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Saturday, March 11
Philadelphia, Pa. (The Palestra)
1:30 PM
Princeton University
22-6
72
at
64
Penn
13-15
1
2
OT 1
F
Penn
33
26
5
64
Princeton
30
29
13
72
Myles Stephens had a game-high 21 points.
Ivy Madness, Indeed: Tigers Pushed to OT, Beat Penn in Ivy League Tournament Semifinal
March 11, 2017 | Men's Basketball
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The first game of the Ivy League men's basketball tournament didn't lack for Ivy Madness.
Princeton, despite finishing 14-0 in the Ivy League, needed overtime to beat a Penn team that started the Ivy League 0-6 but won six of their last eight to nab the final spot in the tournament. After being tied at 59-all, Princeton scored the first nine points of the extra frame and held Penn scoreless until 45 seconds remained in the 72-64 win.
Princeton will face third-seeded Yale in Sunday's 12 p.m. final on ESPN2. The Bulldogs beat second-seeded Harvard 73-71 in Saturday's second semifinal.
A sustained run was tough for the Tigers to find in Saturday's first half, which saw Penn lead by as many as nine points on a Ryan Betley 3-pointer with six-plus minutes to play before halftime. Princeton shot 42.9 percent from the field in the first half while Penn was hot, shooting an even 50 percent with Betley leading the way with 12 points before the break.
Princeton had cut the lead to three at he half but couldn't keep momentum going just after the break. Penn capitalized on a Tiger cold streak early in the second half to grow the lead to 10 in the half's opening minutes, and though Princeton caught Penn at 49-49 on an Amir Bell 3-pointer with eight-plus minutes to go in the game, Princeton never found the go-ahead bucket, at least in regulation.
The Tigers' hopes took a hit when a possession went empty with 14 seconds to go and Princeton trailing by two, forcing Princeton to foul. A missed front end of a 1-and-1 followed for the Quakers, and Myles Stephens grabbed the rebound and had a put-back with five seconds left to tie it at 59-59. Penn's last possession went for naught, and the first Ivy League Tournament game in history went to overtime.
Derek Jones and Noah Savage on the call with Stephens' put-back to tie it:
Stephens, who finished with a game-high and a career-high 21 points, had the first bucket of the overtime on the first possession after the Tigers won the tip, and Princeton controlled from there.
Derek Jones and Noah Savage on the call at game's end:
The first game of the Ivy League men's basketball tournament didn't lack for Ivy Madness.
Princeton, despite finishing 14-0 in the Ivy League, needed overtime to beat a Penn team that started the Ivy League 0-6 but won six of their last eight to nab the final spot in the tournament. After being tied at 59-all, Princeton scored the first nine points of the extra frame and held Penn scoreless until 45 seconds remained in the 72-64 win.
Princeton will face third-seeded Yale in Sunday's 12 p.m. final on ESPN2. The Bulldogs beat second-seeded Harvard 73-71 in Saturday's second semifinal.
A sustained run was tough for the Tigers to find in Saturday's first half, which saw Penn lead by as many as nine points on a Ryan Betley 3-pointer with six-plus minutes to play before halftime. Princeton shot 42.9 percent from the field in the first half while Penn was hot, shooting an even 50 percent with Betley leading the way with 12 points before the break.
Princeton had cut the lead to three at he half but couldn't keep momentum going just after the break. Penn capitalized on a Tiger cold streak early in the second half to grow the lead to 10 in the half's opening minutes, and though Princeton caught Penn at 49-49 on an Amir Bell 3-pointer with eight-plus minutes to go in the game, Princeton never found the go-ahead bucket, at least in regulation.
The Tigers' hopes took a hit when a possession went empty with 14 seconds to go and Princeton trailing by two, forcing Princeton to foul. A missed front end of a 1-and-1 followed for the Quakers, and Myles Stephens grabbed the rebound and had a put-back with five seconds left to tie it at 59-59. Penn's last possession went for naught, and the first Ivy League Tournament game in history went to overtime.
Derek Jones and Noah Savage on the call with Stephens' put-back to tie it:
Stephens, who finished with a game-high and a career-high 21 points, had the first bucket of the overtime on the first possession after the Tigers won the tip, and Princeton controlled from there.
Derek Jones and Noah Savage on the call at game's end:
Team Stats
PENN
PRIN
FG%
.406
.375
3FG%
.296
.278
FT%
.800
.792
RB
41
41
TO
13
9
STL
4
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
9
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
10
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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