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Tigers Lead Early, But Harvard Takes the Win
February 22, 2015 | Men's Basketball
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Game 25 • Princeton at Harvard Cambridge, Mass. • Lavietes Pavilion |
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| (12-13, 5-4) | (19-7, 9-1) |
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| Princeton led by as many as 14 points, but Harvard, looking to extend its four-year Ivy title streak, wasn't about to let a chance to pick up a game on co-leader Yale slip. Harvard caught Princeton with 12 minutes to play and closed the 63-55 win by scoring 10 of the game's final 12 points. Princeton outshot and outrebounded Harvard, but that wasn't the difference as Harvard committed just eight turnovers to 19 for Princeton and used 10 offensive rebounds to score 10 second-chance points. Princeton had just three second-chance points and three offensive boards. Princeton's 14-point lead came on an Amir Bell bucket with 4:23 to go until halftime, putting Princeton up 33-19, but the Crimson followed that with a 10-2 run to pull within six before a Ben Hazel basket just before the half put Princeton ahead eight at the break. Princeton hung on to its lead until a pair of Jonah Travis free throws pulled Harvard out of the hole at 44-44 with 12:13 left, and neither team was ahead by more than four points until Harvard pulled away at the end, limiting Princeton's output on offense to just two points over the game's final 4:37. |
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| Stat | FG% (Made-Att.) | 3FG% (Made-Att.) | Reb. (Off.-Def.) | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Turnovers (Fewer) |
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| Margin | 48.8% (20-41) 41.5% (22-53) |
36.8% (7-19) 25.0% (3-12) |
30 (5-25) |
11-9 | 13-3 | 1-0 | 19-8 |
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | |
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| Weisz • 13 | Brase • 14 | Weisz • 5 |
Weisz • 2 |
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Saunders • 23 | Saunders • 8 | Chambers • 3 Saunders • 3 |
Chambers • 4 |
Moundou-Missi • 1 |
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A Siyani Chambers bucket with 46 seconds left put Harvard up 59-53 and forced Princeton to foul for a chance to close the gap. The Crimson weren't perfect after that, going 2 of 4 along with a Corbin Miller bucket, but the Tigers were too cold on offense late, getting just two points, on a Spencer Weisz bucket with 24 seconds left, over the game's final 4:37. |
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• Lavietes Pavilion continues to be a challenge for the Tigers, who last won here in 2010. |
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Princeton will take its final Ivy League weekend road trip next weekend, starting Friday night at Yale before continuing up to Brown. The Bulldogs fell a game back of Harvard tonight for the top spot in the Ivy after a 56-50 loss to Columbia. |