Northwestern (16-7) beat Indiana for the third straight time, 78-61.
Former Princeton player Luke Owings was at the Harvard game and has posted his observations.
Bruce Wood wrote the Basketball-U Gamecenter for Princeton/Dartmouth.
In addition to the Daily Princetonian review of the weekend's games, Ashley Wolf guests with a piece on how the only way she could get into Lavietes Pavilion was by sitting on press row.
The Dartmouth provides the Big Green's side of Saturday's game.
Indiana vs. Northwestern - 2:30 pm ET - Big Ten Network
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's fourth straight Ivy win on goprincetontigers.com and on dartmouthsports.com.
Former high school teammates Patrick Saunders and Dartmouth reserve Kirk Crecco are the subject of a piece in the Concord Monitor.
Jason Clark was 6-7 from three point range on his way to a career high 24 and Georgetown (17-5) beat #2 Villanova, 103-90.
Richmond (18-6) made a statement with a 71-54 win over #17 Temple.
The game between Harcum and Mercer was snowed out and will be played on February 18th.
Denver (14-9) got back on track, besting Florida Atlantic by 10. The Pioneers have won 13 straight at home.
Oregon State (10-12) made it a perfect Saturday for the "Carril Cradle," sweeping the Civil War from Oregon by 20.
Luka Mirkovic and Northwestern host Indiana.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (20-3 / 6-0) needed to close on a 16-4 run to stop Brown (7-16 / 1-5), 74-60. Yale (9-14 / 3-3) took a 19 point halftime lead and coasted past Columbia (8-12 / 2-4). Harvard (15-5 / 4-2) mixed up their starting lineup and raced by Penn (3-15 / 2-2), 80-66.
Today's Game: Princeton (12-5 / 3-0) vs. Dartmouth (4-15 / 0-5)
Location: Leede Arena - Hanover, NH
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 136-61.
Last meeting: Dartmouth 66 Princeton 63 - 2/21/09.
| Princeton | Dartmouth | |
| 5-1 | Home Record | 4-6 |
| 7-4 | Away Record | 0-9 |
| 0-0 | Neutral Record | 0-0 |
| 111 | RPI | 326 |
| 130 | Sagarin | 334 |
| 119 | Pomeroy | 332 |
| 59.9 | Points / Game | 54.1 |
| 53.8 | Points Allowed / Game | 64.5 |
| .429 | FG% | .385 |
| .740 | FT% | .625 |
| .364 | 3PT FG% | .283 |
| 29.7 | Rebounds / Game | 29.9 |
| 8.5 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 10.5 |
| -0.9 | Rebounding Margin | -7.2 |
| 12.0 | Assists / Game | 10.5 |
| 13.8 | Turnovers / Game | 14.1 |
| 3.2 | Blocks / Game | 2.5 |
| Davis: 13.7 | Points | Dixon: 8.3 |
| Mavraides: 4.8 | Rebounds | LaBove: 4.8 |
| Schroeder: 3.5 | Assists | Pride: 2.2 |
| Schroeder: 2.1 | Steals | Rufful: 1.6 |
| Buczak: 0.8 | Blocks | Weeden: 0.6 |
| Finley: .583 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Pride: .429 |
| Schroeder: .875 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Dixon: .767 |
| Saunders: .486 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | Trotter: .341 |
Villanova vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Temple vs. Richmond - 2:00 pm ET - ESPNU
Harcum vs. MCCC - 3:00 pm ET
Florida Atlantic vs. Denver - 6:00 pm ET
Oregon vs. Oregon State - 6:00 pm ET - FSN NW
Brown vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's triumph over Harvard on goprincetontigers.com, in the Boston Herald, in the Boston Globe, in the Crimson and on gocrimson.com.
Princeton assistant Brian Earl is interviewed by The Central Record.
College Hoops Net spoke with Sydney Johnson before yesterday's game.
Weather permitting, Georgetown looks to rebound against #2 Villanova. The Washington Post has more on this game.
Down the road, Richmond welcomes Temple to the Robins Center.
Oregon pays a visit to Oregon State.
Denver is back at home for a game against Florida Atlantic.
Princeton recruit T.J. Bray scored 23 as Catholic Memorial bested Waukesha West by six.
