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Princeton University Athletics
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Men's Basketball Rallies to Top Rider in Season Opener
November 15, 2014 | Men's Basketball
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Game 1 • Princeton vs. Rider Princeton, NJ • Jadwin Gym |
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Princeton fell behind by nine points with 14 minutes to go in the game before rallying to tie it at 43 less than three minutes later and pull ahead for a 64-58 win over Rider in the season opener for both teams Friday night in Jadwin. Four players contributed to the 13-4 run over less than three minutes that allowed Princeton to pull even at 43-43 with inside of 12 minutes to go. |
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | |
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| Weisz • 18 |
Brase • 8 | Brase Bell Cook 3 apiece |
Hazel • 3 |
Brase • 2 |
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Okereafor • 16 | Thomas • 8 | Sadler Okereafor 4 apiece |
Sadler Okereafor Valentine 1 apiece |
Thomas • 2 |
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Amir Bell's 3-pointer, the first and still the only of his one-game-old collegiate career, gave Princeton a 58-51 lead with 2:23 to play and the Broncs didn't make it a one-possession game again until 22 seconds remained and Princeton had a 60-58 lead. Ben Hazel and Spencer Weisz went 4 of 4 from the stripe from there to seal it. |
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• Princeton is now 11-3 all-time against Rider and has won the last three games since the series resumed in 2011 after a nine-year hiatus. • Six players - Spencer Weisz, Hans Brase, Pete Miller, Amir Bell, Ben Hazel and Steven Cook - accounted for 93.5 percent of the minutes in the opener. • Princeton shot as well as 85 percent from the free throw line only three times in 30 games last season, against Dartmouth twice and against Yale. The Tigers were 17 of 20 (.850) from the line tonight. • Rider's four free throw attempts were the fewest for a Tiger opponent since Brown tried four on Feb. 3, 2012. • Ben Hazel's seven rebounds tied a career high. • Spencer Weisz's 18 points matched a career best he set against Cornell last February. |
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Princeton will try to complete an Ivy League sweep of George Mason on the weekend when the Tigers and Patriots meet in Virginia for a 1 p.m. tip Sunday. George Mason lost Friday night to Cornell, 68-60, on the Patriots' home floor in the opener for both teams. |