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Princeton University Athletics
Princeton University
GW (BB Classic)
Princeton Falls To George Washington In BB&T Consolation Game 60-57
December 03, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 3, 2001
Box Score
Washington, D.C. - George Washington used a 21-0 first half run to take control and then withstood a furious last minute finish by Princeton for a 60-57 win in the consolation game of the BB&T Classic at MCI Center in Washington, D.C.
The loss dropped Princeton to 1-5 on the season, while George Washington improved to 5-3. The Tigers return home for four of their next five games, beginning with Monmouth Saturday night and Kansas Dec. 12.
Princeton struggled all night from the outside, shooting 10 for 38 from three-point range. At one point, Princeton missed 10 straight field goal attempts, of which nine were three-pointers.
"We got the shots we wanted," said Princeton coach John Thompson. "They just weren't falling. We're getting better. We're making progress. But the bottom line is we have to get some wins." Princeton led 13-5 before GWU went on its 21-0 run to build a 26-13 lead. The Tigers closed to 28-24 at halftime and tied it at 31-31 in the second half, but the Colonials built a nine-point lead after that.
It was 55-46 with 1:06 to play before the Tigers made their move. Ahmed El-Nokali hit a three-pointer, and Pete Hegseth, inserted by Thompson seconds earlier, hit a three-pointer of his own in his first action of the season. After GWU made 2 of 4 foul shots, Andre Logan nailed another three to make it 57-55 with 25 seconds to play.
Freshman T.J. Thompson then made one of his two foul shots to make it 58-55, but Princeton wasn't done. Hegseth threw a perfect pass inside to Mike Bechtold, but his layup was blocked by Jaason Smith. The Tigers maintained possession, but Bechtold's three-pointer with 10 seconds remaining was no good. Chris Monroe was fouled and made two to seal it.
Bechtold led Princeton with 17 points, eight rebounds and four steals, while Konrad Wysocki had nine points, six rebounds and four assists.
GWU was led by the torrid shooting of Greg Collucci, who scored 23 points on 7 of 10 three-point shooting.
"We have one rule," said GWU coach Karl Hobbs. "When Greg Collucci is open, you're not allowed to throw him a bad pass."