Georgetown (16-15) saw its year end with a 74-72 loss at Baylor that was a microcosm of their season - strong start, confusion after the midway point and then a missed chance to win at the very end.
Want to see what people were saying during last night's games? You can replay our live chat here.
The Town Topics talks to Sydney Johnson about the end of Princeton's season.
Halfway between DC and Pittsburgh and uninterested in the NCAA tournament? You can always check out Princeton recruit Ian Hummer and Gonzaga playing in the 49th annual Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament.
Northwestern vs. Minnesota - 12:00 pm ET - Big 10 Tournament - Big 10 Network
Richmond vs. Dayton - 9:00 pm ET - Atlantic 10 Tournament - Comcast Network
Richmond (18-14) advanced to the second day of the Atlantic 10 Tournament with a 65-49 win over St. Bonaventure. The Spiders play Dayton tonight in the quarterfinals.
Stanford rallied past Oregon State (13-17) in Pac-10 Tournament play. The Cardinal's 62-54 victory ended the Beavers' season.
Princeton recruit Will Barrett fouled out with five minutes left in regulation, but Central Bucks South still pushed 29-1 York William Penn to triple overtime before falling by four in the PIAA Class AAAA quarterfinals.
Ian Hummer, who was in the stands at the Palestra on Tuesday night, was named Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Player of the Year.
Northwestern tips off at high noon against Minnesota in the start of the Big 10 Tournament.
Among the excerpts of old Frank Deford pieces in the new Princeton Alumni Weekly are three great paragraphs about Butch van Breda Kolff.
The final Schuylkill 16 of the season is out, with Princeton finishing in 10th place overall.
Less than 24 hours after the end of Penn's season, the Quakers' third-leading scorer, Harrison Gaines, has announced he is transferring.
Denver (15-16) saw its season end with a 58-55 loss to UALR in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinals. The Pioneers were up three with under two minutes to play before John Fowler hit a pair of three point shots for the Trojans in the final 90 seconds.
Northwestern (17-12) lost a 52-47 squeaker at Ohio State. The Wildcats' Luka Mirkovic missed a game-tying three point shot with four seconds to go. Northwestern will be the #8 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, playing Minnesota on Thursday afternoon.
Princeton recruit Jimmy Sherburne scored 15 points as Whitefish Bay won a WIAA Division 2 boys basketball regional final. It was a hard week for Whitefish Bay, as the school coped with the loss of a student.
Chris Young allowed three earned runs in two innings of spring training action.
Richmond (17-14) upset #17 Xavier, 80-75. It was perhaps the best all-around effort by the Spiders in Chris Mooney's four years as head coach. Richmond clinched the number six seed in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
Northwestern looks to reach .500 in Big Ten play with a win at Ohio State.
Denver and UALR meet in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
Princeton recruit Will Barrett and Central Bucks South shocked Roman in the first round of the PIAA Class AAAA playoffs. Barrett scored 14 in the upset win.
Mack Darrow had 15 points as Barrington lost to top-seeded Lake Forest.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (14-14 / 6-8) won at Yale (13-15 / 8-6) for the first time in nine years, 69-59. Kevin Egee's deep three point shot at the buzzer gave Penn (10-17 / 6-7) the one point win over Columbia (12-16 / 7-7). Brown (9-19 / 3-11) defeated Dartmouth (9-19 / 7-7), 69-59.
Today's Game:Princeton (12-12 / 7-4) vs. Columbia (11-15 / 6-6) Location: Levien Gym - New York, NY Time: 7:00 pm ET Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB TV: N/A Internet: goprincetontigers.com Series History: Princeton leads 137-83. Last meeting:Princeton 63 Columbia 35 - 2/7/09.
