Today's Game:Penn (6-21 / 5-8) vs. Princeton (19-8 / 10-3) Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ Time: 8:00 pm ET Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB TV: N/A Internet: goprincetontigers.com Series History: Penn leads 122-99. Last meeting:Princeton 58 Penn 51 - 2/16/10.
Penn
Princeton
3-10
Home Record
9-3
3-11
Away Record
10-5
0-0
Neutral Record
0-0
304
RPI
126
315
Sagarin
137
304
Pomeroy
116
62.8
Points / Game
59.7
72.7
Points Allowed / Game
52.2
.414
FG%
.438
.747
FT%
.724
.316
3PT FG%
.365
30.6
Rebounds / Game
30.3
9.4
Off. Rebounds / Game
8.7
-2.1
Rebounding Margin
+1.3
13.6
Assists / Game
11.8
15.0
Turnovers / Game
13.1
1.9
Blocks / Game
3.1
Rosen: 17.7
Points
Davis: 12.4
Eggleston: 6.4
Rebounds
Mavraides: 4.4
Rosen: 4.4
Assists
Schroeder: 3.1
Belcore: 1.2
Steals
Schroeder: 1.7
Eggleston: 0.7
Blocks
Maddox: 0.8
Howlett: .559
FG% (Min: 10 FGM)
Finley: .614
Rosen: .862
FT% (Min: 10 FTM)
Saunders: .933
Rosen: .429
3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM)
Saunders: .462
The Princeton class of 2010, pictured as incoming freshmen.
Wednesday, March 10th
(9) South Florida / (16) DePaul winner vs. (8) Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN Big East Tournament
Thursday, March 11th
(10) Indiana vs. (7) Northwestern - 5:00 pm ET - ESPN2 Big 10 Tournament
(6) Oregon State vs. (3) Washington - 9:00 pm ET - FSN Pac-10 Tournament
Friday, March 12th
(6) Charlotte / (11) UMass winner vs. (3) Richmond - 9:00 pm ET Atlantic 10 Tournament
Denver (19-13) fell short of North Texas in the Sun Belt semis, 63-56. The Pioneers were within one with under seven minutes to go, before Josh White scored five straight for the Mean Green.
Kareem Maddox represents Princeton in this week's Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report.
Behind 22 points and seven boards from Mason Rocca, Armani Jeans nipped Canadian Solar Bologna, 73-71.
John Shurna from Northwestern earned consensus second-team All-Big Ten status. Fellow Wildcat Drew Crawford was the media's choice for Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
Oregon State's Seth Tarver was named Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year.
Mercer is the 11 seed in the Division II Men�s Basketball National Tournament. They'll open round robin play versus Kishwaukee on Tuesday at 7:30 pm ET.
Oregon State welcomes Washington State to Corvallis.
Beavers head coach Craig Robinson did a Q&A with The Oregonian about his contract extension.
Georgetown's Austin Freeman has been diagnosed with diabetes.
There's a video interview with Will Venable on mlb.com.
Fellow Padre Chris Young is eager for today's start.
Princeton recruit T.J. Bray is four points away from becoming Catholic Memorial's all-time leading scorer. The Crusaders beat Fort Atkinson 96-35 in the Division 2 regional quarterfinals.
Bray, Ben Hazel and Daniel Edwards all show up in the Hoop Scoop rankings of the nation's top 750 seniors.
Princeton moves up to fourth place in the latest Schuylkill 16.
That was the message Mercer coach Howie Levy received from former Vikings head man Howie Landa on the way back to central New Jersey from Scranton this evening.
The veteran Landa, who coached the Mercer County Community College men's basketball team for over 20 years, winning two national titles, called to congratulate Levy after the Vikings defeated Lackawanna 79-69 to win the Region XIX Tournament.
Sophomore sharpshooter Uros Kovacevic scored 24 points and was named tournament MVP. Paco Boussougou added 14 for the Vikings, who claimed the Region XIX title for the first time since 1998.
"The last three games have been pretty similar. Three tough teams," an elated Levy said over the phone while his team watched Bad Boys II on the bus home. "Our defense was terrific. We've just been playing great."
"They became a team about a week ago," Levy added. "We've been working hard all year but it has been sort of up and down. After Harcum beat us and we had a couple bad practices it sort of all came together."
The Vikings and the Falcons split their regular season series, with Lackawanna winning at home by 16 and Mercer picking up a three point decision in West Windsor for their first victory over the Falcons in nine years.
The rubber game went to Mercer, who has won 10 of their last 11. The Vikings head to Danville with a 20-12 record. "We got down early by eight points and the played a little too fast," Levy said of how the championship game unfolded. "We ended up taking four point lead at halftime."
"Early in the second half we got a lead and managed to extend it to 10-12 points and kept it there."
"They were so happy. It was really nice," Levy added when asked to describe the scene after the final buzzer. "They were jumping around, truly happy."
"It is quite an accomplishment for these guys. They came a long way."
After the game Levy was honored as Region XIX DII Coach of the Year.
Mercer vs. Lackawanna - 5:00 pm ET - Region XIX Championship
Judson Wallace had 15 points and seven rebounds for Benetton in their 73-64 win over Air Avellino.
Also in Italy, Mason Rocca scored 14 in Armani Jeans Milano's loss to Montepaschi.
Shorthanded Georgetown (19-9) lost its fourth in five tries, 81-68 at West Virginia. Leading scorer Austin Freeman missed the game with a stomach virus.
