Get schooled.
The Tigers lost their seventh straight non-league game last night at Davidson, but compared to some of the other losses this season, this one wasn’t so bad. Then again, this is Princeton we’re talking about. Davidson is no slouch — especially at home — but we’re not supposed to be saying “That wasn’t so bad…” after Tiger losses to non-major conference opponents.
The Los Angeles Daily News reports small forward Rhett Anderson of La Canada, California, has committed to Yale. According to the various recruiting news services, the 6-6, 190-pound Anderson had also been involved with Brown, Cornell, Penn, and Princeton.
With the non-league regular season schedule now over, all eight teams turn their undivided attention to Ivy play. If last week’s rankings were thrown into upheaval by upsets that weekend, this week’s rankings reflect a return to form, with a distinct divide between upper and lower division teams.
Key sequence: With Princeton fighting to stay in the game down 13, Justin Conway got to the basket, but had his shot blocked. Luke Owings came up with a steal, but was long with a three-point attempt. At the other end Davidson missed a three, tried two unsuccessful tip-ins, and got the ball back out of bounds. The Tigers forced a five-second violation, and Conway drove in for another attempt at point-blank range, but against it was rejected. At the other end, Davidson nailed a wide-open three-pointer to push the margin to 16 points.
Key sequence: Yale guard Eric Flato hit three-pointers on consective possessions to push Yale’s lead from eight to 14 with under seven minutes left. Dartmouth had gone on a 12-5 run to trim its deficit to four, but Flato’s threes capped off a 14-4 Bulldog run in response.