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John Shurna's three point shot with three seconds to go gave Northwestern (14-10) a much-needed 72-69 win over Ohio State. Shurna was on an IV before the game, recovering from the flu. Highlights are above.
Princeton Alumni Weekly writes about the naming of Carril Court. Did you know there are 10 Princeton alums who played for Carril that currently coach professional or D-I college teams? Name them all in the comments and I'll send you a prize. (No peaking at the link first.)
Princeton recruit Brendan Connolly is on a tear, following up his 30 point night with 38 as Father Ryan stunned host Ensworth by two in the DII East/Middle championship game.
A footnote to last night's game that I did not include in my notes: Zach Finley's 15 rebounds were the most by a Princeton player since Mason Rocca grabbed 18 in the 1999 NIT game against Georgetown.
Soft Pretzel Logic provides their perspective on last night's Penn/Princeton tilt and has an excellent photo essay from all corners of Jadwin Gym.
In addition to their game story, the Daily Princetonian also ran a profile on Douglas Davis.
Significant news on and off the court for two Princeton recruits - Brendan Connolly scored 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Father Ryan advanced to the DII Region finals. Connolly was named MVP of the DII Middle/East Region and was also announced as one of three finalists for Tennessee Division II-AA Mr. Basketball.
Will Barrett had 20 for Central Bucks South, who advanced to the PA State Tournament with a 51-44 win over Glen Mills. Perhaps most significantly, Barrett acknowledged that he has been accepted to Princeton.
Postgame audio - Coach Sydney Johnson, Zach Finley & Patrick Saunders:
For the next few weeks, Freshman forward Patrick Saunders will remember his first Penn/Princeton game every time he looks in the mirror.
Saunders needed stitches under his right eye following the Tigers' 62-55 overtime loss to Penn, the recipient of an elbow to the face midway through the second half doled out by Quaker Conor Turley.
"It's Princeton/Penn," said Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson. "Maybe sometimes if no one gets hurt it's not a Princeton/Penn game."
The Tigers were the ones hurting at the final buzzer after dropping their fifth straight game to their rivals from Philadelphia.
Despite shooting 4-17 from the field, Tyler Bernardini led all scorers with 18 points, one of three Quakers in double figures. Bernardini was 9-11 at the free throw line.
Starting at forward for the Tigers, Zach Finley recorded Princeton’s first double-double of the season with 12 points and a career-high 15 rebounds. Saunders added 11 points, nine rebounds and six blocks off the bench before fouling out.
Penn grabbed 18 offensive rebounds. Princeton committed 20 turnovers.
Dan Mavraides is the subject of the Daily Pennsylvanian's Opponent Spotlight.
Douglas Davis has his name on the Honor Roll of the Ivy Weekly Basketball Awards.
San Diego Padres pitcher Chris Young is speaking out against the use of steroids.
Princeton recruit Brendan Connolly scored 30 points as Father Ryan advanced to the the DII-AA East/Middle semis.
Lost in the Trenton Times' much-bemoaned site architecture is a piece from late last week by Harvey Yavener about Pete Carril and current Princeton coach Sydney Johnson.
The Tigers dip to 12th place in the new Schuylkill 16.
Sophmore guard Bobby Foley hit seven three pointers, including the deciding bucket with seven seconds remaining, as the Princeton JV defeated Mercer County Community College 81-78.
Foley's 26 points spoiled the homecoming of former Princeton assistant Howie Levy.
Forward Jason Liberman had 14 for the Tigers.
Stephen Elmore - a freshman Princeton baseball player who is the son of former Maryland standout Len Elmore, scored 12 in the post. The 6'6" Elmore's physicality makes him an intriguing possibility for a future varsity roster spot.
Zane Ma, who has not suited up for a single varsity game this season, was also in action with five points - including a coast-to-coast drive in the game's opening seconds after he picked off a Mercer pass on the wing. It was good to see him wearing something at Jadwin other than a suit.
Chris Petrie was an unexpected participant in Monday's game. Petrie recorded eight for the Tigers and gave the home team a 76-75 lead with a post move in the final two minutes.
Also on the floor down the stretch was a late-arriving Alex Okafor, who tallied six and picked up an assist on the game-winner when he dribbled to the left wing from half court down by one and set a dribble hand-off for Foley that put Princeton on top.
