Cannady Drops 28 as Princeton Rains Threes on Maine

Wednesday, November 28

Bangor, Maine

7:00 PM

Princeton University

3-2, 0-0IVY

Maine

0-7, 0-0AE

Princeton

Maine

Devin Cannady had a season-high 28 points as the Tigers beat Maine Wednesday night in Bangor, Maine.

Photo by: Peter Buehner/Maine

Cannady Drops 28 as Princeton Rains Threes on Maine

November 28, 2018 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Devin Cannady jumped two spots to 10th on Princeton's scoring list with a season-high 28 points as Princeton beat Maine 73-59 Wednesday night in Bangor, Maine.

Cannady's effort, which saw him go 7 of 10 from the field, 5 of 8 from 3 and 9 of 9 from the stripe, gave him his fourth-highest scoring game as a Tiger and most since his career-best 32 set Feb. 16, 2018 at Cornell. Overall, Princeton made a season-high 11 3-pointers with six players contributing to the total.

The Tigers broke open a 13-12 lead with less than 12 minutes before half by going on a 12-4 run that included 3-pointers by Devin Cannady, Ryan Schwieger and Myles Stephens, and from there, Princeton led the rest of the way and by as many as 19 points.

The win came against a Maine club coached by Richard Barron, who was Princeton's head women's coach for six seasons from 2001-07 and is still Princeton's third-winningest women's coach. Barron's wife, Maureen, was Princeton's softball coach for seven seasons and was a student-athlete at Princeton alongside Mitch Henderson for three years, from 1994-97.

FINAL: Princeton 73, Maine 59
Five of these helped get #DC3 to a season-high 28 points and into 10th on Princeton's career scoring list as the Tigers beat Maine. pic.twitter.com/VRepRXsi7G
— Princeton Basketball (@Princeton_Hoops) November 29, 2018

"Big fan of his," Henderson, the Franklin C. Cappon-Edward G. Green '40 head coach of Princeton basketball, said of Barron. "He's so thoughtful. He asked me if we needed anything, and (that) just doesn't happen. I've never, ever seen it, ever, and I'm in 20 years in coaching. It says a lot about him and his team is reflective of that."

The .467 (21-45) shooting clip from the floor and .500 (11-22) from 3 were both season-bests for the Tigers, and Princeton got to the line 28 times to two for Maine.

"We made some shots. We shot the ball very well tonight," Henderson said. "We have the ability to really shoot. Pleased about that. Good road win."
Princeton will return home for a 4 p.m. tip Saturday against George Washington. It'll be Faculty and Staff Day, with Princeton faculty and staff getting four free tickets by showing a Princeton University ID at the door. The first 500 fans will also receive a free seat cushion.

11:07 2nd | Princeton 53, Maine 38
Another big night for #DC3, who has 21 points on 6-7 from the field, 4-5 from 3 and 5-5 from the line.
Watch here: https://t.co/L5T8qWVWta pic.twitter.com/y50rpJaxYn
— Princeton Basketball (@Princeton_Hoops) November 29, 2018

Postgame Notes

• This was Princeton's first win in a brief series against Maine. The teams had a home-and-home in the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons with Maine winning each time, by three and two points.

• Seniors Devin Cannady and Myles Stephens continued their climbs up the Princeton all-time scoring list. Cannady's 28 points moved him past Gabe Lewullis '99 (1,277) and Bud Haabestad '55 (1,292) into 10th on Princeton's scoring list with 1,294. Geoff Petrie '70 is ninth at 1,321. Stephens scored nine to move past Dan Mavraides '11 (1,054) and Armond Hill '85 (1,057), now 28th at 1,058. Jim Brangan '60 is 27th at 1,062.

15:42 1st | Princeton 5, Maine 5
Myles Stephens works for two here, and we're tied at the first media TO. Watch here: https://t.co/L5T8qWVWta pic.twitter.com/bIokYLrjia
— Princeton Basketball (@Princeton_Hoops) November 29, 2018

• Cannady moved closer to Sean Jackson '92 (235) and third place on Princeton's all-time 3-point list, now with 232. Brian Earl '99 holds the record with 281.

• Junior Richmond Aririguzoh grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds for his first double-double as a Tiger. He scored 10 points for his third career double-figure scoring game, all in the five games this season, and was one from his career scoring best of 11 points.