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Princeton University Athletics
Bison Stampede
December 06, 1999 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 6, 1999
The site Davis Gym • Lewisburg, Pa.
The date Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1999 •?7:30 p.m.
The records Princeton: 2-4 Bucknell: 5-1
The coaches Princeton: Bill Carmody (fourth season, 75-18) Bucknell: Pat Flannery (11th season, 161-95)
The series Princeton leads 7-3
Last meeting Princeton defeated Bucknell 68-27 •?Dec. 9, 1998
The storyline Princeton continues a busy week of basketball against a traditionally tough foe
Probable Starters Bucknell 3 Valter Karavanic 10.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg Sr., 6-7, 220, Pula, Croatia 54 Dyrika Cameron 10.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg Sr., 6-6, 230, Philadelphia, Pa. 34 Dan Bowen 17.0 ppg, 8.7 rpg Sr., 6-9, 240, Manchester, N.H. 12 Bryan Bailey 9.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg So., 6-0, 160, Hempstead, N.Y. 24 Brian Muckle 9.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg Sr., 6-6, 215, West Farmington, Ohio
PRINCETON 21 Eugene Baah 6.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg So., 6-5, 195, New York, N.Y. 45 Mason Rocca 9.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg Sr., 6-9, 235, Evanston, Ill. 55 Chris Young 13.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg So., 6-11, 255, Dallas, Texas 15 Ahmed El-Nokali 6.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg So., 6-4, 180, Pittsburgh, Pa. 4 Spencer Gloger 9.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg Fr., 6-6, 195, Santa Margarita, Calif. Tonight's Note of the Night Fancy passing — After starting the season with 37 assists and 47 turnovers in its first three games, Princeton has 66 assists and 35 turnovers in its last three games.
Five more notes no media person should be without More passing — Princeton has 66 assists on 73 baskets in its last three games.
Last passing — Nate Walton has 33 assists and nine turnovers.
Nothing for free — Princeton is shooting 55.8% from the foul line. The lowest team free-throw shooting percentage for a full season in Princeton history is 57.4%, in 1947-48.
Road sweet road — The Bucknell game is Bill Carmody's 94th as Princeton head coach. Of the first 93 games, 36 have been at home and 57 have been on the road.
Scene of the crime — Princeton's largest halftime deficit of the 1997-98 season, when the Tigers went 27-2 and were ranked as high as seventh nationally, was five points at Bucknell. Princeton won the game 64-52.
Others receiving votes Mason-ry — Mason Rocca, the only Princeton senior, missed the first four games of the season with a groin injury. He returned in the Food Lion MVP Classic over the weekend, playing 58 minutes with 19 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists.
Spencer for hire — Spencer Gloger made the all-tournament team at the Food Lion MVP Classic after scoring 28 points, including 20 against the College of Charleston.
Foul ball — Princeton has been outscored by an average of 14.5 points per game at the foul line in its four losses.
More fouls — Princeton has made 14 more field goals than its opponents but has made 65 fewer foul shots.
Still more fouls — Princeton's opponents have made more than twice as many foul shots (89) as Princeton has attempted (43).
Last fouls — Princeton's opponents are shooting 79.5% from the foul line, Princeton is shooting 55.8% from the foul line.
Okay, one more fouls — Ahmed El-Nokali has played 180 minutes this season and not attempted a single foul shot.
The absolute last fouls, I promise — Princeton's three main guards (Ahmed El-Nokali, C.J. Chapman, Spencer Gloger) are 2 for 7 from the foul line in 496 minutes.
Strength of schedule — The four teams to defeat Princeton are a combined 20-3.
Sold on Bechtold — Mike Bechtold has made his first three-point attempt in every game he has played this season.
Neutral-ity — Princeton has had one home game, one road game and four neutral site games.
Fresh face — Spencer Gloger became the third Princeton freshman this decade to score at least 20 points in a game when he scored 20 against the College of Charleston. The other two: Mitch Henderson and Sydney Johnson, who scored 23 each. The Princeton freshman record is 28, set twice by Kit Mueller in 1987-88.
Roster update — Freshman Cameron Carr has decided to leave the basketball team. Freshman Kyle Wente was sidelined for the two games in Charlotte with a sprained ankle.
Personal-ity — Chris Young has picked up two fouls in the first eight minutes of each of Princeton's last three games.
More personal — Nate Walton is averaging 4.3 fouls per game.
Can you spare a dime? — Nate Walton is on pace to have 160 assists this season. The school record is 161, set in 1983-84 by Bill Ryan.
Three for all — C.J. Chapman has made 11 of his last 24 three-point attempts (dating to last year) after making one of his 24 attempts prior to that.
Block party — Chris Young set a Princeton single-game record with nine blocked shots in the loss to Ohio.
More blocks — Spencer Gloger has more career blocked shots than Brian Earl (5-4).
D plus — Princeton has led the nation in scoring defense each of the last 11 years.
Mirror, mirror — Eugene Baah and Ahmed El-Nokali each have 15 field goals, six three-pointers, four offensive rebounds and 11 assists.
Long range thinking — Spencer Gloger's five three-pointers against both Ohio and College of Charleston tied the Princeton freshman record, held also by Brian Earl (five vs. Boise State, 1995).
California dreamin' — Five of Princeton's 14 players are from California.
Batter up — Chris Young has a higher assists per game average (2.8), blocks per game average (2.7) and rebounds per game average (5.5) than he had earned run average (2.37) last spring.
Bombs away — Princeton has made 46 three-pointers and 24 foul shots.
More bombs — After shooting 19 for 66 (28.8%) from three-point range in the first three games, Princeton is 27 for 69 (39.1%) in the last three games.
Last bombs — Spencer Gloger and Mike Bechtold are a combined 19 for 39 from three-point range (48.7%), the rest of the Tigers are shooting a combined 27 for 96 (28.1%).
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).
Size matters — The average height of the Princeton roster is 6' 6.3”, making this the tallest team in school history.
In a zone — Princeton's game against Ohio was in the Atlantic time zone, the sixth different time zone in which Princeton has played in the last five years.
Windex — Spencer Gloger's eight rebounds against UNLV were the most by a Princeton guard since Sydney Johnson had nine against Syracuse in 1994.
Lineup card — Princeton has used three different starting lineups in the last four games.
Ah, Ahmed — Ahmed El-Nokali played all 40 minutes of each of the first two games and the first 32 minutes of the third game after he moved into the starting lineup.
Phil it up — Phil Jackman has four assists in six minutes of playing time.