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Princeton University Athletics
Knight Games
December 27, 2000 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 27, 2000
Princeton vs. Rutgers
The site Madison Square Garden * New York, N.Y.
The date Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2000 *?6:00 p.m.
Radio/TV WHWH AM 1350, www.goprincetontigers.com/no TV
The records Princeton: 4-6, Rutgers: 7-3
The coaches Princeton: John Thompson (first season, 4-6), Rutgers: Kevin Bannon (19th season, 331-198)
The series Princeton leads 71-35
Last meeting Rutgers defeated Princeton 46-44 * Dec. 14, 2000
You guys again? -- Princeton and Rutgers meet for the second time in two weeks, the Scarlet Knights defeated Princeton 46-44 at Jadwin Gym on Dec. 14.
The glass menagerie -- Rutgers had 18 offensive rebounds and 17 second-chance points in the first meeting between the teams this season.
It's cold outside -- Princeton is 6 for 28 (21.4%) from three-point range in its last two games against Rutgers.
It only matters at the end -- Princeton held the lead for 33:53 of the first meeting this season between the teams, Rutgers held the lead for 2:42. More matters -- Rutgers did not have the lead against Princeton in the first meeting between the schools until 3:06 remained in the game.
Don't forget us -- After tonight's game against Rutgers, Princeton does not play for 16 days and plays twice in the next 34 days.
More don't forget -- Between the time Princeton plays Rutgers tonight and plays Cornell in its next game (Jan.12), there will be 649 Division I basketball games played.
Still more don't forget -- Between its game against Rutgers tonight and the College of New Jersey on Jan. 29, Princeton will play in two of the 1,518 Division I games played.
Margin call -- The average margin of Princeton's four victories is 3.5 points. The average margin of Princeton's six defeats is 16.8 points.
Strength of schedule -- Princeton's first 11 opponents are a combined 71-24.
More schedule -- Princeton ranks eighth in the Sagarin ratings in strength of schedule.
Point, counterpoint -- Princeton has averaged 47.0 points per game in its last four games.
Foul ball -- Princeton has been outscored 159-64 at the foul line, an average of 9.5 points per game.
Injury update-- Ahmed El-Nokali has played in the last four games after undergoing surgery in October to repair a tendon in his groin. Nate Walton is playing, despite suffering from chronic foot problems. Mike Bechtold is playing with a chipped bone in his foot.
Inside, outside -- Princeton had 64 three-point baskets and 57 two-point baskets in its first six games. Princeton has 22 three-point baskets and 53 two-point baskets in its last four games.
Nothing's free -- Princeton has made 22 more three-pointers (86) than foul shots (64).
For what it's worth -- The visiting team has won three straight and four of the last five Princeton-Rutgers games.
Three for all -- After combining for 44 three-pointers in eight games, neither Mike Bechtold nor C.J. Chapman has made on in the last two games.
Can you spare a dime? -- Princeton center Nate Walton leads the team with 43 assists, as many as the next two players (C.J. Chapman, Ed Persia) combined.
Career oriented -- Andre Logan had a career-high 19 points against Penn State last night. It was Logan's first career double figure scoring game.
Logan's run -- Andre Logan scored 15 of Princeton's first 31 points against Penn State.
Fresh faces -- Princeton freshmen Andre Logan, Konrad Wysocki and Ed Persia combined for 34 of Princeton's 52 points against Penn State.
Ouch -- After averaging 14.5 points per game in the first eight games, Mike Bechtold, slowed by a chipped bone in his toe, has eight points in the last two games
Minute man -- Mike Bechtold has been limited to 35 minutes in the last two games (17.5 per game) by a chipped bone in his toe after averaging 31.1 minutes per game for the first eight games. Bechtold did not play in the second half against Penn State.
More minutes -- Nate Walton played all 40 minutes against Holy Cross, becoming the first Princeton player to play an entire game this season. Princeton had a player play the entire game 21 times a year ago and 31 times the year before that.
Ah, Ahmed -- Ahmed El-Nokali has led Princeton in scoring twice in the five games he's played since returning from groin surgery this year. Prior to that, El-Nokali led Princeton in scoring once in the 58 games he played his first two seasons.
Swish -- Ahmed El-Nokali is shooting 57.9% (11 for 18) from the field.
Mad bomber -- After missing his first nine three-point attempts of the season, Nate Walton has made seven of his last 13.
Good news ... -- After shooting 50.6% for his career from the foul line prior to this season, Nate Walton is shooting 83.3% this year.
... Bad news -- Nate Walton has been to the foul line six times (making five) in 293 minutes this season.
Special K -- After scoring seven points and playing 49 minutes in the first seven games of the season, freshman center Konrad Wysocki has 26 points and 14 rebounds in 64 minutes in the last three games.
Turn, turn, turn -- Princeton is averaging 15.6 turnovers per game in its losses. Princeton had 16 turnovers against Penn State.
Say Wente -- Kyle Wente has averaged 7.5 points per game in Princeton's wins and 2.5 points per game in Princeton's losses.
Long range thinking -- Mike Bechtold has made at least four three-pointers four times in eight games and at least three three-pointers six times in nine games.
Still more long range -- C.J. Chapman has attempted 59 three-point shots and eight two-points shots.
DQ'd -- Princeton has had a player foul out 11 times in the first 10 games. Princeton had a player foul out 12 times in 30 games a year ago.
For starters -- Princeton has no player on its team who has started every game of his career for the first time since the last game of the 1986-87 season.
Size matters -- The average height of Princeton's starting five in the final game of last year was 6' 7". The average height of Princeton's starting five this season is 6' 4".
Senior citizen -- Nate Walton has played with 35 different teammates during his time at Princeton.
Krug update -- Chris Krug has decided to take a leave of absence from the Princeton basketball team for personal reasons.
Where'd everybody go? -- Between Aug. 31 and the start of the season, Princeton basketball lost all of the following: Bill Carmody (head coach went to Northwestern, Spencer Gloger (three-point specialist transfered to UCLA), Chris Krug (projected starting center took leave of absence from team), Ray Robins (10.5 point-per-game starter took year off from school) and Chris Young (All-America center signed professional baseball contract and is ineligible for basketball under Ivy rules).
Bench mark -- Princeton's coaching staff of 1999-2000 featured three men who are now Division I head coaches: John Thompson (Princeton), Bill Carmody (now at Northwestern), Joe Scott (now at Air Force).
In case you didn't realize -- Chris Young, an honorable mention All-America last year, started every game the last two years. He was on pace to finish his career second in scoring at Princeton behind Bill Bradley, as well as first in blocked shots, second in assists and fourth in rebounds. Young, also an All-America in baseball as a pitcher (he led Division I with a 1.05 ERA last spring), was a third round pick of the Pirates.
A league of their own -- Princeton has won seven Ivy League championships in the last 12 years.
Triple play -- Princeton has made at least one three-pointer in every game since the rule was enacted for the 1986-87 season.