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Princeton University Athletics
Tigers Welcome Temple, Chaney to Jadwin Tuesday night
December 05, 2005 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 5, 2005
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One look at the Temple men's basketball schedule every year certainly proves that the Owls will pretty much play anyone, anywhere. But Tuesday night, for the first time, head coach John Chaney will bring his Owls to Jadwin Gym.
Princeton and Temple haven't met in Princeton since 1973, nine years before Chaney's arrival, and last season's meeting in Philadelphia was the first between the teams since 1975. That game, a 48-46 Temple win, came down to the last possession.
The game is also a matchup of two of the most successful programs in NCAA history. Both Temple (1,642, 7th) and Princeton (1,511, 15th) are among the top 15 winningest programs all-time in Division I.
The Tigers (1-3), who lost at Colgate 62-39 on Saturday, will look to sophomore Noah Savage to help break a two-game losing streak entering Tuesday's game. Savage, who had 13 points at Colgate, is averaging a team-best 15.8 points per game and is shooting 13 for 21 (62%) for the season from three-point range. The Princeton native ranks in the top 10 in the Ivy League in scoring, field goal percentage, three-point field goal percentage and free throw percentage.
Temple (3-2) came from behind to defeat Penn by a 50-46 score in a Big Five game at The Palestra Saturday. Senior and All-America candidate Mardy Collins has struggled from behind the arc early on but still leads the Owls with 15.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and more than three assists per game. The game is the first in a three-game homestand for the Tigers, who also host Wyoming Saturday and Monmouth next Wednesday. Princeton has not played three straight non-league home games since December 2001, when the Tigers hosted Monmouth, Kansas and Lafayette in a 13-day span.
FACT OF THE DAY
Numbers Game Sophomore Noah Savage is shooting 58% from the field and 62% from three-point range this season. The remainder of the Tigers have combined to shoot 35% from the field and 27% from behind the arc.
EIGHT MORE THINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW
Been a Long Time Temple is making just its second appearance at Jadwin Gym in men's basketball. The other came on Jan. 16, 1973 (a 43-37 Princeton win).
Close Call Temple defeated Princeton 48-46 at the Liacouras Center last season when Dustin Salisbery blocked a Will Venable layup attempt at the buzzer.
Philadelphia Story Princeton will play three Philadelphia teams this season (Drexel, Temple, Penn) for the first time since the 1995-96 season, when the Tigers played Saint Joseph's and La Salle in addition to the Quakers.
Tradition, Tradition Both Temple (7th, 1642) and Princeton (15th, 1511) rank in the top 15 in NCAA Division I in all-time victories.
Outside the Lines Princeton has attempted 88 three-point shots and 84 two-point shots this season.
More From Deep Princeton has made 31 three-point shots and 36 two-point shots this season.
Home, Sweet Home Princeton is playing three straight non-conference games at home for the first time since December 2001.
Not So Sweet Home Princeton has never lost four straight games at home since Jadwin Gym opened in 1969. The Tigers have lost three straight home games in the same season just once at Jadwin (the 1979-80 season).
MORE THINGS TO KNOW
Quick Turnarounds Princeton plays three times in the next nine days after playing its first four games this season in a 20-day span.
Conference Call Beginning today, the Tigers play four of their next five games against teams from the Atlantic 10 (Temple), Mountain West (Wyoming), Atlantic Coast (Wake Forest) and Pacific 10 (Stanford) Conferences.
Comfort Zone Princeton will play six home games in November and December this season. The Tigers played just two home games before January 1 last year.
Depth Perception Of the 12 players who have seen action this season for Princeton, 11 are averaging at least 12 minutes per game.
All-Around Player Noah Savage ranks in the top nine in the Ivy League in scoring, field goal percentage, three-point field goal percentage and free throw percentage.
TEAM NOTES & ANECDOTES
Nice to See You Again Princeton's meeting with Temple last season was the first between the teams since the 1974-75 season. Temple now leads the all-time series 9-8.
526 & Counting Princeton is one of only three Division I teams (Vanderbilt and UNLV) that has made at least one three-point shot in every game since the rule took effect in 1986-87. The Tigers have now made at least one three-pointer in 526 straight games.
More From Downtown The Tigers are averaging nearly eight three-pointers per game in four games this season. Princeton made seven or more threes in a game 19 times last season.
Ivy Talk Princeton (83 points) was chosen third in the Ivy League's Preseason Media Poll behind Penn (128) and Harvard (96) (see poll to left).