Princeton
Columbia
8-6
Home Record
7-5
4-6
Away Record
3-9
0-0
Neutral Record
1-1
294
RPI
286
271
Sagarin
288
249
Pomeroy
279
58.6
Points / Game
60.8
57.1
Points Allowed / Game
63.3
.433
FG%
.405
.746
FT%
.666
.382
3PT FG%
.321
30.8
Rebounds / Game
34.4
7.7
Off. Rebounds / Game
11.0
11.3
Assists / Game
11.7
13.1
Turnovers / Game
14.4
3.1
Blocks / Game
2.1
Davis: 12.4
Points
Foley: 10.9
Finley: 4.4
Rebounds
Miller: 6.7
Schroeder: 3.0
Assists
Foley: 2.5
Mavraides: 1.2
Steals
Agho: 1.3
Saunders: 0.9
Blocks
Miller: 0.8
Buczak: .573
FG% (Min: 10 FGM)
Miller: .541
Maddox: .836
FT% (Min: 10 FTM)
Matsui: .929
Schroder: .548
3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM)
Scott: .439
Dartmouth vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Oregon State (13-15) lost to UCLA, 79-54. Beavers head coach Craig Robinson will be on ESPN's Jim Rome Is Burning today.
Chris Mooney has signed a contract extension at Richmond.
Princeton recruit Will Barrett is profiled by phillyburbs.com.
A summary of the Mercer County Community College basketball season and an interview with Vikings coach Howie Levy, with pictures by princetonbasketball.com's own Stephen Goldsmith.
ESPN's Andy Katz writes about Northwestern's postseason chances.
Due to a lucky break flipping channels trying to find the Temple/St. Joe's game at home tonight, I was able to watch Princeton recruit Ian Hummer and Gonzaga play DeMatha for the WCAC Championship.
This was my second chance to see Hummer in action (you can read the other report from January 2009 here), and I've written up some detailed notes from tonight's game that you can read while watching video highlights after the jump.
Oregon State (13-14) led Oregon by 10 at halftime, but the Ducks' full court pressure overwhelmed the Beavers, who lost the 331st Civil War, 79-69.
Denver (14-15) dropped their regular season finale to North Texas, 73-59.
Princeton recruit Ian Hummer scored 22 points and had seven rebounds as Gonzaga advanced to the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship game.
Will Barrett had nine in Central Bucks South's PIAA District One Class AAAA seventh-place game loss to Lower Merion.
Many are hoping that Chris Young will have greater durability this season.
Two hits and a run batted in for Will Venable in Cactus League play.
Craig Moore and Northwestern (16-11) are assured of a winning season with a Senior Day victory over Iowa.
Richmond (15-14) shot a season-low 26.5% from the field, dropping a 66-57 decision to George Washington.
Oregon State visits Oregon in the 331st Civil War.
Denver closes out their regular season at home versus North Texas.
Princeton recruit Jimmy Sherburne led Whitefish Bay to the North Shore Conference title.
Brendan Connolly and Father Ryan lost 61-44 in the TSSAA Division II-AA state championship game. Connolly finished with 18 points and 16 rebounds.
Around the Ivy League: Harvard (13-13 / 5-7) surprised Cornell (19-9 / 9-3), 71-70. Dartmouth (9-17 / 7-5) defeated Columbia (11-15 / 6-6) behind 22 from Alex Barnett. Penn (9-16 / 5-6) scored the last 11 points of a 64-54 win over Brown (7-19 / 1-11).
Princeton recruit Brendan Connolly scored 19 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as Father Ryan advanced to the Division II-AA title game.
Will Venable was one of 29 San Diego Padres to ink one year deals yesterday.
Former Princeton player Ed Persia has signed on as an Italian scout.
Around the Ivy League: Yale (12-13 / 7-4) bested Penn (4-6 / 8-16), 87-79. Harvard (12-13 / 4-7) won by nine over Columbia (11-14 / 6-5). Cornell (19-8 / 9-2) has passed a big hurdle in their attempt to repeat as Ivy champs. The Big Red defeated Dartmouth (8-17 / 6-5) in Hanover, 75-57.
Northwestern vs. Indiana - 6:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Richmond vs. Fordham - 7:00 pm ET
ESPN's Dana O'Neil wrote a great piece on Pete Carril. It includes the best descriptions of Saturday night's events that I've read.
Princeton recruit Will Barrett scored 29 as Central Bucks South lost to defending state champion Chester in the consolation game of the PIAA District One Class AAAA tournament.
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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