Here's a Princeton Packet article published prior to the Harvard/Dartmouth weekend.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (19-3 / 5-0) stayed perfect in the conference, beating Yale (8-14 / 2-3) by a 90-71 score. Columbia (8-11 / 2-3) rallied for a 65-54 win over Brown (7-15 / 1-4). Penn (3-14 / 2-1) survived four shots by Dartmouth (3-15 / 0-5) in the final 15 seconds of a 53-51 Quaker win.
Today's Game: Princeton (11-5 / 2-0) vs. Harvard (14-4 / 3-1)
Location: Lavietes Pavilion - Allston, MA
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 123-38.
Last meeting: Princeton 58 Harvard 55 - 2/20/09.
| Princeton | Harvard | |
| 5-1 | Home Record | 7-0 |
| 6-4 | Away Record | 7-4 |
| 0-0 | Neutral Record | 0-0 |
| 138 | RPI | 74 |
| 148 | Sagarin | 76 |
| 127 | Pomeroy | 83 |
| 60.1 | Points / Game | 74.7 |
| 53.9 | Points Allowed / Game | 65.7 |
| .429 | FG% | .486 |
| .732 | FT% | .759 |
| .356 | 3PT FG% | .314 |
| 29.7 | Rebounds / Game | 35.5 |
| 8.7 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 9.4 |
| -1.2 | Rebounding Margin | +3.2 |
| 12.1 | Assists / Game | 15.4 |
| 13.7 | Turnovers / Game | 17.3 |
| 3.2 | Blocks / Game | 5.3 |
| Davis: 14.1 | Points | Lin: 17.1 |
| Mavraides: 4.7 | Rebounds | Wright, Casey: 5.1 |
| Schroeder: 3.5 | Assists | Lin: 4.4 |
| Schroeder: 2.2 | Steals | Lin: 2.7 |
| Buczak: 0.9 | Blocks | Wright: 1.7 |
| Finley: .574 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Casey: .625 |
| Schroeder: .857 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Webster: .840 |
| Saunders: .486 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | McNally, Curry: .333 |
Penn vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
Brown vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
Mercer (14-11) won its fourth straight, 63-54 over Ocean. Paco Boussougou had 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Vikings.
The Trentonian preview of tonight's game is focused on Marcus Schroeder.
The Daily Princetonian gets you ready for this weekend's action.
Comparing Ivy League basketball teams to different burritos? The Crimson may be on to something, though I question the judgement of anyone who ranks Qdoba above Chipotle.
Game-by-game stats for Princeton recruit Ben Hazel.
Former Princeton assistant Art Hyland has been named secretary-rules editor for the NCAA Men�s Basketball Rules Committee.
MCCC vs. Ocean - 7:00 pm ET
Judson Wallace is on top of Lega Basket A's Statistical Top 10.
It was a happy return to Philadelphia for Chris Mooney as Richmond (17-6) won on Hawk Hill for the first time, 68-58 over St. Joe's.
Georgetown (16-5) was in control of their game against South Florida going into halftime, but the Bulls came out of the locker room on a 26-9 run and stunned the Hoyas, 72-64.
The Daily Princetonian has a preview of Princeton's upcoming slate.
John Thompson III was named Princeton Alumni Weekly's "Tiger of the Week."
Princeton recruit Tom Noonan scored nine points in Penn Charter's loss to Malvern Prep.
Future Tiger T.J. Bray had, in the words of Catholic Memorial coach Dean Bellanti "a pretty good two point night."
The Town Topics spoke with Kathy Orton about her book "Outside The Limelight."
Princeton rises to sixth place in this week's Schuylkill 16.
Richmond vs. St. Joe's - 7:00 pm ET
USF vs. Georgetown - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN+
Northwestern (15-7) went about their business, shutting down Michigan in the second half of a 67-52 win. The Wildcats had 21 assists on their 25 baskets.
Five players in double figures as Mercer (13-11) beat Salem, 93-78.
Greg Monroe and Georgetown try to avoid a trap game versus South Florida.
Richmond travels to St. Joseph's tonight.
Michigan vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
MCCC vs. Raritan - 7:00 pm ET
February is far less brutal schedule-wise for Northwestern than last month was. The Wildcats host Michigan tonight and play four of their next five at home.
News 8 Austin has a video feature on Princeton recruit Chris Clement.
Future Tiger T.J. Bray has been nominated for Wisconsin Sports Network's Boys Basketball Player of the Month. Click on the link to vote for him.
Bray, Daniel Edwards and Ben Hazel are three of the 1,260 high school basketball players nominated for 2010 McDonald's All-American high School Basketball Boys Team.
