A late 12-0 run could not get Northwestern (9-3) past Michigan State. The Wildcats were vanquished by three.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (3-10) went down for the 9th time in 10 games, 78-66 versus Buffalo. Penn (5-6) fell 86-62 at Kentucky. Army and Dartmouth (4-9) met for the second time this season, with the Black Knights coming out on top 67-47 this time. American defeated Brown (5-7) by 10.
The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, Jared Cunningham's crazy tip dunk down the stretch of Oregon State's win over 12-2 Arizona.
A surprising weekend sweep by Oregon State (7-6) concluded with the Beavers' 76-75 win over Arizona. The Beavers are 2-0 in Pac-10 play for only the second time since the 92-93 season.
Once again Rush The Court to check in on the Ivy League.
Playing their third game in six days, Georgetown visits St. John's. Look for postgame coverage from MSG on the site later tonight.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (5-6) had 26 assists on 29 field goals in an 84-71 win over Bryant. Harvard (9-3) recorded their second victory against a DIII foe, 84-58 versus MIT. 20 turnovers doomed Yale (5-7) in a 62-57 loss at home to Lehigh.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (3-9) was 15-21 from three point range in a 86-80 victory over Wofford. Columbia (7-4) won 74-71 at Maine. Bucknell recorded its third triumph against an Ivy foe, knocking off Dartmouth (4-8) by 17.
After Princeton held on to defeat Northeastern 65-63 on Wednesday night in the first round of the UCF Holiday Classic, Tiger head coach Sydney Johnson allowed himself to consider the opportunity that his team now had against Central Florida.
Johnson understood first-hand that if you decide to play basketball at Princeton, the opportunity to knock off a Top 25 team on their home floor will come, but these chances rarely occur more than ten times across your four seasons.
"We played another ranked team earlier this year and that didn't turn out well," Johnson said, referencing the Tigers' 97-60 loss at Duke in mid-November. "So we have to prove a lot to ourselves."
The difference between a signature victory over a 12-0 foe and a close loss in the final game of 2010 came down to the final four minutes.
"They just probably made one or two more plays than we did," considered Johnson. "Offensive rebounds killed us."
The Tigers are introduced at the UCF Arena. Thankfully Jimmy Sherburne didn't knock over Brendan Connolly with a pre-game leaping hip check, like he did prior to Presbyterian.
Today's Game:Princeton (10-3 / 0-0) vs. Central Florida (12-0 / 0-0) Location: UCF Arena - Orlando, FL - UCF Holiday Classic Time: 7:30 pm ET Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB TV: N/A Internet: goprincetontigers.com Series History: This is the first meeting between the two schools. Last meeting: This is the first meeting between the two schools.
Princeton
UCF
3-0
Home Record
8-0
5-2
Away Record
2-0
2-1
Neutral Record
2-0
44
RPI
26
69
Sagarin
14
114
Pomeroy
37
71.7
Points / Game
77.8
68.4
Points Allowed / Game
56.2
.474
FG%
.506
.693
FT%
.680
.392
3PT FG%
.380
34.2
Rebounds / Game
37.9
9.6
Off. Rebounds / Game
9.8
+2.4
Rebounding Margin
+4.4
13.9
Assists / Game
14.8
13.8
Turnovers / Game
13.8
3.7
Blocks / Game
7.2
Hummer: 14.2
Points
Clanton: 16.8
Hummer: 6.8
Rebounds
Clanton: 8.8
Maddox: 2.6
Assists
Rompza: 4.0
Mavraides: 1.4
Steals
Rompza: 1.4
Maddox: 1.5
Blocks
Herzog: 2.9
Maddox: .581
FG% (Min: 10 FGM)
McCombs: .667
Mavraides: .780
FT% (Min: 10 FTM)
Jordan: .803
Saunders: .471
3PT FG% (Min: 10 3FGM)
Clanton .478
Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET
Arizona State vs. Oregon State - 10:30 pm ET
Cornell vs. Wofford - 5:00 pm ET - Holidays on the Hardwood Classic
Columbia vs. Maine - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Bucknell - 7:00 pm ET
So much for their shooting touch. Ice cold Georgetown (11-2) hit 35.7% of their first half attempts and could not rally from down 16 in the second half at Notre Dame.
SI's Andy Glockner has a piece on Harvard containing some choice quotes from Princeton coach Sydney Johnson.
Mid Atlantic Hoops considers Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade one of the region's Top 25 Senior Power Forwards.
Future Tiger Denton Koon had 17 points and 11 boards in Liberty's two point win over the Park Hill Trojans at the William Jewell Tournament.
Denver opens Sun Belt play at home versus Louisiana-Lafayette.
Arizona State visits Oregon State in the Pac-10 kickoff for both teams.
Could Will Venable lead off for San Diego next season?
Bishop John Barres is working on a DVD to promote the Knights of Columbus’ International Free Throw Championship.
Princeton's up to fourth place in this week's Schuylkill 16.
Around the Ivy League: A bad, near-dreadful day of action for Ancient 8 teams saw Cornell (2-9) drop their eighth straight, 68-66 to New Hampshire. Central Connecticut cruised to a 67-51 win over Brown (4-6) Penn (5-5) lost by nine at Marist, 66-57. Harvard (8-3) salvaged a 74-69 home win against Monmouth.
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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