The 60's The Tigers have a 27-1 record in their last 28 games in which they have scored 60 or more points. Princeton was 9-1 last year and 17-0 two years ago when reaching the 60-point barrier.
Shutdown Mode Princeton led the nation in scoring defense in 2004-05, allowing opponents to score just 54.3 points per game. The Tigers are allowing 56.8 points per game through four games this year.
Happy Returns Princeton returns 10 letterwinners from last year's team as well as sophomore Harrison Schaen, who was a freshman in 2003-04 before taking the year off from school last season.
Numbers Game The Tigers return just 44% of their scoring and 43% of their rebounding from the 2004-05 season.
Non-Conference Call Princeton finished 9-5 in non-conference play a year ago. Seven of those 14 games came against teams that reached postseason play.
Coach Speak Joe Scott is in his second season as Princeton's head coach and his 10th season overall as a Princeton coach. He was an assistant for eight seasons before spending four years at Air Force.
More Coach Speak Joe Scott was named the Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year in 2004 and finished fourth in the balloting for Associated Press National Coach of the Year.
More Ivy Talk Princeton has won or shared 25 Ivy League titles since official league play began in 1955-56, while Penn has won or shared 23. The other six schools have a combined total of nine titles.
Paradise Found Princeton is scheduled to play in the Maui Invitational in 2007 along with Duke, Illinois, Oklahoma State, Arizona State, LSU, Marquette and host Chaminade.
Winning Numbers Princeton became the 14th Division I team to record 1,500 all-time victories early last season. The Tigers currently rank 15th on the all-time list with 1,511 victories in 106 seasons of varsity basketball.
PLAYER NOTES & ANECDOTES
Filling It Up Scott Greenman needs two three-pointers to pass Spencer Gloger and move into 10th place all-time at Princeton in that category.
Ahoy, Captain Scott Greenman is Princeton's team captain and its only senior in 2005-06.
Long-Range Predictions 291 of Scott Greenman's 430 career field-goal attempts (68%) have come from three-point range.
Taking Care of It Scott Greenman has 119 assists and 66 turnovers in 60 starts the past three seasons.
Dialing Long Distance Noah Savage is shooting 13 for 21 (62%) from three-point range and 5 for 10 (50%) from two-point range this season.
Accepting Charity Noah Savage is shooting 50 for 60 (83.3%) from the free-throw line for his career. Savage has made 14 of 18 free throws this season.
In the Neighborhood Noah Savage is a Princeton resident and attended The Hun School, about a mile down U.S. Route 206 from the Princeton campus.
Taking His Shots Luke Owings is a 52% career shooter from the field overall and a 44% career shooter from beyond the three-point arc.
Bombs Away Luke Owings led the Ivy League in three-point field goal percentage in league games in 2004-05. Owings made 17 of 28 three-point shots (60.7%) in 14 games.
Head of the Class Luke Owings was the valedictorian of his high-school class at Gonzaga College Prep in Washington, D.C.
Welcome Back Harrison Schaen started Princeton's first three games in 2005-06. Schaen took the 2004-05 season off from school before returning in September.
When We Saw You Last Harrison Schaen played in 25 of Princeton's 28 games during the 2003-04 season, averaging 2.6 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.
Not Standing Pat Patrick Ekeruo earned his first career start against Colgate Saturday. Ekeruo tied a career-high with nine points and also had a career-best five rebounds against the Raiders.
Steel City Guy Geoff Kestler is the all-time leading single-season scorer at Mt. Lebanon High School and led his team to the Pennsylvania AAAA district title game in 2005.
Alexander Was Great Alex Okafor was an All-Bay Area selection by the San Francisco Chronicle in both his senior and junior years of high school. Okafor has averaged 18 minutes in two games this year.
Stepping Out Sophomore Kyle Koncz had a career-high five points at Lehigh. 15 of Koncz's 17 career field-goal attempts have come from three-point range.
Sargeant-At-Arms Matt Sargeant had a career-high four assists in 17 minutes at Lehigh. Sargeant has missed Princeton's last two games due to a groin injury suffered in practice two weeks ago.
Court Time Max Schafer averaged better than 18 minutes per game last season, the most among Princeton's reserve players. Schafer played 22 minutes off the bench at Lehigh.
In the Buff Edwin Buffmire averaged 18 minutes per game in Princeton's last three games of 2004-05. Buffmire entered those games having played 25 minutes the entire season.