Princeton continues to look for the elusive 40 minute game.
"We've had some games where we're right in the mix and whether it is execution on the defensive end and the offensive end" said Tiger head coach Sydney Johnson following Princeton's 67-56 loss to Yale. "We just haven't seized the moment."
Trailing by five points with seven minutes to go, Yale went on a 12-0 run and the Bulldogs finished Friday night's game with a 22-6 rally. "I don't think it is lack of desire" Johnson observed, trying to explain how his team had let the lead slip away. "We just have fallen short consistently."
"We have lapses" bemused senior co-captain Kyle Koncz stated after the game. "We're making the same mistakes over and over again. We're losing guys in the zone. We're not talking."
Koncz scored 12 points and added a career-best 11 rebounds for Princeton. Center Zach Finley also had 12 of his own in defeat.
Yale's Nick Holmes paced four Bulldogs in double figures with 18 points. Travis Pinick scored 11 and grabbed 11 boards while Ross Morin and Caleb Holmes each had 10.
Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon met at Jadwin Gym right before practice on Thursday to review Princeton's trip to New York State and Tuesday's game at Penn. This interview is 11:00+ in length.
Five times in the second half of the 217th meeting between Princeton and Penn the Tigers had possession with a shot to take the lead.
Five times the Quakers held on.
The last of these chances came with just nine seconds on the clock and Princeton down 64-63, as an open three point shot by senior co-captain Noah Savage on the left wing was long off the mark.
Following offsetting technical fouls assessed to Zach Finley and Brian Grandieri after the rebound, Remy Cofield made two free throws to boost the Penn advantage to three. As Princeton looked to inbound and pull even for the first time since midway through the first half, Savage was whistled for an intentional technical foul as he elbowed Jack Eggleston beyond midcourt before the ball ever came into play. Savage, now disqualified, headed to the bench with his head down, aware he had cost his team a chance at overtime.
It was one of 52 whistles in a foul-plagued 70-65 struggle between two teams that haven't had much fortune this season.
Kevin Egee's 15 points led four Quakers in double figures. Also breaking out of single digits were Aron Cohen with 14 and the freshman duo of Eggleston and Remy Cofield who both tallied 11.
Zach Finley was one of four Tigers in double figures, scoring 15 points. Kevin Steuerer added 13 while Savage and Lincoln Gunn each contributed 12.
Today's Game:Princeton (5-14 / 2-2) vs. Penn (7-14 / 2-2) Location: The Palestra - Philadelphia, PA Time: 7:00 pm ET Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB TV: CN8 Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com Series History: Penn leads 119-97. Last meeting:Penn 64 Princeton 48 - 3/6/07.
Another game effort, another Big Ten loss for Northwestern (7-14), who played Michigan State tight but the Spartans pulled away down the stretch of a 70-55 victory.
Denver hosts Louisiana-Lafayette in a battle for first place in the Sun Belt Conference West Division.
Around the Ivy League: Yale (9-11 / 3-3) throttled Dartmouth (8-12 / 1-5) to the tune of 97-58. Cornell (14-5 / 6-0) stayed perfect in league play, beating Penn (7-14 / 2-2) for the first time in 18 games, 87-74. Brown (12-8 / 4-2) made quick work of Harvard (6-16 / 1-5) in Providence, 71-51.
Like the deflections at critical junctures of the second half they could not control, a victory slipped through Princeton's fingers on Saturday night at Columbia.
The Lions rallied for a 58-53 win that sent the Tigers home winless from their weekend in New York State.
Niko Scott led Columbia with 12 points. John Baumann scored 10 in the first half for the Lions, but did not attempt a field goal after intermission.
Lincoln Gunn was the game's high man, tallying 17 on 7-13 shooting. Noah Savage added 12 and Kyle Koncz had 11 in defeat.
Today's Game:Princeton (5-13 / 2-1) vs. Columbia (9-11 / 2-3) Location: Levien Gym - New York City, NY Time: 7:00 pm ET Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB TV: N/A Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com Series History: Princeton leads 135-82. Last meeting:Princeton 54 Columbia 49 - 2/17/07.
Columbia
Princeton
5-4
Home Record
5-3
4-7
Away Record
0-7
209
RPI
304
225
Sagarin
285
233
Pomeroy
282
64.8
Points / Game
56.4
65.1
Points Allowed / Game
62.8
33.4
Rebounds / Game
27.6
10.5
Off. Rebounds / Game
8.4
14.0
Assists / Game
12.3
13.9
Turnovers / Game
14.6
1.9
Blocks / Game
2.2
Baumann: 15.3
Points
Finley: 10.4
Baumann: 6.6
Rebounds
Finley: 5.4
Loscalzo: 3.2
Assists
Gunn: 2.8
Bulger: 0.9
Steals
Schroeder: 1.6
Nwachukwu: 0.6
Blocks
Finley: 1.1
Baumann: .507
FG% (Min: 10 FGM)
Lake: .625
Bova: .889
FT% (Min: 10 FTM)
Koncz: .857
Matsui: .519
3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM)
Gunn: .407
Northwestern vs. Michigan State - 7:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
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Dartmouth vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
The Denver Post reports on the unnoticed turnaround Joe Scott has pulled off this season at Denver.
Around the Ivy League: Brown (11-8 / 3-2) shot 64% from the field and blew out Dartmouth (8-11 / 1-4) by 26. Columbia (9-11 / 2-3) handed Penn (7-13 / 2-1) its first conference loss, defeating the Quakers 74-58. Yale (8-11 / 2-3) defeated Harvard (6-15 / 1-4) for the ninth straight time at Lee Amphitheater, 83-70.
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