Chris Young has "graduated" from his rehab program.
Cornell is ranked 25th in the latest ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. If the Big Red win this weekend's games against Yale and Brown, they will become the first Top 25 team to visit Jadwin Gym since #4 Kansas played Princeton in 2001.
The Daily Princetonian talks to Nick Lake - who had a courtside seat for both games this weekend - about the Tigers' wins over Brown and Yale.
The Brown Daily Herald and the Yale Daily News provide alternate viewpoints.
Curious to see how Penn beat Brown at/after the buzzer? Video can be found here (.wmv). While you're at it, go 12:50 into this pre-season interview with Ivy coordinator of officials Reggie Greenwood (.mp3) for more on reviewable plays.
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's win at Yale on goprincetontigers.com, in the New Haven Register and on yalebulldogs.com.
Georgetown (16-4) shot 71.7% from the floor for the game and was 15-18 from inside the arc in the second half, beating Duke, 89-77. Hoya Hoops has the postgame audio.
John Shurna's career high 31 were not enough as Northwestern (14-7) fell by nine at Michigan State.
Richmond (16-6) shut down Saint Louis, 62-36.
Mercer (12-11) beat Salem yesterday. Uros Kovacevic scored 16 as the Vikings won their second straight.
Denver (13-9) dropped its eighth in a row on the road, 73-62 at Arkansas State.
Oregon State (9-12) fell 62-52 to UCLA.
Princeton recruit Tom Noonan went for 20 in Penn Charter's loss to Episcopal Academy.
Future Tiger Chris Clement had 22 as Stony Point fell to Cedar Park. There's a video package of highlights available at this link.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (18-3 / 4-0) sent a message by thoroughly dominating their showdown with Harvard (14-4 / 3-1) by 36. Columbia (7-11 / 1-3) topped Dartmouth (3-14 / 0-4) for their first conference win of the season. Penn (2-14 / 1-1) won at the buzzer in controversial fashion as Dan Monckton's layup appears to have come well after time expired, giving the Quakers a 55-54 win over Brown (7-14 / 1-3).
Today's Game: Princeton (10-5 / 1-0) vs. Yale (8-12 / 2-1)
Location: John J. Lee Amphitheater - New Haven, CT
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 139-81.
Last meeting: Princeton 62 Yale 54 - 2/28/09.
| Princeton | Yale | |
| 5-1 | Home Record | 4-3 |
| 5-4 | Away Record | 2-6 |
| 0-0 | Neutral Record | 2-3 |
| 140 | RPI | 295 |
| 148 | Sagarin | 283 |
| 140 | Pomeroy | 263 |
| 60.3 | Points / Game | 66.0 |
| 54.5 | Points Allowed / Game | 62.0 |
| .424 | FG% | .427 |
| .728 | FT% | .722 |
| .355 | 3PT FG% | .300 |
| 29.7 | Rebounds / Game | 35.4 |
| 8.8 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 12.3 |
| -1.6 | Rebounding Margin | +0.5 |
| 12.1 | Assists / Game | 13.5 |
| 13.9 | Turnovers / Game | 14.8 |
| 3.3 | Blocks / Game | 4.7 |
| Davis: 14.1 | Points | Zampier: 18.1 |
| Mavraides: 4.9 | Rebounds | Sands: 6.0 |
| Schroeder: 3.3 | Assists | Braswell: 2.6 |
| Schroeder: 2.2 | Steals | Zampier: 2.7 |
| Buczak: 0.9 | Blocks | Mangano: 2.1 |
| Finley: .581 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Davis: .514 |
| Schroeder: .857 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Zampier: .861 |
| Saunders: .486 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | Morgan: .385 |
Duke vs. Georgetown - 1:00 pm ET - CBS
St. Louis vs. Richmond - 2:00 pm ET - The Comcast Network
Salem vs. Mercer - 3:00 pm ET
Northwestern vs. Michigan State - 6:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
UCLA vs. Oregon State - 7:30 pm ET
Denver vs. Arkansas State - 9:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
In addition to our recap, read about Princeton's Ivy opener on goprincetontigers.com, in the Providence Journal and on brownbears.com.
Watch highlights of Princeton's win over Goucher on WZBN.
A busy Saturday kicks off with Greg Monroe and Georgetown hosting #7 Duke. The Washington Post has more on this marquee matchup.
Richmond welcomes St. Louis to the Robins Center.
