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2nd |
Final |
| Princeton (8-14, 6-3 Ivy) |
22 |
42 |
64 |
| Columbia (10-13, 3-7 Ivy) |
32 |
33 |
65 |
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
With Princeton leading by three with the ball and the clock under two minutes, Luke Owings was whistled for a charge. Columbia got the ball inside to John Baumann, and Edwin Buffmire was forced to foul. Baumann hit both free throws to make it a one-point game with 90 seconds left. With the shot clock down to three seconds, Brett Loscalzo fouled Scott Greenman, who restored the Tigers’ three-point lead with a pair of free throws. At the other end, Justin Armstrong got inside for a layup and another foul on Buffmire, but missed the potential game-tying free throw. Columbia double-teamed Greenman and opted to foul Noah Savage intentionally with 27 seconds left. After a Princeton timeout, Savage missed the front end of a one-and-one, and the Lions had a final shot. Armstrong then put Columbia on top with a baseline jumper with 10.9 seconds left. |
| Key sign it was over |
After Armstrong’s bucket, Greenman pushed the ball up the court for Princeton. He got into the lane, but found Savage on the wing. Savage couldn’t handle the pass cleanly, and left a 15-foot jumper short. There was a scramble for the rebound, and the officials signaled the end of the game. |
| Key performance |
Armstrong, for the second-straight night. The Columbia sophomore came off the bench to tie for team-high scoring honors with 15 points on six-of-seven shooting in 28 minutes. Armstrong hit the final two shots of the game for the Lions, including the game-winner. |
| Key statistic |
Columbia’s 63.0-percent shooting. The Lions torched the Tiger matchup zone, hitting 17 of 27 shots overall and 8 of 13 (61.5 percent) from three-point range. |
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| Notes |
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Greenman led all scorers with 17 points. He added four steals, a pair of assists, and just one turnover, while playing all 40 minutes. The senior point guard played all 90 minutes on the weekend for the Tigers. |
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Princeton forced 20 Columbia turnovers, including 12 steals. The Tigers converted those turnovers into 26 points, compared to 12 for Columbia off Princeton miscues. |
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Owings’s charge at the 1:42 mark of the second half was the first and only Tiger turnover after halftime. |
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The Tigers outscored the Lions 26-16 in points in the paint, but that number is deceiving. Princeton repeatedly fouled Columbia in close, resulting in a large number of Columbia’s 28 free throw attempts. |
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Princeton committed 22 fouls to just 13 for Columbia, and saw the Lions attempt 28 free throws compared to only nine for the Tigers. |
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Princeton’s 42-point second half was its best scoring half of the season. |
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Columbia’s 65 points on 57 possessions represented the worst performance by the Princeton defense in nine Ivy League contests. |
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