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Men's Hoops to Seek New England Sweep at Dartmouth
February 06, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Princeton (12-5, 3-0 Ivy) at Dartmouth (4-15, 0-5 Ivy)
Saturday, Feb. 6 at Leede Arena, 7 p.m.
Princeton Head Coach: Sydney Johnson (third season, Princeton '97, 31-42 overall & at Princeton)
Radio: WPRB 103.3 FM & GoPrincetonTigers.com (John Sadak, Play-by-Play)
All-Time Series: Princeton leads 136-61 overall and 55-40 in Hanover, 15-7 at facility
Streak: Overall - Dartmouth, 1; Away - Princeton, 1
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Last game (2/5/10): Princeton 56, at Harvard 53
Last season vs. Dartmouth: Princeton 59, at Dartmouth 54 (1/30/09) | Dartmouth 66, at Princeton 63 (2/21/09)
Last game's starters:
20 Douglas Davis, So., G: Broke six-game double-digit scoring streak with eight at Harvard
21 Marcus Schroeder, Sr., G: Matched three-game season high with 21 points over last three games
22 Patrick Saunders, So., F: Four rebounds at Harvard most since four at Saint Joseph's Jan. 2
33 Dan Mavraides, Jr., F: Co-led Princeton with 14 points at Harvard
55 Pawel Buczak, Sr., C: Six rebounds at Harvard most since six at Saint Joseph's Jan. 2
Princeton stats: 2009-10 Stats
Individual game-by-game: 3 Sherburne | 11 Foley | 12 Barrett | 14 Lake | 15 Comfort | 20 Davis | 21 Schroeder | 22 Saunders | 23 Maddox | 24 Finley | 33 Mavraides | 34 Hummer | 41 Darrow | 52 Connolly | 55 Buczak
Individual career stats can be found on each player's roster page.
Dartmouth links: Dartmouth men's basketball page | Dartmouth game notes
-With a win at Dartmouth, Princeton would equal its win total from all of last season with 10 games still to come this season.
-Princeton held on at Harvard Friday night, defeating the Crimson 56-53. Harvard had its poorest shooting night of the season, making 36.0 percent, and was without one of its regular starters, Keith Wright, due to injury. The Tigers led for the last 27-plus minutes but saw a 14-point lead with fewer than five minutes to go dwindle to as little as one point before a potentially game-tying shot didn't fall for Harvard on the last possession.
-Princeton has not swept the four Ivy games in New England since 2004, which was also Princeton's last 20-win season and the last time Princeton won 10 of 11 games.
-In Ivy play, Princeton is outshooting its opponents 46.1 percent to 33.8 percent. From beyond the arc, Princeton is leading its Ivy foes 45.2 percent to 30.2 percent.
-Douglas Davis and Ian Hummer swept the Ivy League Player and Rookie of the Week awards for Princeton after the Brown and Yale victories. It was Princeton's first Player award since Dan Mavraides last February and second Rookie award after Hummer also won in December. It was the first time Princeton swept both awards since Dec. 4, 2000, when Mike Bechtold and Ed Persia won the honors.
-After a 30-27 rebounding edge against Harvard, Princeton has outrebounded four straight opponents for the first time this season. Dartmouth has been outrebounded in 10 straight games.
-Princeton and Dartmouth have only one non-Ivy common opponent, Army, which went 5-0 against the Ivy League this season.
-With a win at Dartmouth, Princeton would start 4-0 in the Ivy for the second straight season. The Tigers were last 4-0 in the Ivy before last season in 2004. The Tigers last started 5-0 in the Ivy in 1999.