Northwestern visits #5 Michigan State.
UCLA travels to Oregon State.
Denver looks to stop a recent slide at Arkansas State.
Princeton recruit Ben Hazel scored 21 as Good Counsel upended O'Connell, 63-59.
Future Tiger Tom Noonan had eight for Penn Charter, who defeated Haverford School by 10.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (17-3 / 3-0) shut down Dartmouth (4-13 / 0-3) to a 71-37 count. Harvard (14-3 / 3-0) kept pace, pushing aside Columbia (6-11 / 0-3) by 29. Yale (8-12 / 2-1) scored the first 11 points of a 61-48 win over Penn (1-14 / 0-1).
Today's Game: Princeton (9-5 / 0-0) vs. Brown (7-12 / 1-1)
Location: Pizzitola Center - Providence, RI
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 91-24.
Last meeting: Princeton 56 Brown 48 - 2/27/09.
| Princeton | Brown | |
| 5-1 | Home Record | 3-4 |
| 4-4 | Away Record | 3-7 |
| 0-0 | Neutral Record | 1-1 |
| 141 | RPI | 244 |
| 160 | Sagarin | 289 |
| 157 | Pomeroy | 267 |
| 60.1 | Points / Game | 68.5 |
| 55.5 | Points Allowed / Game | 73.6 |
| .423 | FG% | .442 |
| .737 | FT% | .690 |
| .351 | 3PT FG% | .357 |
| 29.5 | Rebounds / Game | 33.5 |
| 8.6 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 8.5 |
| -1.9 | Rebounding Margin | -6.0 |
| 12.1 | Assists / Game | 14.8 |
| 14.2 | Turnovers / Game | 13.8 |
| 3.4 | Blocks / Game | 3.6 |
| Davis: 14.0 | Points | Mullery: 15.3 |
| Mavraides: 4.6 | Rebounds | Mullery: 5.8 |
| Schroeder: 3.4 | Assists | Mullery: 3.1 |
| Schroeder: 2.4 | Steals | Halpern: 0.9 |
| Buczak: 0.9 | Blocks | Mullery: 1.7 |
| Saunders: .574 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Mullery: .565 |
| Schroeder: .917 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | M. Sullivan: .840 |
| Saunders: .485 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | Leffelman: .441 |
Harvard vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Cornell - 7:00 pm ET
It has been 23 days since Princeton played a Division I opponent. In those three+ weeks, the Tigers' rankings in the three primary rating systems heading into these games have changed, some more significantly than others. On the left, before Marist. On the right, before Brown.
Then Now
RPI 138 141
Sagarin 173 160
Pomeroy 184 157
The Providence Journal has a capsule preview of tonight's game. The Brown Daily Herald also discusses this weekend's match-ups.
Yale Bulldogs Examiner and the Yale Daily News talk about this weekend's visit by Penn and Princeton.
The New York Post ranks Princeton's chances of making the NCAA Tournament compared to other area teams.
If you're in Wisconsin and listening to the radio on Saturday morning, Princeton recruit T.J. Bray and Central Catholic coach Dean Bellanti will be on 1250 WSSP.
Yesterday's victory by Oregon State (9-11) over USC felt a lot like the Beavers of a season ago. Calvin Haynes scored 25 points in a 51-45 comeback win.
A bad loss on the road for Denver (13-8), falling 69-57 at UALR after starting the night with a 14-1 lead. The Pioneers, who were second in the nation in team field goal percentage, shot a season low 32.8%.
Mercer (11-11) beat Lackawanna for the first time in nine years, 63-60. Quentin Lofton had a career high 17 points and Uros Kovacevic's twisting layup with two seconds left gave the Vikings their final lead.
Kyle Whelliston from the Mid-Majority slept in The Palestra. That's certainly worth a link.
Benetton lost to undefeated Bizkaia Bilbao in the opener of Group K Eurocup play yesterday. Judson Wallace scored four points, handed out four assists and was held without a rebound.
Northwestern (14-6) rallied to go up one at Minnesota with under five minutes to play, before Blake Hoffarber's back-to-back three pointers helped the Gophers to the 65-61 final.
Mercer (10-11) lost 68-52 at Manor. Paco Boussougou had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Vikings.
Princeton recruit Daniel Edwards scored 16 points as Highland Park beat Rockwall, 50-20.
In advance of this weekend's Harvard/Cornell game, the Wall Street Journal asks "how did the Ivy League get so good?"
