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Men's Basketball Shakes the Finals Rust in Return to Play Versus Rowan
January 25, 2015 | Men's Basketball
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Game 17 • Princeton vs. Rowan Princeton, N.J. • Jadwin Gym |
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| Princeton hadn't played since its comeback win over Penn on Jan. 10, and the two-week layoff due to finals break showed in the early minutes. But once the initial rust was gone, the Tigers rolled past Rowan 96-48 in the team's annual non-Division I game scheduled for just this purpose, to get back into rhythm before Ivy League play resumes Friday against Harvard at 6 p.m. in Jadwin on ESPNU. Princeton missed its first five shots and started 2 of 9 from the field as Rowan scored the first five points and led as late as 10-8 with 12 minutes left before halftime. The Tigers followed that with a 13-0 run that was part of a larger 21-2 stretch as Princeton began to pull away. |
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| Stat | FG% (Made-Att.) | 3FG% (Made-Att.) | Reb. (Off.-Def.) | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Turnovers (Fewer) |
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| Margin | 34-61 (55.7%) 18-57 (31.6%) |
16-35 (45.7%) 6-20 (30.0%) |
44 (10-34) |
25-9 | 8-5 | 3-2 | 14-12 |
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | |
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| Young • 15 |
Caruso • 9 |
Bell • 5 Hazel • 5 |
Weisz • 2 |
Miller • 1 Bell • 1 Hazel • 1 |
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Robinson • 13 | Gross • 4 Booth • 4 |
Simpson • 2 O'Connor • 2 Borrelli • 2 |
Gross • 2 |
Robinson • 2 |
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Spencer Weisz's 3-pointer with just less than 12 minutes to go gave Princeton its first lead of the game and took the lead away from Rowan for the final time, putting the Tigers up 11-10. The basket came early in Princeton's concurrent runs of 13-0 and 21-2 that flipped the game Princeton's way. |
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• Princeton has now won five of its last six games. |
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Princeton will host Harvard Friday in a 6 p.m. start on ESPNU. The Crimson are 11-5 overall and 1-1 in the league heading into next weekend. |