-Last season against Dartmouth, Pawel Buczak led four Tigers in double figures with 14 points as Princeton weathered Alex Barnett's 24 points in a 59-54 win. Princeton won the shooting percentage battle and lost on the glass, including an 11-5 disadvantage in offensive rebounds. Dartmouth was only able to score nine second-chance points to Princeton's four, and the Tigers had a slight 13-11 turnover advantage in the tight victory. In the rematch at Jadwin, Dartmouth spoiled the dedication of Carril Court, peeling away what was as much as a 13-point Princeton lead in the first half to win 66-63. Mavraides led Princeton with 19 points and Douglas Davis (16) and Buczak (11) joining him in double figures, but Barnett again led Dartmouth with 22 and this time had Marlon Sanders (13) and David Rufful (12) as a supporting cast. Princeton outshot Dartmouth 59.0 to 46.3 percent but lost on the glass, 29-17.
-Through games of Feb. 4, Princeton ranks No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense at 53.9 ppg allowed. That is more than a point a game better than second-place Old Dominion at 55.0 ppg.
-Princeton also ranks in the top 10 percent of Division I in steals per game at 8.8, standing 27th.
-Two Tigers were ranked among the top 250 players in the nation in a statistical category in the Feb. 4 NCAA release. Marcus Schroeder was 9th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.95 per game, 37th in steals per game at 2.2, and 226th in assists per game at 3.5. Douglas Davis was 36th in three-point field goal percentage at .408 and 75th in threes per game at 2.5.
-In the Feb. 4 release, Dartmouth's top NCAA ranking was for its three-point percentage defense, ranked 80th at .319. David Rufful is the only Big Green ranked in the top 250 in a category, with his 1.6 steals per game ranking 174th.
-Princeton has outshot its opponent from the field in each of the last six games.
-Princeton is 8-0 this season when it scores more than 60 points.
-Princeton is 9-0 this season when it leads at the half, 2-5 when it trails and 1-0 when it is tied.
-Princeton ranks No. 1 in the Ivy League in four statistical categories, including scoring defense (53.8 ppg), rebounding defense (30.6), steals (8.4 spg) and turnover margin (+2.1).
-Marcus Schroeder has the highest ranking for any Tiger in an Ivy statistical category with his 2.6 assist-to-turnover ratio ranking No. 1, while Clive Weeden and David Rufful lead Dartmouth by ranking fourth in offensive rebounds (1.9 rpg) and steals (1.6 spg) respectively.
-Princeton is 10-2 when Dan Mavraides reaches double digits in scoring. Princeton's other records when players score at least 10 points are: Nick Lake (0-1), Douglas Davis (8-3), Patrick Saunders (2-2), Zach Finley (2-0), Ian Hummer (4-1), Pawel Buczak (2-0), Kareem Maddox (1-0) and Will Barrett (1-0).
-The Tigers are 3-0 when either of their centers, Pawel Buczak or Zach Finley, score in double digits. Finley scored 13 in the season-opening win at Central Michigan, while Buczak's 14 points helped the Tigers to a win at Saint Joseph's on Jan. 2. Both players reached double digits in the comeback win over Manhattan in November.
-Sophomore Douglas Davis, with 566 points, overtook senior Zach Finley (565) during the Harvard game for the team's active career leading scorer title. Also approaching the 500-point milestone are senior Marcus Schroeder (495) and junior Dan Mavraides (488).
-When Harvard had 11 assists to Princeton's 10, it ended a 10-game streak in which the Tigers had more assists than their opponent.
-Will Barrett is 8 for 11 (.727) from the field and 5 for 6 (.833) from beyond the arc in his last three games played against Goucher, Brown and Harvard. In his first 13 games, Barrett was 7 for 25 (.280) from the field and 1 for 12 (.083) from three-point range.
-Douglas Davis saw his six-game streak of reaching double-digit points come to an end with eight points at Harvard.
-Marcus Schroeder had more turnovers than assists against Harvard, 4 to 3, marking the first time since the third game of the season against Army in which he had more giveaways than helpers.
-Kareem Maddox had season-highs in points (14), rebounds (8), field goals (5), free throws (4) and minutes (32) against Harvard.
-In the 2009 portion of the season, Zach Finley averaged 3.7 points per game, including a 13-point performance at Central Michigan and 16 points against Manhattan along with five scoreless games among the 10 played. In 2010, Finley has scored in every game and is averaging 5.3 ppg.
