The MCCC Vikings improved to 8-7 with their fourth straight win, a 79-61 decision over Middlesex tonight.
Roger Gordon (left), often seen on the sidelines at Jadwin, has joined the staff at Mercer.
Hope to catch up with Howie Levy on Saturday to talk about his team's improvements since I saw them play in mid-November.
Pictures courtesy of Stephen Goldsmith.
Purdue vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN2
Middlesex vs. MCCC - 7:00 pm ET
Denver vs. North Texas - 8:00 pm ET
Washington State vs. Oregon State - 9:00 pm ET - FSN
DaJuan Summers and Georgetown (12-3) beat Syracuse from pillar to post, 88-74.
Richmond (9-7) went to Virginia Tech and probably wishes they hadn't in retrospect, shooting just 31.1% from the field in a 62-48 loss.
Mercer beat Ocean earlier this week to raise their record to .500. The Vikings' game at Brookdale has been rescheduled for February 5th.
In the wake of Gonzaga's victory over Bishop McNamara, here are some videos of Ian Hummer - dunking on a backdoor cut and answering some questions after the game.
Princeton recruit Will Barrett scored 21 in a 52-49 Central Bucks South win over Central Bucks East.
Winless in Big 10 play, Northwestern hosts #19 Purdue tonight.
Denver is on the road at North Texas.
Oregon State welcomes Washington State to Corvallis. Beavers head coach Craig Robinson will take some time away from his team after this weekend's games to attend the inauguration.
Around the Ivy League: Penn (3-8) was humbled by former coach Fran Dunphy and Temple, 78-53.
USC vs. Oregon State - 5:30 pm ET
In addition to our recap, write-ups of yesterday's win can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trentonian, in the Trenton Times and on UNCG Basketball Fan and uncgspartans.com.
Dick Vitale is thrilled Pete Carril will have the floor at Jadwin named after him.
Princeton recruit Ian Hummer impressed with 16 points and nine rebounds in Gonzaga's victory over Baltimore St. Frances Academy in the Cancer Research Basketball Classic.
Georgetown (10-2) was topped by Pitt, 70-54. The Panthers outrebounded the Hoyas 46-21.
Richmond (8-6) steamed Rice, 74-43.
Mercer (6-7) won 59-35 over Salem. Antoine Rogers scored 14 for the victorious Vikings.
Denver (6-8) fell 63-62 in double overtime to Louisiana-Lafayette.
Northwestern (8-4) was outscored by 12 in the second half of a 77-66 loss to Michigan State.
Oregon State hosts USC this afternoon.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (8-6) made a school record 18 three pointers in a 99-45 drubbing of Ursinus. Yale (3-9) had their way with MIT, 86-63. Army defeated Dartmouth (2-10) for the second time this season.
Today's Game: UNC Greensboro (1-9 / 0-2) vs. Princeton (2-8 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 12:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: ESPNU
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: This is the first meeting between the two teams.
Last meeting: This is the first meeting between the two teams.
| UNC Greensboro | Princeton | |
| 1-3 | Home Record | 0-4 |
| 0-6 | Away Record | 2-4 |
| 0-0 | Neutral Record | 0-0 |
| 324 | RPI | 323 |
| 338 | Sagarin | 314 |
| 338 | Pomeroy | 288 |
| 58.5 | Points / Game | 56.0 |
| 76.1 | Points Allowed / Game | 60.1 |
| .364 | FG% | .411 |
| .650 | FT% | .719 |
| .286 | 3PT FG% | .351 |
| 35.7 | Rebounds / Game | 32.7 |
| 13.8 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 10.0 |
| 9.8 | Assists / Game | 10.5 |
| 18.2 | Turnovers / Game | 15.2 |
| 3.3 | Blocks / Game | 2.8 |
| Koivisto: 11.7 | Points | Davis: 13.6 |
| Stywall: 8.4 | Rebounds | Buczak: 4.6 |
| Koivisto: 2.6 | Assists | Maddox: 2.0 |
| Stywall: 1.2 | Steals | Davis: 1.4 |
| Eargle: 1.4 | Blocks | Maddox: 0.8 |
| Brown: .425 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Buczak: .541 |
| Koivisto: .889 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Maddox: .882 |
| Clement: .340 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | Davis: .396 |
Pitt vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN
Rice vs. Richmond - 12:00 pm ET
Mercer vs. Salem - 2:00 pm ET
Denver vs. Louisiana-Lafayette - 6:00 pm ET - Cox
Michigan State vs. Northwestern - 7:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Ursinus vs. Cornell - 3:00 pm ET
Army vs. Dartmouth - 7:00 pm ET
MIT vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
The Trentonian previews today's game at Jadwin.
