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Princeton University Athletics
Saturday, February 25
Ithaca, N.Y.
6:00 PM
Princeton University
19-6, 12-0Ivy
75
at
60
Cornell
7-20, 3-9Ivy
1
2
F
Princeton
35
40
75
Cornell
34
26
60
Steven Cook was one of three Tigers in double figures Saturday night at Cornell.
Princeton Wins 15th Straight, Clinches Share Of Ivy Title
February 25, 2017 | Men's Basketball
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Easy, it was not, but the Princeton men's basketball team held off Cornell 75-60 on the Big Red's Senior Day in Ithaca Saturday night to make it 15 wins in a row and push its Ivy League record to 12-0.
The win also clinches at least a share of the program's 27th Ivy League championship, and the Tigers could win the outright championship with a win Friday night against Harvard at Jadwin Gym. Should Harvard win that game, Princeton would still win the outright title with a win the next night against Dartmouth or a Harvard loss at Penn.
Devin Cannady led Princeton with 26 points, just three off his career high, while the sophomore made six 3-pointers to give him 12 on the weekend. Myles Stephens added 17 for the Tigers.
Princeton trailed by as many as 10 points as the Big Red were up 23-13 midway through the first half, but the Tigers then went on a 13-2 run to retake the lead and were up one at the half.
Things were tight after the break until Princeton broke open a one-point lead with less than nine minutes to go by going on a 12-0 run, and Cornell was never closer six after that.
The game against Harvard Friday night is a 5 p.m. start, and the game can be seen live on ESPNU.
Easy, it was not, but the Princeton men's basketball team held off Cornell 75-60 on the Big Red's Senior Day in Ithaca Saturday night to make it 15 wins in a row and push its Ivy League record to 12-0.
The win also clinches at least a share of the program's 27th Ivy League championship, and the Tigers could win the outright championship with a win Friday night against Harvard at Jadwin Gym. Should Harvard win that game, Princeton would still win the outright title with a win the next night against Dartmouth or a Harvard loss at Penn.
Devin Cannady led Princeton with 26 points, just three off his career high, while the sophomore made six 3-pointers to give him 12 on the weekend. Myles Stephens added 17 for the Tigers.
Princeton trailed by as many as 10 points as the Big Red were up 23-13 midway through the first half, but the Tigers then went on a 13-2 run to retake the lead and were up one at the half.
Things were tight after the break until Princeton broke open a one-point lead with less than nine minutes to go by going on a 12-0 run, and Cornell was never closer six after that.
The game against Harvard Friday night is a 5 p.m. start, and the game can be seen live on ESPNU.
Team Stats
PRIN
COR
FG%
.474
.523
3FG%
.379
.412
FT%
.667
.778
RB
25
28
TO
12
23
STL
15
4
Game Leaders
Pts
26
FGM
9
3FGM
6
FTM
2
Pts
17
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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