Elon pictures.
Photos from today's game courtesy Stephen Goldsmith.
Elon 56 Princeton 55.
Postgame audio - Coach Mitch Henderson, Ian Hummer & Douglas Davis:
Leaving plenty of points short of the rim, either at point blank range or from the free throw line, Princeton found itself chasing Elon for the entire second half.
On four separate occasions the Tigers teased within one but were unable to reclaim a lead they only held briefly early.
After the Phoenix threw a cross court pass away with :13.6 to go, Princeton received one final opportunity.
However, Douglas Davis’ three point attempt at the buzzer hit only the iron as time ran out and the Tigers were on the wrong side of a 56-55 final.
Princeton made a woeful 15 of 29 free throws (51.7%), which was barely better than Elon’s 12-23 (52.2%).
“Anytime you get 19 offensive rebounds and you shoot 29 free throws, you like your chances,” said head coach Mitch Henderson after the orange and black’s third loss in four games. “A pretty disappointing result tonight.”
Ian Hummer had 18 for the Tigers on 5-21 shooting, 2-14 in the opening frame. He was joined in double figures by Davis with 12.
Drew Spradlin’s 13 paced three Phoenix in double digits.
Tuesday News:
Today's Game: Elon (2-1 / 0-0) vs. Princeton (1-2 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: FiOS1 (tape delay)
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: This is the first meeting between the two teams.
Last meeting: This is the first meeting between the two teams.
| Elon | Princeton | |
| 2-0 | Home Record | 1-1 |
| 0-1 | Away Record | 0-1 |
| 0-0 | Neutral Record | 0-0 |
| 71 | RPI | 101 |
| 207 | Sagarin | 167 |
| 210 | Pomeroy | 127 |
| 70.7 | Points / Game | 58.7 |
| 63.7 | Points Allowed / Game | 62.0 |
| .408 | FG% | .407 |
| .667 | FT% | .614 |
| .349 | 3PT FG% | .411 |
| 42.3 | Rebounds / Game | 33.7 |
| 13.0 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 7.3 |
| +5.0 | Rebounding Margin | -4.6 |
| 15.0 | Assists / Game | 12.3 |
| 18.0 | Turnovers / Game | 18.3 |
| 2.3 | Blocks / Game | 4.0 |
| Troutman: 14.3 | Points | Hummer: 17.3 |
| Spradlin: 6.3 | Rebounds | Hummer: 8.0 |
| Isenbarger: 3.0 | Assists | Bray: 3.3 |
| Bonney, Spradlin: 1.3 | Steals | Hummer: 1.7 |
| Troutman: 0.7 | Blocks | Hummer, Saunders: 1.0 |
| Troutman: .652 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Hummer, Davis: .500 |
| Troutman: .929 | FT% (Min: 5 FTM) | Davis: .875 |
| Spradlin: .438 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTA) | Davis: .526 |
Chaminade vs. Georgetown - 4:30 pm ET - Maui Invitational - ESPN2
MCCC vs. Lackawanna - 7:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Illinois - 9:30 pm ET - Cancun Challenge - CBS Sports Network
Monmouth vs. Brown - 5:00 pm ET - NIT
Wagner vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Seton Hall - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Stony Brook - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Delaware - 7:00 pm ET
Your lone preview of tonight's game comes from the Burlington Times News.
The Ivy League's weekly Honor Roll includes Ian Hummer for the second straight time.
Georgetown (2-1) fell short against #14 Kansas in the Maui Invitational, falling 67-62. Hoya Prospectus looks at the numbers. John Thompson III's team next plays host Chaminade this afternoon.
A Brad Tinsley basket with :04.5 remaining gave #18 Vanderbilt the Legends Classic title, 64-62 over Oregon State (4-1).
In Cancun, Richmond will face Illinois tonight.
Fairfield is headed to the Old Spice Classic, which kicks off Thanksgiving night. The newest "Sit Down With Sydney" can be heard here.
Around the Ivy League: George Mason blasted Brown (2-3) in the NIT, 74-48.
Know! Your! Foe! - Elon.
Elon makes their inaugural trip to Jadwin Gym on Tuesday night, where they will play Princeton for the first time. To get to know the Phoenix, I traded emails with Brian Hooper (most certainly not pictured above) AKA ElonFirefighter of Elon Phans for the fourth Know! Your! Foe! preview in as many games this season.
If you cover a team the Tigers will face down the line, let us know.
Bucknell fans, I'm now looking in your general direction!
Monday News:
Oregon State vs. Vanderbilt - 9:00 pm ET - Legends Classic - ESPN3
Kansas vs. Georgetown - 11:59 pm ET - Maui Invitational - ESPN2
Brown vs. George Mason - 7:30 pm ET - NIT
The Charleston Classic title went to Northwestern (4-0) with an 80-73 win over Seton Hall. Some beautiful offense in the above highlights.
Fairfield (2-2) played inside out and beat Holy Cross 73-52.
The Buffalo student paper writes about the Bulls' loss to Princeton. So does the Daily Princetonian
Put the kettle on. A rededicated Henry Sims and Georgetown begin the Maui Invitational against #14 Kansas late tonight East Coast time.
Oregon State plays at the Izod Center tonight for the Legends Classic crown.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (2=2) took advantage of a 20-0 first half run and kept Boston University winless.
Sunday News:
Holy Cross vs. Fairfield - 1:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. Seton Hall - 8:30 pm ET - Charleston Classic - ESPNU
Boston U. vs. Cornell - 2:00 pm ET
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's first win of the season on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times, on UB Bull Run and on buffalobulls.com.
Here's a great picture of Pete Carril and Geoff Petrie from the Lapchick Character Award luncheon.
