Vs. Western Illinois

Dec. 4, 1998

	The site	Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
	The date	Friday, Dec. 4, 1998, 5:30 p.m. CST
	The records	Princeton: 2-1
			Western Illinois: 2-2
	The coaches	Princeton: Bill Carmody (third season, 53-7)
			Western Illinois: Jim Kerwin (seventh season, 89-82
	The series	first meeting
	The storyline	Princeton and Brian Earl put their streaks on the line

Probable Starters

Western Illinois 4 Geoff Alexander 8.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg Sr., 6-5, 215, Lincoln, Ill. 50 Chris Canaday 2.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg Jr., 6-7, 235, St. Genevieve, Mo. 45 Fernando Coloneze 6.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg Jr., 6-10, 240, Alton, Ill. 32 Bill Heisler 12.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg So., 6-2, 180, Warsaw, Ill. 10 Brandon Creason 8.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg Sr., 5-10, 150, Rochelle, Ill.

PRINCETON 32 Gabe Lewullis 18.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg Sr., 6-6, 210, Allentown, Pa. 44 Chris Krug 0.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg Fr., 6-9, 215, Cheltenham, Pa. 55 Chris Young 4.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg Fr., 6-10, 235, Dallas, Texas 10 Brian Earl 15.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg Sr., 6-2, 180, Medford Lakes, N.J. 22 C.J. Chapman 6.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg So., 6-0, 175, Aurora, Colo.

Tonight's Note of the Night

M-V-P, M-V-P - Brian Earl has been the Most Valuable Player of the last four in-season tournaments in which Princeton has played: the 1997 Holiday Festival, the 1997 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, the 1996 First Bank Classic at Marquette and the 1996 Sun Classic Basketball Tournament at UTEP. Earl made the all-tournament team at two of the three in-season tournaments in which he played as a freshman.

Five more notes no media person should be without

The whammy - Princeton has won its last four in-season tournaments.
The other whammy - Princeton has not been swept in an in-season tournament since the 1979 Rainbow Classic.
Yet another whammy - The only time in its last nine in-season tournaments in which Princeton lost its first game was the 1995 ISU Holiday Classic, when it lost to Iowa State 50-47.
Can you spare a dime? - Princeton had 21 assists on 21 baskets against Monmouth. Princeton also had 21 assists on 21 baskets in the 1997 Holiday Festival title game against Niagara.
Heating up - After making 42 of its first 114 shots (36.8%) as a team, Princeton shot 14 for 19 (73.7%) in the second half against Monmouth. After making 21 of its first 71 three-point shots (29.6%), Princeton shot 7 for 11 (63.6%) in the second half against Monmouth.

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Reverse psychology - Princeton's starting center (Chris Young, six) has three times as many assists as its starting point guard (C.J. Chapman, two). Princeton's starting point guard has two more rebounds than its starting center (9-7).
Inside-out - Princeton has made 28 two-point shots and 28 three-point shots.
Bombs away - Princeton has taken 82 three-point shots and 51 two-point shots.
Senior citizens - Both Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis have been in double figures in each of the first three games.
Senior citizens II - Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis have combined to score 59% of Princeton's points (101 of 171) and taken 57% of Princeton's shots (76 of 133).
Starting over - Bill Carmody has used four different starting lineups in 60 career games: Henderson, Earl, Johnson, Lewullis, Goodrich (26 times), Mastaglio, Earl, Johnson, Lewullis, Goodrich (twice), Earl, Henderson, Lewullis, Mastaglio, Goodrich (29 times), Earl, Chapman, Young, Lewullis, Krug (three times).
Moving up the charts - Brian Earl has 1,031 career points, tied with John Hummer for 22nd all-time at Princeton. At his current pace, Earl would finish his career with 1,391 points, good for fifth place.
Almost grand - Gabe Lewullis has 889 career points.
Feeling grand - Should Gabe Lewullis reach the 1,000-point mark, he would become the fourth Tiger in three years to do so (Sydney Johnson, Steve Goodrich, Brian Earl). Prior to that, Princeton had four players reach the 1,000-point mark in 14 years (Rick Hielscher, Kit Mueller, Chris Mooney, Bob Scrabis).
Not to put any extra pressure on him or anything - Chris Young started the first game of his freshman year. The last three Princeton players to do so (Kit Mueller, Rick Hielscher, Steve Goodrich) combined to win three Ivy Player of the Year awards, one Ivy Rookie of the Year award and eight first-team All-Ivy honors.
Forever Young - Chris Young started the first game of his freshman year at center. Two of the last three players to do so (Kit Mueller, Steve Goodrich), went on to start every game of his career.
Swish - Since missing his first six three-pointers, C.J. Chapman is 4 for 7.
Swish II - Phil Belin is 12 for 20 (60%) for his career in three-point attempts, including 2 for 2 this year.
Career night - C.J. Chapman (13) and Phil Belin (eight) had career highs in points scored against Monmouth.
Minute men - Gabe Lewullis is averaging 40.3 minutes per game, Brian Earl is averaging 40.0 minutes per game.
Minute men II - Princeton did not have a player average between 10 and 30 minutes a year ago. Princeton has six players this year averaging between 10 and 30 minutes.
Windex - Princeton is outrebounding its opponents 85-84. Princeton has not outrebounded its opponents for a full season since 1967-68.
Closing in - Brian Earl has 221 three-pointers, 14 off the Princeton career record held by Sean Jackson '92.
Closing in II - Brian Earl needs 52 three-pointers to tie the Ivy League career record of 273, held by Matt Maloney (Penn '95). Earl is currently in fourth place, behind Maloney, Dartmouth's Jim Barton (242) and Princeton's Sean Jackson (235).
Closing in III - Gabe Lewullis is in fourth place at Princeton in three-pointers made with 157. He needs five to tie Sydney Johnson for third place.
Ratio days - Nate Walton has 10 assists and four turnovers.
Ol' reliable Nathan - Nate Walton made two three-pointers as a freshman, two three-pointers as a sophomore and three three-pointers in the first three games of his junior year.
Getting better with age - Brian Earl improved his free throw percentage each of his first three years, from 71% to 73% to 76.4%. He is shooting 83.3% from the line this year.
Old timers day - Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis are the last two Princeton players to have played for former coach Pete Carril.
Geography lesson - Ten of the 15 players on Princeton's roster are from either California or Pennsylvania.
Mad bomber - Brian Earl has taken 28 three-pointers and seven two-pointers.
Mad bomber II - Nineteen of Brian Earl's last 20 shots have been three-pointers.
Three for all - Princeton is ahead of last year's pace for three-pointers attempted (23.5) and made (9.1) per game in a season, both of which are school records. Princeton is averaging 9.3 three-pointers made and 27.3 three-pointers attempted through three games.
Surging - Princeton has won 47 of its last 49 regular-season games.
Showtime - Princeton has 28 three-pointers and one dunk through three games.

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