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Princeton University Athletics
Princeton University
Morehead State
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Morehead State Tops Men's Basketball 68-56
November 26, 2011 | Men's Basketball
Two Tigers made their season debuts, as sophomore Chris Clement made a late appearance and freshman Clay Wilson entered the lineup midway through the second half as Princeton used a season-high 12 players.
"We're 1-5 with guys that play a lot of minutes, so we need a different look," Henderson, the Franklin C. Cappon-Edward G. Green '40 head coach of men's basketball, said. "It's a very good group to work with, but we really have to learn how to compete."
The game was Princeton's second of three at the Lewisburg Subregional of the TicketCity Legends Classic. The Tigers will close their play in the event against West Alabama at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Ian Hummer led Princeton with 12 points while three other players were a bucket away from finishing in double digits. Mack Darrow chipped in nine points while Patrick Saunders and T.J. Bray had eight apiece.
Slow starts haven't necessarily led to season-long struggles in recent years. Last season, Princeton was 2-3 through five games before winning the Ivy League title. Two years ago, Princeton was 2-4 through six games before rallying for an 11-3 Ivy finish and a bid in the College Basketball Invitational.
After leading 10-6 midway through the first half, Princeton saw Morehead State rally and take its own four-point edge in the final three minutes of the half.
Princeton was a perfect 6 for 6 from the free-throw line in the first half and had just six turnovers at the break, but Morehead State outshot the Tigers 43.8 percent to 31.8 percent in the first 20 minutes and enjoyed a 13-10 rebounding edge.
The Eagles never let the lead slip after the break, instead growing it to as much as 14 points on two occasions, the last at 50-36 with less than six minutes to go.
Princeton had one lat run in it, trimming the lead to six on a few occasions in the final minute but got no closer.
Morehead State finished with a rebounding edge of 50 percent to 37.7 percent as nearly half of Princeton's attempts were from beyond the 3-point arc where the Tigers went 5 of 25.