In one of the biggest wins of Craig Robinson's tenure, Oregon State (4-0) rallied late to topple Texas in overtime. Jared Cunningham scored a career high 37 as the Beavers took advantage of their opportunity and advanced to face Vanderbilt in the Legends Classic finals.
Richmond (3-1) opened on a 24-3 run and cruised past Sacred Heart. Darien Brothers got the Spiders moving on offense and on defense.
Harcum took care of Mercer (1-4) by a 83-42 final.
Fairfield hosts Holy Cross this afternoon.
Tonight's Charleston Classic final pits Northwestern and Seton Hall.
Around the Ivy League: Overall it was a good day for the conference. Brown (2-2) rallied for a seven point win over Hartford. Penn (3-1) dug out of an early 10-0 hole to beat Robert Morris, 66-60. The only team in the league to fall on Saturday was Columbia (0-3), who dropped a 66-58 decision at home to American. R.J. Griffin had a career high 29 as Dartmouth (1-2) entered the win column via a 66-62 victory against Bryant. Out west Harvard (3-0) stayed perfect by a 77-67 count at Loyola Marymount.
Princeton 61 Buffalo 53.
Postgame audio - Coach Mitch Henderson, Ian Hummer & T.J. Bray:
20 minutes of basketball at home on a Saturday afternoon in front of a sparse crowd versus visiting Buffalo may not have completely revealed who Princeton is quite yet, but it certainly was an eye-opening look at what the Tigers are capable of.
The orange and black built a daunting 18-4 lead after 11 minutes of play on a pair of Brendan Connolly free throws. Playing their best half of the young season, Princeton was able to open up as wide as a 25 point advantage.
In front 37-16 at the break, the Tigers fought their way through long stretches of aggressive, extended pressure 1-3-1 and 2-3 trapping defense from the Bulls and found enough offensive support for Ian Hummer and Douglas Davis to record Mitch Henderson’s first win as a collegiate head coach.
“What we wanted to do right away was go at them and I think we did that nicely,” Henderson said of his team’s assertive performance.
Saturday News:
Today's Game: Buffalo (2-0 / 0-0) vs. Princeton (0-2 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 12:30 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: FiOS1 (tape delay)
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Buffalo leads 1-0.
Last meeting: Buffalo 25 Princeton 23 - 1/4/26.
| Buffalo | Princeton | |
| 2-0 | Home Record | 0-1 |
| 0-0 | Away Record | 0-1 |
| 0-0 | Neutral Record | 0-0 |
| 139 | RPI | 216 |
| 140 | Sagarin | 196 |
| 108 | Pomeroy | 129 |
| 70.0 | Points / Game | 57.5 |
| 62.0 | Points Allowed / Game | 66.5 |
| .442 | FG% | .427 |
| .709 | FT% | .548 |
| .265 | 3PT FG% | .500 |
| 39.5 | Rebounds / Game | 30.5 |
| 12.5 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 7.0 |
| +4.0 | Rebounding Margin | -7.0 |
| 16.0 | Assists / Game | 13.0 |
| 13.0 | Turnovers / Game | 19.5 |
| 6.5 | Blocks / Game | 5.0 |
| McCrea: 18.5 | Points | Hummer: 17.0 |
| McCrea: 8.0 | Rebounds | Hummer: 6.0 |
| Oldham: 7.5 | Assists | Bray: 3.0 |
| Barnett: 2.5 | Steals | Hummer, Bray: 1.5 |
| Watt: 3.5 | Blocks | Saunders: 1.5 |
| McCrea: .609 | FG% (Min: 5 FGM) | Hummer, Davis: .500 |
| McCrea: .900 | FT% (Min: 5 FTA) | Darrow: .625 |
| Filzen: .333 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTA) | Davis: .636 |
Harcum vs. MCCC - 2:00 pm ET
Sacred Heart vs. Richmond - 5:00 pm ET - Cancun Challenge
Oregon State vs. Texas - 9:00 pm ET - Legends Classic - ESPN3
Hartford vs. Brown - 5:00 pm ET
Robert Morris vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
American vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Bryant vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Loyola Marymount - 9:30 pm ET
UB Bull Run has a preview of today's game. In exchange for the latest Know! Your! Foe! I also answered six questions about Princeton for their site.
Seeing his first significant professional minutes, Dan Mavraides scored 14 points in Aris' Eurocup loss to CEZ Nymburk.
Drew Crawford scored 28 points as Northwestern (3-0) got past Tulsa to advance into the Charleston Classic's championship game versus Seton Hall.
Oregon State is in New Jersey this weekend for the final two rounds of the Legends Classic.
In a football/basketball doubleheader, Richmond hosts Sacred Heart.
YouTube potpourri XLIX.
Here's the latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, highlights from Northwestern's win over Tulsa at the Charleston Classic.
Five additional clips after the jump.
Know! Your! Foe! - Buffalo.
Undefeated Buffalo heads to Jadwin Gym tomorrow afternoon. Right before the deadline after which this exchange wouldn't serve any purpose, I traded emails with Timothy Riordan (not pictured above) of UB Bull Run for the third Know! Your! Foe! preview in as many games this season.
If you cover a team the Tigers will face down the line, let us know.
Any Elon writers out there? Hello?
Coach Mitch Henderson - 11/18/11.
Princeton head coach Mitch Henderson and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon sat down at Jadwin Gym before practice this afternoon to record a conversation, their second of the season.
Henderson and Solomon reviewed the Tigers' season-opening loss versus Wagner in detail and discussed multiple aspects of Princeton's close defeat at NC State before previewing this week's opponents the Buffalo Bulls and the Elon Phoenix - the start of five games in nine days for the orange and black.
This exclusive Q&A is 12:00+ in length.
If you have questions for future interviews, please feel free to send them here.
