Gamecenter: Columbia 64, Princeton 75

Posted on by Jake Wilson in Columbia, Gamecenter, Ivy League, Princeton
1st 2nd Final
Columbia (14-14, 7-6 Ivy) 30 34 64
Princeton (6-21, 3-9 Ivy) 38 37 75
Jadwin Gym – Princeton, NJ Boxscore
 
Keys to the Game
Key sequence After a competitive first half, Princeton’s lead as 38-34 after John Baumann’s layup nearly two minutes into the second half. However, the Tigers would give themselves some breathing room with an important run, started by Noah Savage’s putback. At the other end, Baumann kept Columbia’s possession alive with an offensive rebound, but Nick Lake came up with a steal at his expense, and after a Kyle Koncz offensive board, Kareem Maddox’s lay up made it an eight-point contest. Lake blocked Niko Scott’s layup attempt, and then Baumann was called for an offensive foul. Maddox’s three-point play made it seven unanswered points for Princeton, who suddenly had opened up a double-digit lead at 45-34 with 16:16 to play.
Key sign it was over Brett Loscalo’s three-pointer drew the Lions within seven with just over two minutes remaining, but Lake was fouled and hit both free throws. After Localzo couldn’t duplicate his feat, Jason Briggs drew the foul and drained two from the line. Scott’s three made it 68-60 with 1:43 on the clock, but Savage was perfect from the stripe. Mack Montgomery committed a turnover, and Briggs tacked on a free throw for an 11-point advantage with just over a minute to play. Columbia got a Scott layup and had a chance to further cut into its deficit, but Scott couldn’t connect from outside the arc, and Maddox made it a double-digit game again with a free throw with 46 seconds to play. Any hope on the Lions’ part went out the window when Briggs came up with a steal and recorded a free throw with 32 ticks on the clock and the Tigers up 73-62.
Key performance Maddox came out of nowhere with a huge second half, scoring all of his career-high 14 points after halftime. The freshman finished 6 of 9 from the floor and added two rebounds in just 17 minutes.
Key statistic Aided by some desperation Columbia fouling down the stretch, Princeton uncharacteristically had a huge edge at the free throw line. The Tigers finished 18 of 22 (81.8 percent), while the Lions lagged far behind at just 6 of 11 (54.5 percent).
 
Notes

– Baumann led Columbia with a game-high 21 points and Scott added 20.

– Savage was Princeton’s top scorer with 18 points, while surprise starter Zach Woolridge made the most of his JV callup, finishing with 15 points, and Briggs tacked on 12.

– The Tigers shot an impressive 14 of 23 (60.9 percent) in the first half, which was the main reason they led 38-30 after 20 minutes.

– Columbia held Princeton to just 20.0 percent on the offensive glass, but the bigger and taller Lions didn’t fare much better themselves at 29.0 percent.

– The win snapped a nine-game losing streak for the Tigers and was the second-straight loss for the Lions against a second-division team.

– Columbia will look to clinch at least a share of third place when it closes out its season at Penn on Saturday, March 8, at 7:00 pm ET, while Princeton will try to hand Cornell its first and only league loss at Jadwin Gym at 7:30 pm ET.

Jake Wilson

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