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audio - coach sydney johnson & kyle koncz
Ryan Wittman scored a game-high 20 points and seven foot transfer center Jeff Foote added a career-best 18, including nine straight in a key first half stretch, as Cornell pulled away from Princeton for a 72-61 win on Friday night in Ithaca.
Senors Kyle Koncz and Kevin Steuerer paced Princeton in defeat. Koncz connected on five three point shots, racking up 19 points, and Steuerer added a career-high 17.
ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla explains why Georgetown's cuts are so effective.
Today's Game: Princeton (5-12 / 2-0) vs. Cornell (12-5 / 4-0)
Location: Newman Arena - Ithaca, NY
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 133-73.
Last meeting: Cornell 57 Princeton 50 - 2/16/07.
| Cornell | Princeton | |
| 6-1 | Home Record | 5-3 |
| 6-4 | Away Record | 0-6 |
| 72 | RPI | 308 |
| 115 | Sagarin | 293 |
| 119 | Pomeroy | 284 |
| 76.9 | Points / Game | 56.1 |
| 69.0 | Points Allowed / Game | 62.3 |
| 33.8 | Rebounds / Game | 30.9 |
| 8.8 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 9.7 |
| 16.4 | Assists / Game | 12.4 |
| 15.1 | Turnovers / Game | 14.6 |
| 3.2 | Blocks / Game | 2.2 |
| Wittman: 14.9 | Points | Gunn: 10.5 |
| Foote: 5.6 | Rebounds | Finley: 5.5 |
| Dale: 5.6 | Assists | Gunn: 2.8 |
| Dale: 1.3 | Steals | Schroeder: 1.5 |
| Foote: 1.3 | Blocks | Finley: 1.2 |
| Kreefer: .646 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Lake: .625 |
| Dale: .952 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Koncz: .870 |
| Witman: .486 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | Gunn: .419 |
Dartmouth vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Penn vs. Columbia - 7:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Greetings from Ithaca. Would you like some weekend previews? See today's Trenton Times, the Daily Princetonian, the Cornell Sun and the Ithaca Journal
Brown coach Craig Robinson is a very busy man.
Playing just six men, a shorthanded Denver (10-12) squad picked up a 80-66 victory over Troy.
As the bus to Ithaca idled, Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon caught up at Jadwin Gym to discuss Princeton's victories over Dartmouth and Harvard and to preview the Tigers' trip to New York this weekend. This interview is 12:00+ in length.
Troy vs. Denver - 9:30 pm ET
...and we're back.
The Princeton Packet talks to Jason Briggs about his new role this season.
The Town Topics reviews Princeton's opening Ivy weekend.
The Daily Princetonian profiles two former Tigers playing overseas - Mason Rocca and Konrad Wysocki.
There are also capsule write-ups about all eight Ivy teams in today's Prince.
Princeton recruit John Comfort scored a team-high 16 points as Fenwick won its ninth straight.
The Princeton Alumni Weekly blog has a nice blurb about the job I've done covering Princeton’s last 101 consecutive Ivy League games.
Someone should let John Trubee know that his VBK hat has shown up on eBay.
Georgetown (19-2) overcame a sluggish start on Tuesday night versus South Florida, eventually coming away with a 63-53 victory.
Richmond (12-9) has quietly put together a nice season. Last night the Spiders defeated Temple 64-58. Chris Mooney's hybrid defense continues to evolve.
Northwestern (7-13) lost to Minnesota by 20. The Wildcats remain winless in Big Ten play.
Denver hosts Troy tonight at Magness Arena.
Lincoln Gunn makes the Honor Roll on the latest Ivy Weekly Basketball Awards. Gunn was 9-19 from three point range and averaged 17 points, four rebounds and two assists over the weekend.
The Daily Princetonian has a weekend wrapup, The Dartmouth reviews the Big Green's 0-2 trip to the Delaware Valley and there are two articles in The Crimson about Harvard's loss to the Tigers.
Northwestern (7-12) played #11 Indiana tough, but ultimately fell 75-63.
A brief programming note: I'll be taking my annual two day anniversary vacation from now until Wednesday night. Unless there's some breaking news that can't wait, you're on your own between now and then.
Northwestern vs. Indiana - 12:00 pm ET - Big Ten Network
Read all about the Harvard / Princeton game on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trenton Times and the Trentonian, courtesy of the Associated Press and at gocrimson.com.
The Harvard Crimson was also live-blogging last night's contest.
Patrick Ewing Jr. scored a career-high 16 points as Georgetown (18-2) defeated Seton Hall 73-61.
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.
Denver (9-12) fell 78-64 at Western Kentucky.
Northwestern travels to Indiana this afternoon.
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.
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audio - coach sydney johnson, lincoln gunn & kyle koncz
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.
Today's Game: Harvard (6-13 / 1-2) vs. Princeton (4-12 / 1-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: ESPNU
Internet: wprb.com, goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 120-37.
Last meeting: Harvard 50 Princeton 43 - 2/24/07.
| Harvard | Princeton | |
| 5-2 | Home Record | 4-3 |
| 0-9 | Away Record | 0-6 |
| 296 | RPI | 303 |
| 270 | Sagarin | 300 |
| 232 | Pomeroy | 297 |
| 71.1 | Points / Game | 55.4 |
| 74.5 | Points Allowed / Game | 62.8 |
| 33.6 | Rebounds / Game | 28.0 |
| 10.9 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 8.8 |
| 14.7 | Assists / Game | 12.1 |
| 14.8 | Turnovers / Game | 15.1 |
| 3.1 | Blocks / Game | 2.3 |
| Lin: 13.2 | Points | Finley: 10.8 |
| Magnarelli: 6.3 | Rebounds | Finley: 5.5 |
| Lin: 3.4 | Assists | Gunn: 2.8 |
| Lin: 1.9 | Steals | Schroeder: 1.6 |
| Harris: 1.0 | Blocks | Finley: 1.3 |
| Pusar: .569 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Lake: .667 |
| Housman: .839 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Koncz: .900 |
| Housman: .423 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | Gunn: .410 |
Seton Hall vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN+
Richmond vs. Charlotte - 3:00 pm ET - Time Warner N.C.
Denver vs. Western Kentucky - 8:00 pm ET
Dartmouth vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Articles about last night's Ivy opener can be found on goprincetontigers.com, in the Trenton Times and the Trentonian, courtesy of the Associated Press and at dartmouthsports.com
Vernon Macklin and Georgetown host Seton Hall this afternoon.
Richmond travels to Charlotte.
Denver visits 17-5 Western Kentucky.
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.
