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Princeton University Athletics
Bechtold Leads Princeton Past EA Sports 72-59
November 06, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 6, 2001
Mike Bechtold scored 17 points, shooting 5 for 8 from three-point range, and added seven rebounds to lead Princeton to a 72-59 win over EA Sports East in an exhibition game at Jadwin Gym Tuesday night.
Ed Persia added 16 points and six assists for the Tigers, the defending Ivy League champion.
The Tigers never trailed in the game and led by as many as 13 in the first half at 19-6. EA Sports made it 35-32 at halftime and scored the first basket of the second half to cut it one, but Princeton, backed by a pair of three-pointers from freshman Judson Wallace, quickly built the lead back to 10 at 50-40.
Ray Robins had 10 points and six rebounds for Princeton in his first action since taking last year off from school. Robins had an alley-oop dunk in the first half off a feed from Andre Logan and a dunk off a missed shot in the second half, as well as a three-pointer.
Konrad Wysocki, last year's Ivy League Rookie of the Year, had seven points, six assists and four rebounds.
Princeton shot 56.5% for the game (27 for 49), including 13 for 27 (48.1%) from three-point range.
EA Sports, who had defeated Rutgers Monday night, was led by 14 points from UAB graduate Eric Holmes.
Princeton opens its regular season next Thursday, Nov. 15, at the BCA Classic at California, where the Tigers play the host school in an event that also features St. Joseph's and Eastern Washington. The consolation and championship games are Nov. 16.
Princeton's home opener is Nov. 28 against Rider.