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Princeton University Athletics
One More Time
March 10, 2003 | Men's Basketball
March 10, 2003
PRINCETON, N.J. - The Princeton Tigers will take the floor at Jadwin Gym one more time during the 2002-03 Ivy League season against its fiercest rival, the Penn Quakers. While Penn has already clinched the league title, Princeton has an eye on a potential NIT bid while trying to send its three seniors out on a high note.
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The Facts
PENNSYLVANIA at PRINCETON
The site Jadwin Gym *Princeton, N.J.
The date Tuesday, March 11, 2003 *7:37 p.m.
TV/Radio Comcast SportsNet; RCN; WBUD 1260 AM; www.GoPrincetonTigers.com
The records Princeton: 16-10, 10-3 Ivy League (two wins in a row); Pennsylvania: 21-5, 13-0 Ivy League (14 wins in a row)
The coaches Princeton: John Thompson (third season, 47-32); Pennsylvania: Fran Dunphy (15th season, 253-134)
The series Pennsylvania leads 112-95
Last time Pennsylvania won 65-55, Feb. 11, 2003 at Philadelphia, Pa.
Game Notes
Just Win Baby... Princeton has won at least 10 Ivy League games for the 10th straight season and for the 35th time in 47 years.
More Win... Princeton has the longest current streak in Division I and second longest in history with 50 consecutive non-losing league seasons.
We Are The Champions, Or They Are Either Princeton or Penn has won the Ivy League championship and represented the Ivy League in the NCAA tournament for 15 straight seasons (including this one), as well as 33 of the last 35 and 38 of the last 41. We Are The Champions, And/Or They AreBecause the Ivy League considers teams that tie for the regular-season championship to be co-champions regardless of the outcome of the playoff game, Princeton and Penn have combined to win 41 Ivy League championships in the last 39 years.
Not What You Might Think The Princeton-Penn game has been decided by at least 10 points 21 times in the last 29 meetings.
The First Time Princeton overcame an eight-point deficit to lead briefly in the second half before Ugonna Onyekwe led Penn to a 65-55 win at the Palestra with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Ed Persia scored 11 points for Princeton, while Konrad Wysocki chipped in with 10 points off the bench.
Elite EightWith the NCAA tournament bid out of range, Princeton will hope to extend its postseason tournament streak to eight years when the NIT announces its 32-team field Sunday night. Princeton is one of 16 teams in the nation to have played in the postseason in each of the last seven seasons.
Senior Citizens Tonight will be the final home game for Princeton's three seniors, Pete Hegseth, Ray Robins and captain Kyle Wente. Robins arrived in 1998 and took the 2000-01 season off, meaning this class has been part of 89 victories, two Ivy League championships, a trip to the NCAA tournament in 2001 and at least three trips to the NIT.
For Pete's Sake Pete Hegseth helped keep Princeton in the NIT hunt by coming off the bench and taking part in Princeton's final four field goals in the Tigers' 44-40 win over Columbia Saturday night. He hit a pair of three pointers and assisted on two baskets, including Judson Wallace's game-winner.
The Roaring Twenties Sophomore center Judson Wallace scored at least 20 points in three straight games (23 at Yale, 24 at Brown, 23 vs. Cornell) prior to a 13-point effort against Columbia. The last player to accomplish that feat was Gabe Lewullis, who scored 22 at Brown, 26 at Dartmouth and 20 at Harvard in the 1998-99 season.
Center Of Attention Since losing Spencer Gloger eight games ago, Princeton has gone 6-1, thanks in great part to the play of Judson Wallace, who has averaged 17.1 points during his last seven games.
Ray Of Hope After struggling with his shot two weekends ago, senior Ray Robins bounced back against Cornell to score 21 points. He shot 8 of 10 from the field and hit all five of his attempts inside the arc. Robins helped seal the win over Columbia with two late free throws.
Great Scott Freshman Scott Greenman matched career highs in points (11), minutes (21) and assists (two), and he set a career high with three steals in Princeton's win over Cornell Friday night. He combined for 22 points in the second games against Cornell and Dartmouth after being shut out by both teams in the first meeting.
Sweep Dreams Either Penn or Princeton has swept the regular-season games between the two 11 times in the last 12 seasons. The only season during that time in which their has been a regular-season split was 1999, when Princeton rallied to win 50-49 at the Palestra.
More Sweeps With one game remaining, every series in the Ivy League during the 2002-03 season has been swept by one team. If Penn wins tonight, it would be the first time in league history that has happened.
Plenty In Reserve Princeton's bench outscored Penn 19-6 in the first meeting between the two teams, led by a 10-point effort from Konrad Wysocki.
Chances Are Penn had 14 second-chance points in the second half of its 65-55 win over Princeton earlier in the season.
Going With The Trends On Saturday, Princeton assured Columbia of an 0-21 combined league record in both football and basketball. Tonight, it will try to keep Pennsylvania from going 21-0 in both sports. Penn topped Princeton 44-13 in football earlier this season, intercepting current basketball reserve Matt Verbit twice and sacking him once in the end zone for a game-opening safety.
Point, Counterpoint Princeton's top two scorers, based on points-per-game average, are no longer with the team. Junior Andre Logan averaged 12.0 points in the first three games before having knee surgery and withdrawing from school. He will have two years of eligibility remaining when he returns. Junior Spencer Gloger averaged 15.7 points per game before being ruled academically ineligible. Gloger is not currently enrolled at Princeton University.
High-light Weekend Sophomore Judson Wallace set a career high in points twice two weekends ago, scoring 23 points in a win over Yale before scoring 24 points the next night at Brown.
Mr. Ed Junior Ed Persia enters tonight's game 10th all-time at Princeton in three-pointers made with 106. With four more, he would move past Spencer Gloger for ninth.
Seventh Heaven Princeton set a program record by reaching its seventh consecutive postseason (four NCAA tournaments, three NITs). It is one of 19 teams to reach at least seven consecutive postseasons.
The Shot Junior Ed Persia had the highlight of the season so far for Princeton. He grabbed both an unbelievable victory and national attention by defeating Monmouth on Dec. 3 with an 85-foot bank shot at the buzzer. The play began with .7 of a second remaining on the clock and the score tied at 57-57.
Three For All Princeton has made at least one three-pointer in every game since the rule was enacted in the 1986-87 season (465 games).
On The One Hand ... Princeton has the longest current streak in Division I of consecutive games without allowing at least 100 points (938 games, dating to 1968 vs. North Carolina).
... On The Other Hand Princeton has not reached the 100-point mark in 874 games, dating to a 108-64 win over Yale in 1971.
What's The Scoop? Princeton's upcoming recruiting class was ranked in the Top 50 recently by the publication Hoop Scoop. Princeton has already had four recruits receive early admittance, including a pair of California kids, Harrison Schaen (6-9, Mater Dei HS) and Brian Elbogen (6-8, California HS). The other two players coming to Princeton next season are Max Schafer (6-1, Depaul HS, N.J.) and Luke Owings (6-5, Gonzaga HS, D.C.).
The Crystal Ball Princeton will await word from the NIT committee on Sunday night to see if it will reach a program-best eighth straight postseason.