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9.1: Florida A&M's shooting percentage from beyond the arc, going 1-11. Three times last season, Princeton held opponents below 10 percent shooting from distance, including against Harvard (0-8, .000), Brown (1-12, .083) and TCNJ (0-14, .000), all at Jadwin Gym.
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• Princeton improved its series record with Florida A&M to 3-0 all-time. The teams met two years ago in Tallahasee, a 76-61 Princeton win. Princeton won 51-43 in the teams' first meeting in 1992 in an Illinois-hosted tournament.
• Princeton's win was its first in a home opener since a win over Rutgers to start the 2010-11 season.
• Princeton has won back-to-back season openers for the first time since 2009-10 and 2010-11.
• Denton Koon's 17 points and 11 rebounds gave him his first career double-double. His 11 rebounds were a career high, topping a 10-rebound game at Florida State on Dec. 30, 2011 that went triple overtime.
• Denton Koon led Princeton in scoring Sunday after doing so eight times last season, most recently with 23 points at Columbia on Feb. 22, 2013.
• Princeton's 31 3-point tries were its most since putting up 35 against D-II West Alabama on Nov. 27, 2011. It was Princeton's most against a D-I opponent since putting up 31 against Army on Nov. 21, 2009.
• Princeton's 12 3-pointers were its most since hitting 12 at Dartmouth on Feb. 25, 2012.
• Jimmy Sherburne and Ben Hazel both started Sunday's game after missing the 2012-13 season.
• Four of Princeton's six freshmen made their career debuts Sunday, including Spencer Weisz, Peter Miller, Khyan Rayner and Steven Cook.
• Spencer Weisz started the game, making him the first Princeton freshman to start a season opener since Douglas Davis '12 and Patrick Saunders '12 in 2008-09.
• Princeton's 67 points were its most in regulation in a season opener since winning 71-68 at Central Michigan in 2009.
• Six players played 89 percent of the minutes Sunday, including rookie Spencer Weisz, senior Will Barrett, sophomore Hans Brase, senior Jimmy Sherburne, junior Ben Hazel and junior Denton Koon.
• Jimmy Sherburne more than doubled his previous career high, scoring 13 points. His previous best was six points, last vs. Brown on March 3, 2012.
• Hans Brase's 10 rebounds were his most against a Division I opponent. He had 15 last season against D-III TCNJ.
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