Oregon State (5-6) could not hang with UCLA.
Greg Monroe and Georgetown host Pitt in a battle of top 10 teams.
Denver visits Louisiana-Lafayette.
Michigan State travels to Northwestern for the Wildcats' Big Ten home opener.
Richmond welcomes Rice to the Robins Center.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (5-7) fell at American, 68-53. Bryant picked up its first home win as a D-I team, 69-58 over Yale (2-9). Columbia (4-8) could not stop Lehigh, as the Mountain Hawks rallied for the 73-59 victory. Harvard (7-6) topped Santa Clara, 73-68.
Florida Atlantic vs. Denver - 9:00 pm ET
Seattle Pacific vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET
If you were planning on heading to Jadwin tonight, please note that the Mercer/Princeton JV game has been cancelled. If it is rescheduled, we'll be sure to post about the new date.
Kevin Coble scored 22 points as Northwestern (7-1) bounced UMKC, 77-62.
Denver kicks off conference play against Florida Atlantic.
Oregon State hosts Seattle Pacific.
UMKC vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
In addition to our recap, reports on yesterday afternoon's game can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the Daily News and on gojaspers.com.
Done with final exams, Northwestern welcomes the UMKC Kangaroos to Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Mercer (5-7) beat Fredrick 75-51.
Princeton recruit news - Ian Hummer scored 13 points as Gonzaga won the D.C. Classic Tournament. Gus Gabel is averaging 20 ppg for 5-2 Scottsdale Chaparral.
Around the Ivy League: Dartmouth (2-5) demolished Plymouth State, 96-47.
Today's Game: Rutgers (5-3 / 0-0) vs. Princeton (2-4 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 72-42.
Last meeting: Rutgers 54 Princeton 50 - 12/1/07.
| Rutgers | Princeton | |
| 3-3 | Home Record | 0-3 |
| 2-0 | Away Record | 2-1 |
| 0-0 | Neutral Record | 0-0 |
| 157 | RPI | 293 |
| 198 | Sagarin | 287 |
| 150 | Pomeroy | 244 |
| 67.6 | Points / Game | 57.0 |
| 63.5 | Points Allowed / Game | 60.2 |
| .436 | FG% | .425 |
| .679 | FT% | .729 |
| .292 | 3PT FG% | .373 |
| 41.6 | Rebounds / Game | 34.7 |
| 12.0 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 9.5 |
| 10.9 | Assists / Game | 11.8 |
| 17.3 | Turnovers / Game | 18.7 |
| 9.6 | Blocks / Game | 4.3 |
| Rosario: 17.0 | Points | Davis: 14.0 |
| Echenique: 9.9 | Rebounds | Maddox: 5.2 |
| Coburn: 2.6 | Assists | Maddox: 2.7 |
| Chandler: 1.4 | Steals | Davis: 1.7 |
| Ndiaye: 4.6 | Blocks | Maddox: 1.3 |
| Echenique: .617 | FG% (Min: 5 FGM) | Lake: .550 |
| Rosario: .864 | FT% (Min: 5 FTM) | Maddox: .882 |
| Farmer: .333 | 3PT FG% (Min: 5 3PTM) | Lake: .600 |
Northeastern vs. Harvard - 7:00 pm ET
Yale vs. Boston University - 7:00 pm ET
The Trenton Times and the Daily Princetonian preview tonight's game.
mycentraljersey.com talks to Princeton coach Sydney Johnson.
Mark Eckel wrote a column about Tiger freshman Doug Davis.
Denver (1-6) lost at Cal State Northridge, 80-53.
Mercer (4-5) picked up a 80-75 victory over Morris in OT, the Vikings' third straight win.
Princeton recruit Mack Darrow scored 13 points as Barrington defeated Elgin.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (4-5) defeated Hartford, 72-62. Columbia (3-5) lost on a putback with two seconds left against St. Francis (NY).
