The latest collection of videos from various corners of the Princeton basketball family. Above, "Juice" Thompson and Bill Carmody talk to Bill Rafferty after the Northwestern Wildcats knocked off Illinois. Game highlights and additional videos after the jump.
While the overall crowd was smaller (4,148 vs. 5,775), I did confirm that there were more students in attendance on Friday than when Princeton hosted Cornell last season. Excellent work from the Tiger undergraduates. Come back on Tuesday!
Mondays belong to the student papers. The Daily Princetonian, the Harvard Crimson and the Dartmouth write about their respective schools' performances over the weekend.
The Crimson also has a supplemental notebook piece about Friday's showdown.
Someone from Main Ingredient Lifestyle Company went to the Harvard/Princeton game and shares their positive thoughts on the experience.
Will Venable is part of the Padres' 2011 FanFest, which takes place on February 12th.
In addition to our recap, read more about the Tigers' sixth straight victory on goprincetontigers.com, in the Star Ledger, in the Trentonian, courtesy of the Associated Press and on dartmouthsports.com.
Michael "Juice" Thompson scored 22 and Northwestern (14-8) never trailed in a 71-70 home win over #24 Illinois.
Georgetown (18-5) survived 43 points by Providence's Marshon Brooks and held on for the 83-81 victory. Chris Wright stripped Brooks heading up the floor on the game's final play.
Justin Harper scored 16 in a 77-60 Richmond (18-6) win at Fordham.
16 days after beating Arkansas State by 38, Denver (11-12) fell 60-35 at the Red Wolves.
Oregon State (9-13) lost at home to Washington State, 61-55.
Around the Ivy League: Oliver McNally drove down the left baseline with 11 seconds left, giving Harvard (16-4 / 5-1) an 83-82 double overtime win at Penn (9-9 / 3-1). Cornell (5-15 / 1-5) won their first conference game of the season, 91-79 at Brown (8-12 / 1-5). Yale (11-9 / 4-2) held off Columbia (12-8 / 3-3) behind 21 points and nine rebounds from Greg Mangano.
Postgame audio - Coach Sydney Johnson:
Postgame audio - Douglas Davis & Ian Hummer:
Sydney Johnson apologized.
The answers were the same because the focus remained the same.
Defense.
Following the Tigers' 68-53 win over Dartmouth, Johnson felt the difference between the start of the first half - where the Big Green opened on a 12-3 run, and the start of the second half - where the Tigers began an extended 32-10 crush, was his team's execution without the basketball.
"We're not giving you guys new stuff to write about and talk about, but that's where our bread is buttered," Johnson said after his initial compunction. "Defensively we were better. It allowed us to get stops, then convert a fair amount and control the game a little bit more. The first half we didn't stop them enough to do that."
Shooting 60.9% from the field and scoring the last seven points before the break, Dartmouth knotted Princeton at 34 heading off the floor.
Princeton outscored Dartmouth 9-2 to open the second half. The Big Green went nearly eight minutes without a basket after already falling behind by eight. When Randy Melville’s son Tyler scored inside to end this drought there was only 3:12 showing and the result was well in hand.
ESPNU has been using team-specific logos in each of their broadcasts this season. Above is the network's "Princeton Tiger" from yesterday's game.
Kareem Maddox slams home backdoor pass from Dan Mavraides.
Hypnotic animated .gif created with Gickr using three Stephen Goldsmith photos.
Hashtag from our friends at Mid-Majority.
Sure these are all Crimson clips cut by the Harvard Athletic Department, but they do give a feel of the atmosphere at Jadwin last night (as well as how the statistician's assistant works).
Today's Game: Dartmouth (5-14 / 1-4) vs. Princeton (15-4 / 3-0)
Location: Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Radio: 103.3 fm WPRB
TV: N/A
Internet: goprincetontigers.com
Series History: Princeton leads 138-61.
Last meeting: Princeton 71 Dartmouth 43 - 3/5/10.
