0 0 0 1 2 75-73 W (3OT) FSU 24 13 5-7 3-4 0-0 1-3-4 2 0 1 0 1 76-61 W FAMU
Koon was a remarkable +45 in the Sunshine State while his team was +17 overall for the trip. His 10 rebounds against Florida State set a career high and his 13 points at Florida A&M matched a career best from earlier in the season against Lafayette.
For the season Koon is shooting 62.3% from the floor.
Ian Hummer also made the latest Honor Roll, with Yale's Greg Mangano the Player of the Week.
American vs. Brown - 1:00 pm ET
Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's second straight victory on goprincetontigers.com, in the Tallahassee Democrat, courtesy of the Associated Press and on famuathletics.com.
A strong second half following a lackluster first drove Northwestern (11-3) to a 68-56 win over Penn State.
Playing perhaps their best game of the season to stay unblemished in MAAC play, Fairfield (8-6) defeated Canisius by 18.
Around the Ivy League: Penn (6-8) was dominated inside by Duke, 85-55.
Postgame audio - Coach Mitch Henderson:
With what had been a double digit lead cut to four after a three point play by Florida A&M’s Amin Stevens more than 12 minutes into the second half, Princeton scored 16 straight to regain control of their first game of 2012.
“Eventually our defense started to help us score and get a little more balance on the offensive end,” said head coach Mitch Henderson.
Winning for the second time in a New Year's Eve-spanning trip to Tallahassee, the Tigers (8-7) moved over .500 for the first time this season as they defeated the Rattlers 76-61.
Four Princeton players hit double figures with Douglas Davis’ 18 leading the way.
Ian Hummer added 15, T.J. Bray connected four times from three point distance on his way to 14 and freshman Denton Koon matched his career high with 13 – all from point blank range.
After falling behind 11-4 to start the day, Princeton pulled even on a Hummer three with 8:57 left and extended an advantage up to 35-23 on Patrick Saunders’ three point shot which hit the front rim and dropped.
Davis passed Sean Jackson for second place on Princeton’s career three point shooting list with his 236th trey, one quarter of a stretch that was a 12-0 run. Davis needs 43 additional triples to overtake assistant coach Brian Earl for most as a Tiger.
Today's Game: Princeton (7-7 / 0-0) vs. Florida A&M (2-11 / 0-1)
Location: Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center - Tallahassee, FL
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 1-0.
Last meeting: Princeton 51 Florida A&M 43 - 12/11/92
| Princeton | Florida A&M | |
| 2-2 | Home Record | 2-2 |
| 4-4 | Away Record | 0-7 |
| 1-1 | Neutral Record | 0-2 |
| 130 | RPI | 344 |
| 152 | Sagarin | 341 |
| 134 | Pomeroy | 338 |
| 62.4 | Points / Game | 65.0 |
| 61.3 | Points Allowed / Game | 77.0 |
| .419 | FG% | .393 |
| .640 | FT% | .582 |
| .339 | 3PT FG% | .301 |
| 34.0 | Rebounds / Game | 34.2 |
| 9.6 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 13.7 |
| -0.6 | Rebounding Margin | -8.9 |
| 14.1 | Assists / Game | 9.9 |
| 14.2 | Turnovers / Game | 17.0 |
| 3.6 | Blocks / Game | 3.6 |
| Hummer: 18.4 | Points | Stevens: 24.0 |
| Hummer: 8.4 | Rebounds | Crowder: 6.8 |
| Bray: 3.9 | Assists | Moore: 1.5 |
| Hummer: 1.9 | Steals | Moore: 1.3 |
| Hummer: 0.9 | Blocks | Crowder: 2.2 |
| Koon: .609 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Crowder: .486 |
| Saunders: .833 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Moore .786 |
| Davis: .402 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | Bullard: .526 |
Canisius vs. Fairfield - 1:00 pm ET
Penn State vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Penn vs. Duke - 5:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Happy New Year!
One Rattler went to scout Princeton in person on Friday night.
It was not pretty, but Georgetown (12-1) scored the final eight points of a 49-40 win over Providence.
Denver (11-3) was upended by UALR at home, 66-59.
Washington State held off a late Oregon State (10-4) rally, keeping the Beavers winless in the Pac-12.
Fairfield starts the new year with Canisius at home.
Penn State visits Northwestern tonight.
Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (3-11) lost their fourth straight, 65-61 versus Holy Cross. Despite shooting 11-21 from three point range, Yale (8-4) fell by 20 at #10 Florida. Missing two shots to tie in the final 12 seconds, Cornell (4-8) stayed winless on the road after a 63-60 defeat at Bucknell. Harvard (12-1) came from 10 down at the break to record a very nice 74-69 win over St. Joe's.
Select plays filmed from the stands last night in Tallahassee.
There's an additional postgame package here.
Providence vs. Georgetown - 2:00 pm ET - ESPN2
UALR vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET
Oregon State vs. Washington State - 6:00 pm ET - Root Sports
Holy Cross vs. Dartmouth - 2:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Florida - 2:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Cornell vs. Bucknell - 2:00 pm ET
St. Joe's vs. Harvard - 4:00 pm ET
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's triple overtime thriller on goprincetontigers.com, in the Tallahassee Democrat, in the Daily Princetonian, courtesy of the Associated Press, on Tomahawk Nation and on seminoles.com.
You can watch a rebroadcast of the full game here.
Princeton recruit Mike Washington, Jr scored 19 of his team's 32 in an Oak Harbor loss at the Bellevue Holiday Tournament.
Washington was recently named an ESPNHS Player of the Week.
Vote for the Tigers making the NCAA Tournament as one of New Jersey's 2011 sports stories of the year.
Darrius Garrett set the school record for blocked shots in a 78-58 Richmond (9-6) win over UNC Greensboro.
Georgetown hosts Providence this afternoon.
UALR is next to visit Denver in Magness Arena.
Oregon State plays at Washington State.
Have a happy, healthy and safe New Year's Eve!
Around the Ivy League: Columbia (8-5) came from down 11 at halftime to beat Lafayette 77-67.