Denver vs. UT Arlington - 9:00 pm ET - Karl Tyler Chevrolet Grizzly Basketball Classic
Navy vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Denver (0-5) fell 63-44 at Montana. The Pioneers look for their first win tonight against UT Arlington.
Mercer (2-5) defeated Burlington County Community College 67-42. Steven Perry scored 20 points for the victorious Vikings.
Today's Game: South Carolina (4-1 / 0-0) vs. Princeton (2-2 / 0-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 3-2.
Last meeting: South Carolina 54 Princeton 48 - 12/20/06.
| South Carolina | Princeton | |
| 4-0 | Home Record | 0-2 |
| 0-1 | Away Record | 2-0 |
| 0-0 | Neutral Record | 0-0 |
| 133 | RPI | 326 |
| 89 | Sagarin | 264 |
| 65 | Pomeroy | 234 |
| 83.0 | Points / Game | 59.0 |
| 68.8 | Points Allowed / Game | 54.2 |
| .465 | FG% | .450 |
| .606 | FT% | .771 |
| .426 | 3PT FG% | .387 |
| 44.0 | Rebounds / Game | 35.8 |
| 16.6 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 9.5 |
| 14.6 | Assists / Game | 11.3 |
| 15.0 | Turnovers / Game | 18.3 |
| 5.2 | Blocks / Game | 5.0 |
| Downey: 19.2 | Points | Davis: 17.3 |
| Holmes: 10.6 | Rebounds | Maddox: 6.0 |
| Downey: 4.8 | Assists | Maddox: 3.3 |
| Downey: 2.4 | Steals | Davis, Maddox: 1.5 |
| Archie: 2.0 | Blocks | Maddox: 1.5 |
| Baniulis: .633 | FG% (Min: 5 FGM) | Buczak: .529 |
| Conrad: 1.000 | FT% (Min: 5 FTM) | Maddox: .900 |
| Downey: .467 | 3PT FG% (Min: 5 3PTM) | Davis: .500 |
Dartmouth vs. Vermont - 7:00 pm ET
Villanova vs. Penn - 8:00 pm ET - CN8
Nick Lake made the Honor Roll of the Ivy Weekly Basketball Awards.
Lake and Coach Johnson also spoke to the Princeton Packet about the Tigers' victory over Fordham.
Two previews for tonight's game - the Trentonian and the Daily Princetonian set the stage.
TigerBlog debates which Princeton players might comprise an all-time Tiger squad.
With four Wildcats in double figures, Northwestern (4-1) defeated UC Riverside, 59-43.
The Trenton Times talks to Howie Levy about the season so far at Mercer County Community College.
Princeton remains stuck in 14th place in the latest Schuylkill 16.
I had some free time this afternoon to catch a Mercer County Community College game. The Vikings were playing FIT in the second day of the Mercer Classic. On Saturday, Mercer dropped a 73-72 decision to nationally ranked CCRI.
Former Tiger assistant Howie Levy has his team running many offensive sets that should be familiar to Princeton observers. During the course of Sunday's action, plays called "Chin," "Princeton," "Circle," "Forwards Out" and "Georgetown" were each set in motion.
Four games into the season, the Vikings are slowly learning what Coach Levy wants them to do, but reverted back to bad habits when the game was not going their way. "You just have to make [execution] their habit," Levy told me after the game. "When it works, it works - they just haven't done it enough and don't have faith in it yet."
Without a true big man who is, in Levy's words, "different," the Vikings are forced to play five near-identical, interchangeable players, each around 6'2". Mercer has a wide back-up center who was the first player off their bench, but he is not 100%, recovering from a shoulder injury.
Stephen Goldsmith came with me to take some photographs - which you can see, along with some additional observations, after the jump.
WNUR talks to Northwestern head coach Bill Carmody.
Area coaches, including Coach Johnson and Coach Levy, are interviewed about the extended three point line their teams will be adjusting to this season.
The Hoya has released their comprehensive Georgetown basketball preview.
Today's "First Coach" article about Craig Robinson is in the Washington Times.
Congratulations to Coach Levy for picking up his first win as head coach at Mercer. The Vikings (1-1) defeated CCBC-Essex 83-71 in the consolation game of the Harford Invitational.
An article about Northwestern freshman guard Nick Fruendt, with quotes from assistant coach Mitch Henderson.
