Richmond (11-9) became the first team to beat Charlotte at home, defeating the 49ers 64-58 in Atlantic 10 play. Coach Chris Mooney has taken a unique approach to scouting the opposition this season.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (12-5 / 4-0) had a decisive 66-45 win over Yale (7-11 / 1-3). Penn (7-12 / 2-0) survived at the buzzer against Dartmouth (8-10 / 1-3). Brown (10-8 / 2-2) pulled away in the second half from Columbia (8-11 / 1-3) in Providence, 68-63.
Lincoln Gunn scored all 17 of his points in the second half and Princeton finished Saturday night's 68-54 victory over Harvard with a 20-5 run. With the win, the Tigers improved to 2-0 in Ivy League play for the first time in four years.
One day removed from going scoreless and only attempting one field goal, Kyle Koncz scored 21 of his career-high 24 in the first half. Koncz connected on six of 11 attempts from behind the arc. It was the third time in five career games against Harvard that Koncz tallied 20 or more points.
Jeremy Lin had 17 points and 9 rebounds as the Crimson fell for the 19th straight game at Jadwin Gym.
Around the Ivy League: Cornell (11-5 / 3-0) took control of the race for the title with a 75-64 win at Brown (9-8 / 1-2). Penn (6-12 / 1-0) eked out a 73-69 victory versus Harvard (6-13 / 1-2). Columbia (8-10 / 1-2) got the best of Yale (7-10 / 1-2), 71-58 in New Haven.
One of the first things Sydney Johnson did before Princeton's Friday night Ivy opener was to write three words on the chalkboard in the Tigers' locker room - just play ball.
Throughout Princeton's 12 game losing streak, the Tigers often overcomplicated matters when holding a lead. A composed Princeton team kept Dartmouth at bay in the last eight minutes of a 57-53 victory over the Big Green. The Tigers simplified the game to its most basic principles down the stretch. Make plays on offense. Stop the other team on defense.
Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon sat down at Jadwin Gym to discuss Princeton's first Ivy weekend of the season and to discuss the Tigers' return to the hardwood following their annual exam break. This interview is 12:00+ in length.
That's how long Georgetown kept St. John's from recording a field goal to start Wednesday night's Big East contest at Madison Square Garden.
The Hoyas obliterated the Red Storm 74-42 in a game that generated all kinds of jaw-dropping numbers.
St. John's turned the ball over on their first three possessions and nearly committed a shot clock violation the first two times down the court.
Justin Burrell's bank shot ended a stretch that spanned three media time outs, included 12 turnovers and saw 11 missed field goals by the home team. It is possible that this was the longest field goal drought to begin a Division I college basketball game in the shot clock era.
A sarcastic standing ovation from several St. John's fans was the closest thing to applause the Red Storm earned all night as Georgetown's lead was cut to 31-7.
If Burrell had not scored again from the floor with :33 left in the half, St. John's would have equaled Penn's record-setting solitary field goal from their embarrassing first half against Florida Gulf Coast earlier this season.
The Red Storm's assist-to-turnover ratio in the first twenty minutes? 1:13.
Georgetown went to the break up 41-14, bringing back memories of a 41-9 Hoya advantage at St. John's in 1982. John Thompson II's team then scored the first 12 points after intermission.
It only took 5:35 for St. John's to score in the second half on a Malik Boothe layup in transition.
When Patrick Ewing got free on the left baseline for a two-handed throw-down, the lead was at its apex of 39 and the Hoyas were more than tripling their opponent's point total with 15 minutes still to be played.
It was St. John's worst-ever loss in Big East play and the first time the Red Storm had not scored at least 40 points in a game since 1963. If Georgetown had been shut out in the second half, they would have lost - by one.
Backup center Vernon Macklin was the game's high scorer, recording a career-best 18 points on 8-10 shooting, including a lovely jumper banked off the glass when spinning to his left. Macklin continues to struggle at the foul line, but showed diversity and depth to his game not seen previously this season. Jessie Saap added 10 on the strength of three shots from behind the arc and Roy Hibbert had 11 of his own in 19 minutes of play.
Patrick Ewing Jr. started in place of injured Georgetown forward DaJuan Summers. Coach Thompson said following the game that he went to bed last night under the impression Summers would play but learned today from the team medical staff that it would be unwise for Summers to suit up.
Ever wondered why there's a bright orange number that occassionally changes underneath "The Streak" on the right sidebar of this site? Well...
Friday night's game between Dartmouth and Princeton will mark the 100th consecutive Ivy League contest I'll have covered in person for princetonbasketball.com. There's no other individual - on the sidelines, at press row or in the stands - that can make this claim. Being a consistent, reliable beat reporter through both good times and bad times for the Tigers over the past eight seasons is something I'm very proud of and I could not have accomplished this feat without your support.
For those of you keeping score at home, Princeton has gone 63-36 in conference play during this stretch, with three postseason appearances.
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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
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