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2nd |
Final |
| Princeton (11-15, 9-4 Ivy) |
20 |
36 |
56 |
| Yale (15-14, 7-7 Ivy) |
22 |
23 |
45 |
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| Lee Amphitheater – New Haven, CT |
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
Trailing 25-22 early in the second half, the Princeton defense held Yale to a Casey Hughes free throw over the next ten minutes. During that span, the Bulldogs went 0-for-7 from the floor and committed five turnovers, while missing the front end of a one-and-one. The Tiger offense didn’t exactly light the world on fire itself during that stretch, but Scott Greenman had a three-pointer, a jumper, and a pair of free throws to key an 11-1 run that gave Princeton a 33-26 lead with under nine minutes left in the contest. |
| Key sign it was over |
Sam Kaplan missed the second of two free throws with 61 seconds left that would have cut Yale’s deficit to four. Princeton then hit six straight free throws, while Yale committed turnovers on three consecutive possessions. Greenman’s fastbreak layup off a steal put Princeton up 13 at 55-42 with 29 seconds left, signaling the end of the meaningful portion of the game. |
| Key performance |
Greenman. The Princeton senior point guard scored a team-high 13 points while dishing out five assists. Greenman played all 40 minutes, committing just one turnover and coming up with four steals. He got his teammates involved in the first half with four assists in the first 20 minutes, then did most of his scoring in the second half, with 11 points coming after intermission. |
| Key statistic |
Princeton’s 14 of 22 (63.2 percent) shooting inside the arc. The outside shots weren’t falling yet again for the Tigers, who hit just 3 of 14 from three-point range. Despite playing without the penetrating game of Edwin Buffmire, who was diagnosed with mononucleosis this week, Princeton was able to get its inside game going. The Tigers outscored the much bigger Bulldogs 26 to 18 in the paint. |
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| Notes |
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Senior captain Josh Greenberg got the start on Senior Night for Yale. He played two minutes before being replaced by Eric Flato, who scored a game-high 15 points off the bench. |
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Princeton once again held former Tiger Dominick Martin in check. Martin finished his collegiate career on a sour note with just six points and five rebounds in 31 minutes. The Tigers successfully denied the Yale center the ball in the post, and Martin attempted just five field goals on the evening. |
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Both teams posted unsightly assist-turnover differentials. Princeton had 10 assists against 18 turnovers, while Yale was even worse at 7 assists and 16 turnovers. The Tigers did a better job of capitalizing on the miscues, outscoring the Bulldogs 21-13 in points off turnovers. |
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Yale hurt itself at the free throw line in the second half, shooting just 6 of 14 (42.9 percent) after halftime, including a missed front end of a one-and-one. |
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Justin Conway struggled with turnovers, commiting seven in 35 minutes. |
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Princeton had one of its better offensive rebounding games with six offensive boards for 26.0-percent offensive rebounding. Strangely, the Tigers failed to take advantage of any of those bonus opportunities, finishing without a second-chance point. |
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With the win, Princeton secured sole possession of second place in the league. The loss dropped Yale into fourth place and .500 in the league — the Bulldogs’ third-straight 7-7 Ivy season. |
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