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Princeton University Athletics
Princeton University
Lafayette
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Lafayette Ends Princeton's Five-Year Run in Annual Non-League Series, 83-66
November 20, 2014 | Men's Basketball
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Game 3 • Princeton at Lafayette Easton, Pa. • Kirby Sports Center |
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| 66 (1-2) |
Box Score • Postgame Interviews |
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Princeton struggled on the defensive end against Lafayette Wednesday in Easton, and the Leopards ended Princeton's five-game winning streak in the series, 83-66. Princeton finished with 17 turnovers on the night, with Lafayette outscoring Princeton in points off turnovers 27-3. |
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| Stat | FG% (Made-Att.) | 3FG% (Made-Att.) | Reb. (Off.-Def.) | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Turnovers (Fewer) |
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| Margin | 54.7% (29-53) 50.0% (21-42) |
58.8% (10-17) 52.6% (10-19) |
28 (7-21) 25 (7-18) |
12-11 | 10-2 | 3-3 | 17-7 |
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | |
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| Weisz • 19 |
Weisz • 7 |
Weisz • 3 |
Wilson Cook 1 apiece |
Miller • 2 |
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Ptasinski • 21 | Trist • 6 | Lindner Hinrichs 3 apiece |
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Klinewski • 2 |
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Princeton had cut the Lafayette lead to five at 64-59 with less than 10 minutes to go, but the Leopards' Joey Ptasinski answered with one of his five 3-pointers on the way to 21 points for the night. Princeton never came closer than eight points after that shot. |
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• The all-time series with Lafayette now stands at 48-19 for Princeton. Since the teams began playing annually in the 1990-91 season, Princeton has a 17-8 lead. The loss was Princeton's first to Lafayette since the 2009-10 season and ended a five-game winning streak. |
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Princeton will get visitors from Texas Saturday morning when the Tigers face the University of the Incarnate Word for an 11 a.m. start in Jadwin Gym. The Cardinals are 2-0, but the Tigers will be UIW's first Division I opponent of the new season. |