Around the Ivy League: Zack Rosen scored 29 as Penn (5-5) held off Delaware. Yale (7-2) won their fifth straight, 76-59 over Bryant. New Hampshire topped Brown (4-7) by 13.
The start to Princeton’s 31 day road trip was in serious jeopardy of running off the pavement before they even crossed state lines. Their 17 point lead gone, Rutgers in front for the first time all night with 1:38 left in the second half and a frequently silent crowd now up on their feet, the Tigers regained control of the wheel - scoring on their final three possessions and escaping the RAC with a two point victory.
That final pair came on Ian Hummer’s left-handed floater in the lane with :02.7 to go. Hummer was able to post at the tail end of a play that did not flow exactly as scripted and snake under Austin Johnson to push up the game-winner.
“We wanted to get the ball to Ian on the block and give him a little bit of room to operate,” Princeton head coach Mitch Henderson said. “We’ve had some success for that play. They didn’t double and it turned out nicely for us.”
Jerome Seagears’ attempt from mid-court did not make it to the rim as time expired.
Hummer finished with 21 points on 7-15 shooting from the floor and a season-best 7-9 performance at the free throw line. He added eight rebounds, five assists and a pair of blocks.
Douglas Davis hit five times from three point range and was 3-4 behind the arc in the second half.
Denton Koon provided 10 points off the bench, making all five of his field goals.
The Tigers led 51-35 with 6:47 to go but four minutes later the scoreboard was even.
Eli Carter’s 17 paced the Scarlet Knights in defeat.
The Mets have interest in bringing Chris Young back for 2012 with a minor league deal.
Since I know there are some of you always asking about it come December, my Christmas marathon was profiled on the Northwestern Magazine web site.
Around the Ivy League: Columbia (6-4) came all the way back from down 20 in the second half versus Holy Cross, taking their first lead in the final three seconds of a 46-45 Lions victory.
Tigers head coach Mitch Henderson and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon met courtside at Jadwin Gym this afternoon to record a conversation.
Henderson and Solomon reviewed the Tigers' victory over Lafayette in detail and discussed how Princeton utilized their week off after playing six times in 12 days. The pair concluded by previewing the Tigers' next two games versus staunch defensive foes Rutgers and Drexel.
This exclusive Q&A is 8:00+ in length.
If you have questions for future interviews, please feel free to send them here.
Princeton travels 22 miles north to the Rutgers Athletic Center on Wednesday night as they face off with the Scarlet Knights. To prep you on this meeting of in-state rivals, I exchanged emails with college basketball writer Brendan Prunty from the Star Ledger for the latest edition of Know! Your! Foe!.
Prunty is also the host of the recently launched Jersey Score podcast, which I'll be appearing on shortly.
If you cover a team the Tigers will face down the line, let us know. It would be great to talk with you.
The latest Associated Press (#25) and ESPN/USA Today (#24) polls both include Harvard for the first time.
Around the Ivy League: Reggie Willhite scored 23 points as Yale (6-2) won their fourth straight, 73-71 over Sacred Heart. Brown (4-6) was outscored 42-12 in the paint as the Bears lost by 31 to Providence.
The 118th meeting between Princeton and Rutgers takes place on Wednesday night at the RAC, a floor the Tigers have not won on since 1999.
As we start our build-up to this inter-state rivalry game I recommend the following lengthy pieces, which are all included after the jump: A recap of last year's OT win, the historical epic "Rutgers in the 2000s: A Decade of Dismay" and a new review of Princeton's '99 victory versus the Scarlet Knights, which also came in overtime.
Mercer (1-8) lost 68-60 to Del Tech Stanton. Flip Seculic had 18 for the Vikings in defeat.
They're now subscription-only, but enough games have been played that Ken Pomeroy has added individual player stats for 2011-12. Ian Hummer is in the top 100 nationally in three statistical categories.
The highest-ranked non-conference opponent in 22 years visits Welsh-Ryan Arena this afternoon when Northwestern hosts #7 Baylor.
A two game swing in western New York concludes for Fairfield with a game at Canisius.
Oregon State opens a five game homestand versus Montana.
Around the Ivy League: Greg Mangano recorded his third double-double of the season as Yale (5-2) bested Vermont, 68-52. Brown (4-5) fell 75-53 at Iowa. Cornell (3-5) triumphed over Lehigh in overtime by two. Penn (4-5) could not climb all the way out of a deep halftime hole, losing to Villanova 73-65. Making 12 of their 17 three point attempts Columbia (4-4) won again out west, 72-57 against North Texas.
Fairfield vs. Niagara - 7:00 pm ET
Mississippi Valley State vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Loyola Marymount - 10:00 pm ET - Centennial Classic
Hollis Thompson knocked down a three point shot with :01.8 remaining as Georgetown (6-1) ended #12 Alabama's 24 game home winning streak with the 57-55 win.
Mercer (1-7) lost to Ocean, 50-48.
The Princeton Packet chimes in on the Tigers' win over Lafayette.
A prior panic button pusher now looks at progress for Princeton.
Ian Hummer's second half dunk was captured quite nicely here.
There's a profile of Mitch Henderson in the Daily Princetonian as well.
Pete Carril will not return to the Sacramento Kings as an assistant coach but could rejoin the team as an advisor.
Utah State's 33 game home winning streak is over. Denver (5-1) went into the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and came away with the 67-54 victory.
Richmond (5-2) easily handled William & Mary, 92-61.
No deals yet for the Tigers' visit to Drexel, but there's a decent Groupon available for both when the Dragons host Fairfield and the Princeton women. Take advantage!
Dan Mavraides scored eight points off the bench in Aris' Eurocup victory over GasTerra Flames.
Princeton recruit Mike Washington, Jr. had 26 points in Oak Harbor's season opener.
Alabama hosts Georgetown tonight as part of the Big East/SEC Challenge.
Alex Wolff was speaking on the Princeton campus yesterday.
Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (2-5) fell by three to New Hampshire. Sean McGonagill scored 19 as Brown (4-4) surprised Rhode Island, 65-56.
As Princeton played repeated second half possessions of superb switching defense, five attentive Tigers working together around Lafayette screens and disrupting the Leopards’ passing lanes with their length, head coach Mitch Henderson noticed something else happening at the other end of the floor.
“By creating some turnovers and getting some easy hoops, I felt like all of a sudden we started making shots in the half court,” Henderson said following a 69-54 Princeton victory. “The pressure just went away, the guys relaxed and took what they gave us.”
Shooting the basketball has been an issue for the tense Tigers in their first seven games, but on Wednesday night Princeton made 68% of their attempts in the final 20 minutes, a stellar 14-18 inside the arc.
A 16-5 run sparked by the defense and capped off by Ian Hummer’s emphatic one handed dunk down the center of the lane turned a tie ball game into one controlled by the homestanding orange and black.
Hummer scored 16 of his game high 23 after intermission as Princeton built as large as an 18 point advantage.
Douglas Davis added 15 for the Tigers along with four steals and freshman Denton Koon came off the bench for a career high 13 on 6-7 shooting.
Ryan Willen was the only Leopard in double figures, totaling 16.
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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
