To give those who couldn't make it tonight a better feel of what happened at the Palestra as time ran out, here's a video shot on the baseline of the final seconds. A second video of Princeton's celebration with the Tiger fans in the stands can be found after the jump.
Postgame audio - Coach Sydney Johnson, Kareem Maddox & Dan Mavraides:
Postgame audio - Ian Hummer:
Postgame audio - Dan Mavraides:
Every day from the time he was hired on April 23rd, 2007 Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson has shown up for work and seen it.
It hangs high above the floor of center court at Jadwin Gym, furthest to the right of the five identical orange and black banners.
The other four rectangles are bloated with 24 different white-stitched years.
It is stark by comparison.
Princeton Men's Basketball Ivy League Champions
2004
To the right of those numbers, there has remained a void of empty black space longing to be filled.
With the Tigers' 70-58 win at Penn to close the 2010-11 regular season, the gonfalone will finally be altered. Princeton erased an early eight point second half deficit and outscored Penn 36-15 over a 13 minute stretch to secure a share of the Ivy League title.
Now the Tigers will play Harvard on Saturday afternoon at Yale to decide which school represents the conference in the NCAA Tournament.
"I've dreamed about this moment for a long time, since the day I arrived at Princeton," Johnson said from the cramped Palestra media room. "That was my goal for our players. I wanted them to have the experience I had."
The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon discuss the end of Princeton/Harvard on Pardon The Interruption. More clips, interviews and footage after the jump.
Today's Game:Princeton (23-6 / 11-2) vs. Penn (13-14 / 7-6) Location: The Palestra - Philadelphia, PA Time: 7:00 pm ET Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB TV: N/A Internet: ESPN3.com Series History: Penn leads 122-101. Last meeting:Princeton 62 Penn 59 (OT) - 3/8/11.
Princeton
Penn
12-0
Home Record
7-4
9-5
Away Record
6-10
2-1
Neutral Record
0-0
52
RPI
165
79
Sagarin
177
94
Pomeroy
176
69.8
Points / Game
67.0
63.4
Points Allowed / Game
68.0
.466
FG%
.455
.725
FT%
.734
.365
3PT FG%
.373
34.8
Rebounds / Game
29.9
9.8
Off. Rebounds / Game
8.0
+3.8
Rebounding Margin
-1.2
13.6
Assists / Game
13.8
12.4
Turnovers / Game
13.9
4.3
Blocks / Game
2.4
Hummer: 13.9
Points
Rosen: 14.6
Maddox: 7.0
Rebounds
Eggleston: 8.1
Mavraides: 2.9
Assists
Rosen: 5.1
Davis: 1.2
Steals
Rosen: 1.3
Maddox: 1.8
Blocks
Eggleston: 0.8
Maddox: .577
FG% (Min: 10 FGM)
Schreiber: .543
Darrow: .800
FT% (Min: 10 FTM)
Howlett: .846
Davis: .395
3PT FG% (Min: 10 3FGM)
Eggleston .471
If there are previews of today's game anywhere, I couldn't find'm.
As first confirmed by Jonathan Tannenwald of Philly.com, should Princeton win tomorrow night at Penn a one game playoff between the Tigers and the Harvard Crimson to decide the Ivy League's NCAA Tournament bid would be held at Yale's Payne Whitney Gym on Saturday, March 12th at 4:00 pm ET.
If this game is necessary, it will be broadcast on ESPN3.
When his three point shot deep on the right wing 2:40 in to Saturday night's game at Harvard slipped through the netting, senior guard Dan Mavraides became the 28th Princeton player to join the Tigers' list of 1,000 point career scorers.
Mavraides also has 160 career three point shots, good for sixth in program history.
Here's the updated list of 1K Tigers and the top ten at Princeton for three point field goals made.
The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, ESPN's postgame package at Lavietes Pavilion. More clips, interviews and footage after the jump.
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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