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Princeton University Athletics
Great X-Pectations
December 24, 1999 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 24, 1999
Princeton vs. Xavier
The site Cincinnati Gardens • Cincinnati, Ohio
The date Monday, Dec. 27, 1999 •?7:00 p.m.
The tube ESPN2
The records Princeton: 6-5 Xavier: 7-2
The coaches Princeton: Bill Carmody (fourth season, 79-19) Xavier: Skip Prosser (seventh season, 130-60)
The series Xavier leads 2-0
Last meeting Xavier defeated Princeton 65-58 • March 17, 1999
The storyline Princeton and Xavier meet in a rematch of last season's NIT quarterfinals
Probable Starters
XAVIER 3 Kevin Frey 9.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg So., 6-8, 230, Chicago, Ill. 34 Lloyd Price 13.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg So., 6-5, 200, Wilmington, Del. 30 David West 9.9 ppg, 7.8 rpg Fr., 6-8, 225, Teaneck, N.J. 15 Maurice McAfee 14.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg Jr., 6-0, 175, Saginaw, Mich. 32 Darnell Williams 13.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg Sr., 6-5, 205, Brooklyn, N.Y.
PRINCETON 21 Eugene Baah 5.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg So., 6-5, 195, New York, N.Y. 45 Mason Rocca 13.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg Sr., 6-9, 235, Evanston, Ill. 55 Chris Young 12.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg So., 6-11, 255, Dallas, Texas 15 Ahmed El-Nokali 5.6 ppg, 2.4 rpg So., 6-4, 180, Pittsburgh, Pa. 4 Spencer Gloger 12.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg Fr., 6-6, 195, Santa Margarita, Calif.
Tonight's Note of the Night
Bombs away — Princeton is 26 for 51 from three-point range in its last two games.
Five more notes no media person should be without
Nice to see you again — Princeton and Xavier met last March 17 in the NIT quarterfinals at the Cincinnati Gardens. Princeton led by as many as 16 before Xavier rallied for a 65-58 win.
Strength of schedule — Princeton's first 12 opponents are a combined 77-33.
More schedule — Of Princeton's first 12 opponents, 11 currently have a winning record.
Point, counterpoint — Princeton's first 12 opponents are averaging 74.3 points per game. Princeton has allowed 57.9 points per game.
More point —Xavier is the sixth opponent in Princeton's last nine game to come in averaging at least 79.8 points.
Others receiving votes
Young gun — Chris Young had 21 points on 9 of 12 shooting with six assists and six rebounds in the loss to Xavier last year.
More Young — Chris Young had 20 points on 8 for 12 shooting with six rebounds and five assists in the loss to Kansas Wednesday night.
Mason-ry — Princeton averaged 47 points in the four games Mason Rocca missed due to a groin injury to start the season. Princeton has averaged 64.6 points in the seven games since Rocca returned.
We're not in Kansas anymore — Princeton was outrebounded 41-17 in its loss to Kansas last Wednesday.
A league of their own — Princeton has won seven Ivy League titles in the last 11 years.
Just win, baby — Princeton has the ninth-best winning percentage in Division I in the 1990s.
More win — Bill Carmody is 79-19 in his three-plus seasons at Princeton. His .806 winning percentage would be the second-best in Division I had he coached the required five years to be ranked.
Spencer for hire — Spencer Gloger was named the most recent Ivy League Player of the Week after he scored 34 points in the win over UAB. Gloger became the first freshman since 1994 to be named Ivy Player of the Week.
More Spencer — Spencer Gloger set a Princeton record and equalled Penn's Matt Maloney's 1995 Ivy League record with 10 three-pointers against UAB.
Still more Spencer — Spencer Gloger was 10 for 12 on three-pointers against UAB.
Last Spencer — Spencer Gloger scored 34 points against UAB. No Princeton player has scored more points in a game since Kevin Mullin had 38 against San Diego in the 1984 NCAA tournament.
Oh say, can you C.J. — C.J. Chapman had a career-high five three-pointers against Kansas.
More C.J. — C.J. Chapman has shot at least 50% from three-point range five times in 11 games.
Long range thinking — Princeton tied the school record with 17 three-pointers against UAB.
More long — Princeton has made at least 10 three-pointers four times in 11 games.
Still more long — Spencer Gloger has a higher shooting percentage on three-point shots than he does on two-point shots.
Snapped — Princeton had won five straight before its loss at Kansas.
Ol' reliable Nathan — Nate Walton has had at least five assists seven times in 11 games.
More Nathan — Nate Walton has 50 assists and 16 turnovers.
Ah, Ahmed — Ahmed El-Nokali had a career-high 11 points against Kansas.
More Ahmed — Ahmed El-Nokali played 37 minutes against Kansas with neither an assist nor a turnover.
Foul ball — Princeton has attempted 123 foul shots. Princeton's opponents have made 146 foul shots.
More fouls — Princeton's opponents have shot at least 80% from the foul line six times in 11 games and at least 75% from the foul line nine times in 11 games.
Still more fouls — Ahmed El-Nokali has played 354 minutes and attempted two foul shots.
Last fouls — Spencer Gloger was 2 for 4 from the foul line in the first seven games of the season, he is 10 for 13 from the foul line in the last four.
Block party — Chris Young has 27 of Princeton's 52 blocked shots.
More blocks — Chris Young has 27 blocked shots, Princeton's opponents have 25 blocked shots.
Aw, shoot — Princeton shot 50% from the field against Kansas. Princeton's only other game this season with at least 50% shooting was against College of Charleston.
Half grand — Chris Young has 527 career points. Bill Bradley, Brian Taylor and Kit Mueller are the only three Princeton players ever to reach 1,000 points as juniors.
Fresh face — Spencer Gloger is the third Princeton freshman ever to score at least 100 points in his first 10 games (Brian Earl, Rick Hielscher).
Long-range thinking — Spencer Gloger is on pace to make 82 three-pointers. Sean Jackson holds the school record with 95, Brian Earl holds the freshman record with 55.
Man for all seasons — Chris Young is the only male athlete in Ivy League history to win Rookieof the Year in two sports (basketball/baseball).
Batter up — Chris Young has a higher assists per game average (2.9), blocks per game average (2.5) and rebounds per game average (5.5) than he had earned run average (2.37) last spring.
Young gun — At his current pace, Chris Young would finish his career first all-time at Princeton in blocked shots, second in points and steals, fourth in assists and sixth in rebounding.
D plus — Princeton has led Division I in scoring defense 11 straight years.
Last schedule — Princeton has yet to play an opponent that entered the game with more than two losses.
God save the Queen — Eugene Baah played for his native England in the World University Games last summer.
Centers of attention — Princeton has had five starting centers since the start of the 1987-88 season (Kit Mueller, Rick Hielscher, Jesse Rosenfeld, Steve Goodrich, Chris Young).