Kareem Maddox represents Princeton on the Honor Roll of the penultimate Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report.
New York Magazine visited Levien Gymnasium for the Princeton/Columbia game.
The San Diego Padres Twitter feed reports Chris Young will start San Diego's spring training game on Thursday.
Northwestern vs. Penn State - 12:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Richmond vs. Xavier - 1:00 pm ET - ESPN2
MCCC vs. Del Tech Stanton - 1:00 pm ET - Region XIX Tournament
Richmond travels to Xavier. The Associated Press highlights Spider guard Kevin Anderson.
Two big games for Princeton recruits. T.J. Bray scored 20 as Catholic Memorial concluded Classic 8 Conference play undefeated with a 76-57 win versus Kettle Moraine. Chris Clement made a desperation three pointer to give Round Rock a two point win over McNeil.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (25-4 / 11-1) clinched at least a share of the conference championship with a 68-48 win over Penn (5-20 / 4-7). Harvard (20-6 / 9-3) set a program record for victories, defeating Yale (11-18 / 5-7) by 20. Matt Mullery scored 20 as Brown (11-18 / 5-7) won at Dartmouth (5-21 / 1-11), 76-57.
Derek Williams scored 22 points and made seven free throws in the final two minutes as Mercer (18-12) held off a frantic Essex rally to advance to the semifinals of the Region XIX tournament.
"That was a terrific effort," said Vikings coach Howie Levy following the 70-64 victory. "The last two days of practice were major battles between me and my team after that Harcum game. There is a way that they had to play to be successful and they did it and they were able to overcome a couple of mistakes."
Mercer trailed only once, at 7-6, and proceeded to score the game's next nine points as they opened up early advantages of 16-6 and 25-8.
"We never gave back the lead," Levy said with pride. "We really hung in there. I loved the way they shared the ball tonight."
The visiting Wolverines responded with a 13-1 spurt of their own to close within five, but every time Essex reached striking distance, Mercer found room to breathe.
Leading by five at the break, the Vikings scored the first nine points of the second half. Williams hit from the left corner to make it a 10 point game and Williams' penetration freed Quentin Lofton up top for a 42-29 advantage.
Back-to-back three pointers from Essex guard Saladine Collins drew the Wolverines within 65-64 in the final minute and Collins immediately stole a pass in the backcourt as Essex pressed and drove for a layup that would have put his team back in front. The shot was short off the rim and Williams was fouled, making one of two free throws.
Jahmal Scarborough carried the ball trying to split two defenders as he spun inside and Williams went back at the line, extending the Mercer lead to four.
Uros Kovacevic added 16 points, six rebounds and five rebounds. Isiah Andrews had 17 points and five boards for Mercer.
"There's more basketball left to play," Levy remarked. Last year at this time the Vikings' season was over following a bitter one point first round Region XIX tournament loss to Manor.
Now Mercer travels to Scranton, PA on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 pm ET, where they will play Del Tech Stanton.
"There's more improvements these guys can make," Levy said with a smile. "We're happy."
Georgetown vs. Louisville - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Essex vs. Mercer - 7:30 pm ET - Region XIX Playoffs
Hitting 20 or more points in back-to-back games for the first time earned Dan Mavraides a spot on the Honor Roll of the Ivy Weekly Men's Basketball Report.
Richmond moves up to 23rd in the new Associated Press Top 25. The Spiders are 24th in the USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Top 25.
Mercer's Uros Kovacevic was named Second Team DI & II Men's Basketball All-Region XIX and is on the First Team DI & DI Men's Basketball All-Garden State Athletic Conference, joined by teammate Paco Boussougou.
Winners of seven straight, Mercer County Community College was unable to slow down 24-0 Harcum on Tuesday night. The Bears from Bryn Mawr, ranked #1 in the NJCAA Divsion I men's basketball poll, raced to a 14-2 lead and the Vikings were unable to play the game at the pace they needed to stay close.
"You can't replicate what they do in practice, that's for sure," said Mercer head coach Howie Levy. "We've had a terrific year, we've played real well, but we've never faced anything like that."
By the time the Vikings settled down on both ends of the floor, the deficit was significant. Two baskets and two free throws following a technical foul on Harcum's Jeremiah Bowman drew Mercer within 33-25, but the Vikings could not get a stop - slapping out a defensive rebound did not create a transition opportunity that might have pulled Mercer closer. Instead a Harcum forward happily accepted the ball at the top of the arc and sized up a three that took the lead back to double figures.
As the Bears sent wave after wave of players into the rotation, Mercer was unable to contain all of Harcum's weapons and slow the Bears' repeated breakouts. In addition to a cadre of quick guards flying all over the court, Harcum also boasted the interior presences of 6'11" Diyaaldin Kelley and 6'10" Dutch center Berend Weijs.
A basket by Mercer's Paco Boussougou, fouled by Wilbur O'Neal on the play, made it a 64-52 score midway through the second half, but a swift 13-2 run cued by Harcum's swarming defense erased any thought of a comeback.
"It's pressure that [we] haven't seen all year and hopefully won't see again," Levy said of the Bears' active full court attack.
Mercer (17-12) will open Region XIX Tournament play on Wednesday night. The location of this game and the Vikings' opponent will be known on Monday.
Photos from today’s game courtesy of Stephen Goldsmith after the jump.
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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
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