Get schooled.
Key sequence: Holding a four-point advantage with less than five minutes left in the first half, Princeton ended the half with a 15-2 run. Kyle Koncz was fouled shooting a three-pointer and made all three free throws to kick off the spurt. Then the Tigers executed their offense to perfection, getting four layups, while holding Alabama A&M in check defensively. Princeton went to the locker room at intermission with a 32-15 lead.
Key sequence: It’s tempting to say that injuries to Leon Pattman and Johnathan Ball that forced them to sit out the game were the key sequence. But in terms of the action on the hardwood, UMass stormed out with a pair of three-pointers and a layup on its first three possessions. The Minutemen scored the first 10 points of the contest, and never looked back.
Key sequence: With Penn up 17-14 just over eight minutes in, Syracuse went on a 10-0 run to open up a seven-point lead. The run kicked off a stretch in which the Orange scored 10 times in 12 possessions with a flurry of three-pointers, dunks, layups. By the time the halftime buzzer sounded, the Quakers trailed by 13.
Key sequence: VMI staged a furious late rally, scoring on eight consecutive possessions to whittle an 18-point Princeton advantage to just two in less than five minutes. Just when things appeared to be slipping away for the Tigers, freshman Lincoln Gunn nailed a huge three-pointer with the shot clock running down to make it a 67-62 game with 33 seconds left.
Key sequence: After numerous lead changes, Maine went ahead on a putback by Phil Tchekane-Bofia with 3:46 left in the contest. Harvard’s Drew Housman got inside for a layup to put the Crimson back on top, and the Black Bears turned it over on their next possession. Jim Goffredo couldn’t connect on a three-point attempt, but Maine’s Junior Burnal missed the front end of a one-and-one. At the other end, Harvard sophomore Evan Harris drew a foul, got a layup to go, and coverted the free throw for a three-point play and a four-point Crimson lead.