Dartmouth pictures.
Photos from today’s game courtesy of Stephen Goldsmith.
Princeton 71 Dartmouth 43.
Postgame audio - Coach Sydney Johnson, Brendan Connolly & Douglas Davis:
Princeton raced to a 17-2 lead and never looked back in a 28 point win over Dartmouth.
"I thought defensively we were pretty good," said Tiger head coach Sydney Johnson of the way his team opened Friday night's game. "It helped that there was a missed free throw in there and maybe a missed layup on their part - it allows you to kind of build on that. To be honest, I was a bit nervous myself. It reminded me of Brown where we led early and stopped applying ourselves and stopped playing hard. I'm just glad that the guys played hard the entire game."
Unlike versus Brown two weeks ago, once Princeton crafted a sizable advantage they did not offer Dartmouth an opportunity to feel like they had the ability to compete with the Tigers.
Princeton went up by 19 at the break and would not see their lead dip under that number in the second half.
"Coming into this game, we knew we couldn't let the same thing happen that happened against Brown. We couldn't get complacent with the lead and we just had to come out and be more aggressive - both on the offensive and defensive end - and I think we did that," said Douglas Davis, who paced the way with 15 - resting for the final 12:51 of the night.
Patrick Saunders added 11 in 20 minutes.
Johnson was able to play four freshman with either senior Marcus Schroeder or senior Nick Lake for a five minute stretch of the second half until the far ends of both benches emptied. The quartet of Brendan Connolly, Ian Hummer, Will Barrett and Jimmy Sherburne generated the game's high water mark of 63-31 with 8:08 left.
No Tiger starter played more than 26 minutes and 12 different Princeton players recorded a field goal.
Friday News:
Today's Game: Dartmouth (5-21 / 1-18) vs. Princeton (17-8 / 8-3)
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 137-61.
Last meeting: Princeton 54 Dartmouth 38 - 2/6/10.
| Dartmouth | Princeton | |
| 5-10 | Home Record | 7-3 |
| 0-11 | Away Record | 10-5 |
| 0-0 | Neutral Record | 0-0 |
| 330 | RPI | 137 |
| 339 | Sagarin | 145 |
| 341 | Pomeroy | 124 |
| 53.9 | Points / Game | 59.2 |
| 64.8 | Points Allowed / Game | 52.6 |
| .384 | FG% | .437 |
| .644 | FT% | .732 |
| .288 | 3PT FG% | .369 |
| 30.7 | Rebounds / Game | 30.2 |
| 10.1 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 8.7 |
| -6.0 | Rebounding Margin | +1.4 |
| 10.2 | Assists / Game | 11.7 |
| 13.5 | Turnovers / Game | 13.6 |
| 2.4 | Blocks / Game | 2.9 |
| Dixon: 9.2 | Points | Davis, Mavraides: 12.5 |
| Weeden: 4.9 | Rebounds | Mavraides: 4.5 |
| Pride: 2.3 | Assists | Schroeder: 3.0 |
| Rufful: 1.4 | Steals | Schroeder: 1.7 |
| Weeden: 0.6 | Blocks | Maddox: 0.8 |
| Pride: .431 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Finley: .608 |
| Dixon: .818 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Saunders: .909 |
| Griffin: .370 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3PTM) | Saunders: .479 |
Harvard vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
Columbia vs. Yale - 7:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Brown - 7:00 pm ET
Richmond (23-7) was outplayed and outhustled most of the night by Dayton, but seven straight points late from senior David Gonzalvez and 14 steals willed the Spiders to the 60-56 win.
Oregon State (14-15) nearly let an 18 point halftime lead get away, holding on for the 59-55 victory over Washington State. Jared Cunningham tied a school record with eight steals.
The Daily Princetonian previews this weekend's games.
Did you have a good Thursday? Princeton recruit T.J. Bray had a better Thursday. Bray became Catholic Memorial's all time leading scorer in a 72-62 Crusader victory over Lakeside Lutheran in the second-round of the WIAA Division 2 tournament - recording 24 points, grabbing 20 rebounds, dishing out 10 assists and adding five blocks for good measure. Lordy.
I know there's a presentation honoring Brian Taylor at halftime of the Harvard/Princeton game, but the LA Times reports Princeton will also retire his jersey number.
Denver won their final 15 consecutive home games this season.
Chris Young pitched an inning for the Padres yesterday, his first action in almost nine months.
Coach Sydney Johnson - 3/4/10.
Tigers head coach Sydney Johnson and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon sat down on Thursday morning at Jadwin Gym for their final regular season one-on-one interview of 2009-10. This Q&A is 19:00+ in length.
Johnson and Solomon break down Princeton's close loss at Cornell, talk about the difference Jeff Foote makes for the Big Red and discuss how and why the Tigers bounced back on Saturday against Columbia. The pair also preview this final three games of Ivy play against Dartmouth, Harvard and Penn before Coach Johnson finished the interview talking about each of the four members of Princeton's senior class.
Thursday News:
Dayton vs. Richmond - 7:00 pm ET - CBS College Sports
Washington State vs. Oregon State - 10:00 pm ET
Northwestern (19-11) set a school record for wins in a season with a 72-49 decision over Chicago State.
The Mercer web site has a piece about the Vikings' Region XIX tournament victory.
Richmond hosts Dayton on Senior Night.
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.
Wednesday News:
Chicago State vs. Northwestern - 8:00 pm ET - bigtennetwork.com
Craig Robinson has signed a two year extension at Oregon State through the 2015-16 season.
Read this piece from The Oregonian on Beavers freshman forward Joe Burton.
The Trenton Times has more on last night's Mercer win.
Northwestern plays their regular season home finale against Chicago State tonight. Before the game senior Jeremy Nash will be honored.
Denver's Nate Rohnert was named to the 2009-10 All-Sun Belt Conference First Team.
Mercer wins the Region XIX tournament.
The two HLs are both winners.
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.
Mercer advances to the 16 team round robin NJCAA Division II Championship Tournament starting March 16th in Danville, Illinois.
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.
Kareem Maddox dunk.
A trailing Kareem Maddox throws down a pass from Marcus Schroeder midway through the first half of Saturday night's 67-52 Princeton victory over Columbia.
Footage synched with John Sadak and Noah Savage's call on 103.3 fm WPRB.
Tuesday News:
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.
Nine 1980s Princeton films.
On the heels of last week's discovery of 1980s Princeton basketball highlights comes another unexpected treat - nine short clips from earlier in the decade documenting a variety of successful Princeton basketball plays.
My educated guess is that this clip and several others after the jump come from the second game of the 1984-85 season, a 51-48 loss at Delaware, as Joe Scott (who would have been a sophomore) and Howie Levy (who would have been a senior) are on the same team. That's Levy scoring inside above.
I've tried to add details where I could figure them out, but if you can contribute additional notes, please share in the comments!
Monday News:
Georgetown vs. West Virginia - 7:00 pm ET - ESPN
Mercer (19-12) advanced to the Region XIX finals with a 76-68 win over Del Tech Stanton. Uros Kovacevic led the way with 21 points for the Vikings.
Richmond (22-7) lost in double overtime at Xavier 78-76, ending the Spiders' eight game winning streak.
Penn State scored on their first seven possessions and humiliated Northwestern (18-11), 79-60.
Read about Princeton's weekend split in the Daily Princetonian, in the Cornell Daily Sun and in the Columbia Specator.
The Hoyas' depth is an issue as Georgetown heads on the road to West Virginia.