| Dartmouth | Princeton | |
| 3-4 | Home Record | 8-0 |
| 2-10 | Away Record | 5-3 |
| 0-0 | Neutral Record | 2-1 |
| 266 | RPI | 50 |
| 297 | Sagarin | 81 |
| 317 | Pomeroy | 109 |
| 57.3 | Points / Game | 70.8 |
| 67.7 | Points Allowed / Game | 65.2 |
| .381 | FG% | .471 |
| .684 | FT% | .715 |
| .332 | 3PT FG% | .370 |
| 30.6 | Rebounds / Game | 34.3 |
| 10.1 | Off. Rebounds / Game | 9.5 |
| -6.9 | Rebounding Margin | +2.7 |
| 9.4 | Assists / Game | 13.4 |
| 14.1 | Turnovers / Game | 12.9 |
| 2.4 | Blocks / Game | 4.1 |
| Griffin: 9.1 | Points | Hummer: 13.8 |
| Rufful: 4.8 | Rebounds | Maddox: 6.8 |
| Dixon: 3.4 | Assists | Mavraides: 2.9 |
| Rufful: 1.6 | Steals | Mavraides: 1.3 |
| Weeden: 0.6 | Blocks | Maddox: 1.8 |
| LaBove: .462 | FG% (Min: 10 FGM) | Maddox: .589 |
| Melville: .868 | FT% (Min: 10 FTM) | Mavraides: .789 |
| Trotter: .448 | 3PT FG% (Min: 10 3FGM) | Davis .414 |
Providence vs. Georgetown - 12:00 pm ET - ESPN+
Illinois vs. Northwestern - 1:00 pm ET - CBS
Richmond vs. Fordham - 1:00 pm ET
Denver vs. Arkansas State - 8:00 pm ET
Washington State vs. Oregon State - 8:00 pm ET - FSN Northwest
Columbia vs. Yale - 6:00 pm ET
Cornell vs. Brown - 6:00 pm ET
Harvard vs. Penn - 7:00 pm ET
In addition to our recap, read about the Tigers' win against Harvard on goprincetontigers.com in the Trenton Times, in the Trentonian, in the Star Ledger, in the Boston Globe, courtesy of the Associated Press and on gocrimson.com.
Mercer lost a 68-60 exhibition against the Princeton JV. Tiger freshman Tom Noonan was high man with 19. More on this game come Monday, if not sooner.
Hollis Thompson and Georgetown welcome Providence.
In Evanston, Northwestern hosts Illinois. John Shurna has been cleared to play for the Wildcats.
Fordham and Richmond meet in the Bronx.
Denver stays on the road at Arkansas State.
Washington State travels to Oregon State.
How did I not know Randy Melville's son played for Dartmouth?
Princeton recruit Bobby Garbade took part in St. Thomas Aquinas School's Read-a-Thon.
Future Tiger Denton Koon had 13 in Liberty's victory over Blue Springs.
Thanks to the 35+ of you who took part in yesterday's live chat. We'll have to do that again sometime.
Around the Ivy League: Penn (9-8 / 3-0) matched Princeton's perfect conference record, dispatching Dartmouth (5-14 / 1-4) by 31 at the Palestra. Freshman guard Sean McGonagill tied a Pizzitola Sports Center record with 39 points as Brown (8-11 / 1-4) outscored Columbia (12-7 / 3-2) by a 87-79 count. Austin Murphy's three point play with 12 seconds left completed an improbable 71-70 Yale (10-9 / 3-2) comeback over Cornell (4-15 / 0-5). The Bulldogs rallied down 10 with 1:55 remaining.
Postgame audio - Coach Sydney Johnson, Dan Mavraides, Kareem Maddox & Ian Hummer:
"Since I've been here, all I've ever wanted for these guys is to have the type of experience that I had [as a player] and we're getting close." - Princeton head coach Sydney Johnson
Playing in front of a high volume (both definitions) undergraduate throng decked out in orange and black, Princeton took a significant step closer to how things were when Johnson roamed the hardwood instead of the sidelines, defeating Harvard 65-61 in a meeting between two of the Ivy League’s three unbeatens.
Ian Hummer’s two free throws with :04.8 left in the second half gave the Tigers a two possession lead and snuffed the final embers of a Crimson rally.
A frustrated Hummer was forced to sit the last 14:03 of the opening stanza, picking up his second personal foul after connecting with Christian Webster attempting a three pointer on the perimeter. Three free throws sent the Tigers in their first double digit hole since behind 24-13 in November against Bucknell.
Princeton battled from down 11. When Laurent Rivard foolishly fouled Douglas Davis on a running three point try in transition with less than a second before halftime, Davis canned all three tries and the Tigers were within one.
It was the first leg of a 19-2 Princeton push that saw the home team score the initial nine of the second half to take their first lead and open up as large as an 11 point advantage.
Hummer scored 15 of his 17 in the second half, one of three Tigers in double digits. Kareem Maddox was also strong inside, scoring 14 and blocking a career best five shots. Dan Mavraides struggled with his shot, 1-9 inside the arc but 7-8 at the free throw line for 15. Mavraides’ six assists set a career high.
Keith Wright’s 16 points and 11 rebounds paced the Crimson.
On Friday afternoon starting at 5:00 pm ET, before Princeton hosts Harvard, we're busting out a live chat while we're already courtside at Jadwin Gym. Check above to ask questions about the Tigers, the Ivy League and the other teams in the Carril Cradle.
This chat is moderated, so it may take a moment or two for your comments/questions to appear.
Thanks in advance for taking part!