-Dan Mavraides returned to scoring double digits after a two-game break from that achievement, co-leading Princeton with 14 points.
-Pawel Buczak's eight points at Yale were his most since scoring 14 at Saint Joseph's on Jan. 2.
-Marcus Schroeder stands in sixth place on Princeton's career assist list with 264. He is between two of his current coaches on the list, Brian Earl (263) and Sydney Johnson (280).
-Several Tigers are on Ivy statistical leader lists this season. They are:Pawel Buczak: Offensive rebounds per game (8th, 1.7), Blocks per game (9th, 0.8), Rebounds per game (19th, 3.8)
Douglas Davis: Threes per game (2nd, 2.5), Points per game (7th, 13.7), Steals per game (9th, 1.2), Minutes played (8th, 31.4), Three-point percentage (8th, .412)
Dan Mavraides: Threes per game (6th, 1.9), Free-throw percentage (7th, .792), Defensive rebounds (8th, 3.6) Points per game (10th, 11.6), Rebounds per game (12th, 4.8)
Patrick Saunders: Three-point percentage (3rd, .486)
Marcus Schroeder: Assist-turnover ratio (1st, 2.6), Steals per game (3rd, 2.1), Minutes played (4th, 33.6), Assists per game (5th, 3.5)
Kareem Maddox: Blocked shots per game (10th, 0.7)
On Dartmouth: The Big Green won their first game under interim head coach Mark Graupe on Jan. 18, getting a last-second bucket and free throw by David Rufful to beat St. Francis (N.Y.) 65-64 before losing their next four Ivy games ... Dartmouth is 4-0 when shooting 41 percent or better and 0-15 when not hitting that mark ... Dartmouth has had three different leading scorers in its four wins, with Robby Pride leading the team twice (21 vs. St. Francis, 19 vs. Hartford), and Jabari Trotter (16 vs. Lyndon State) and R.J. Griffin (16 vs. Bucknell) leading once each ... Dartmouth has no player averaging double-digit points but has four players within a point of Robby Pride's team-best 8.6 ppg, including Ronnie Dixon, Jabari Trotter and David Rufful ... nine different players have led Dartmouth in scoring in a game this season.
Tigers from the Line
| Player |
Season |
Career |
| 3 Sherburne | 1-2 (.500) | 1-2 (.500) |
| 11 Foley |
0-0 |
0-1 (.000) |
| 12 Barrett | 6-8 (.750) | 6-8 (.750) |
| 14 Lake |
2-2 (1.000) |
29-38 (.763) |
| 15 Comfort |
0-0 |
5-8 (.625) |
| 20 Davis |
33-40 (.825) |
64-81 (.790) |
| 21 Schroeder |
14-16 (.875) |
90-117 (.769) |
| 22 Saunders |
6-6 (1.000) |
36-43 (.837) |
| 23 Maddox |
14-19 (.737) | 75-92 (.815) |
| 24 Finley |
18-30 (.600) |
91-154 (.591) |
| 33 Mavraides |
38-48 (.792) |
99-124 (.798) |
| 34 Hummer | 25-41 (.610) | 25-41 (.610) |
| 40 Gabel | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 41 Darrow | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 52 Connolly | 1-1 (1.000) |
1-1 (1.000) |
| 55 Buczak |
21-29 (.724) |
57-88 (.648) |
Assists: 5 vs. Goucher (1/24/10)
Steals: 2 vs. Goucher (1/24/10)
Blocks: 2 vs. Goucher (1/24/10)
Three-Pointers: 0
Free Throws: 1 vs. Goucher (1/24/10)
Minutes: 17 vs. Goucher (1/24/10)
Assists: 1, last vs. Goucher (1/24/10)
Steals: 1 vs. Goucher (1/24/10)
Blocks: 1 at Marist (1/6/10)
Three-Pointers: 0
Free Throws: 0
Minutes: 5 vs. Goucher (1/24/10)
Steals: 1, last at California (11/29/09)