John Comfort, who scored 40+ in a JV game earlier this season, was off target against the Vikings - connecting just once from outside. This did not stop Levy from screaming "shooter!" to his team every time Comfort touched the ball on the perimeter. Comfort did have a nice individual play late in the first half where he faked a three and drove right to the baseline, dunking with both hands when help defense did not arrive.
While the Tigers ran numerous high screens for their shooters, Mercer looked to attack Princeton from the elbow and the free throw line extended to create backdoor opportunities.
Corye Payton's lefty drive put Mercer up 72-69 with three minutes remaining, but Foley took an Okafor pass that deflected outside and dropped it in to tie the score.
Okafor muscled up a bank on the left baseline to give the Tigers a two point lead. Payton connected from three after receiving a pass out of the post and the Vikings were back up one.
For those of you keeping score at home, Princeton started Petrie, Foley, Ma, Liberman and Comfort.
Rounding out the JV roster: Mystery Player #10 (two three pointers using an unorthodox delivery) and Mystery Player #12 (scoreless).
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (17-7 / 7-1) escaped Dartmouth (6-16 / 4-4) in double overtime. Matt Bulger's basket with four seconds remaining gave Columbia (10-12 / 5-3) the one point win over Harvard (10-12 / 2-6). Penn (7-13 / 3-3) won over Yale (9-13 / 4-4) in New Haven, 68-63.
One night after being out-muscled versus Yale, Princeton suffered through their worst loss at Brown since 1960, falling by 18 to the Bears - who were previously winless in Ivy play. The 61-43 decision was Princeton's fourth straight defeat in Providence and dropped the Tigers into second place behind Cornell in the race for the Ivy League title.
Center Matt Mullery led Brown’s “Iron Six” with 19 points on 8-10 shooting and six assists, one of three Bears in double figures.
Kareem Maddox had 10 points and six rebounds for the Tigers in defeat.
Brown combined timely outside shooting with high/low sets from the free throw line that allowed their big men to camp out deep in the lane for close, quality looks at the basket.
"We may have lost some confidence defensively, and that seemed to play out this weekend," said Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson. "Hopefully we can bounce back from that."
Today's Game:Princeton (9-9 / 4-1) vs. Brown (6-15 / 0-7) Location: Pizzitola Sports Center - Providence, RI Time: 7:00 pm ET Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB TV: N/A Internet: goprincetontigers.com Series History: Princeton leads 91-23. Last meeting:Brown 64 Princeton 57 - 2/29/08.
Princeton
Brown
5-4
Home Record
5-3
4-5
Away Record
1-12
0-0
Neutral Record
0-0
248
RPI
314
230
Sagarin
301
197
Pomeroy
301
59.4
Points / Game
62.7
56.9
Points Allowed / Game
69.6
.429
FG%
.431
.733
FT%
.676
.371
3PT FG%
.359
32.1
Rebounds / Game
32.0
8.3
Off. Rebounds / Game
7.8
11.3
Assists / Game
13.4
13.3
Turnovers / Game
15.0
2.8
Blocks / Game
2.4
Davis: 12.4
Points
Mullery: 16.9
Buczak: 4.6
Rebounds
Skrelja: 6.4
Buczak: 2.1
Assists
Skrelja: 3.6
Davis: 1.2
Steals
Williams: 1.3
Maddox: 0.7
Blocks
Mullery: 1.7
Schroeder: .588
FG% (Min: 10 FGM)
Mullery: .573
Mavraides: .805
FT% (Min: 10 FTM)
Williams: .865
Schroeder: .611
3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM)
Kane: .565
Georgetown vs. Syracuse - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
MCCC vs. Del Tech - 3:00 pm ET
New Orleans vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Dayton - 7:00 pm ET - MASN
Oregon State vs. Washington State - 7:00 pm ET - FSN NW
Dartmouth vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Princeton recruit Will Barrett had a huge individual performance as Central Bucks South won their school's first playoff game.
Ian Hummer was no slouch either, with 16 points and 15 rebounds as Gonzaga won over McNamara, 61-55.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (16-7 / 6-1) set a school record with 31 assists in a 96-75 win over Harvard (10-11 / 2-5). Columbia (9-12 / 4-3) pulled away from Dartmouth (6-15 / 4-3) in the second half of a 65-52 victory. Penn (6-13 / 2-3) defeated Brown (6-15 / 0-7), 73-52.
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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
