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Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Cannady Leads Five in Double Figures as Tigers Hold Off Lafayette
December 21, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Senior Devin Cannady led five Tigers in double figures with 24 points Friday night at Lafayette in a 81-79 Princeton win.
Richmond Aririguzoh and Myles Stephens, with 14 apiece, Jaelin Llewellyn with 11 and Jose Morales with 10 were the five leading scorers for the Tigers, with Aririguzoh tying his career high by hitting 14 for the third time this season.
Cannady added 11 rebounds to his 24-point night for his second career double-double. The 11 rebounds matched his career high, set in the 2017 Ivy League Tournament semifinal, which was also his first double-double as a Tiger.
Princeton was coming off Tuesday night's visit to No. 2 Duke and with just one more game, next Saturday at Arizona State, before Ivy League play begins Jan. 5 in Jadwin against Penn.
"The guys were so ready the last two days," Mitch Henderson, the Franklin C. Cappon-Edward G. Green '40 head coach of Princeton men's basketball, said. "This is a very difficult team to prepare for. They have a very specific offensive style and you have to be very disciplined."
The Penn game on Jan. 5 will begin a run of 14 games in 15 that will decide the Ivy champion, a well-worn path for the Tigers.
"It just felt like a league game on the road," Henderson said. "Even when we've been really good, you get a two-point win, it's a win."
Even though it's the Patriot League and not the Ivy, the familiarity with Lafayette, being an annual opponent for the Tigers, was there.
"We said going in, this is going to be similar to one of the league games on the road, just very systematic," Cannady said. "They run their stuff until the end of the shot clock, which they did, and they were pretty successful doing it. Coming out of here with a win, it was ugly, but it's going to be nice going into the break with that win."
Princeton began to pull away late in the first half, turning a 30-30 tie with less than five minutes before the break into a six-point halftime lead that grew to 12 when Jose Morales and Jaelin Llewellyn hit back-to-back 3-pointers early in the second half.
Princeton's lead grew as large as 16 points, but Lafayette went on a 14-3 run bridging the midway point of the second half to pull within three at 64-61, and for the last six-plus minutes of the game, Lafayette kept Princeton within three points but never closed the gap.
The Tigers' three turnovers were a low in the seven-plus seasons under Mitch Henderson, surpassing four-turnover efforts on several occasions, most recently on Feb. 17, 2018 at Columbia.
Princeton will head to No. 18/19 Arizona State after the holiday, with a Dec. 29 tip in Tempe on Pac-12 Network set for a 2 p.m. local, 4 p.m. Eastern start.
Postgame Notes
• Princeton now leads the all-time series with Lafayette 52-19 and has won the last four. Lafayette is Princeton's second-most played non-conference series behind Rutgers.
• Devin Cannady moved closer to seventh place on Princeton's scoring list, now at 1,405 points. Brian Earl '99 is seventh at 1,428. Cannady hit two threes to chip a couple off the gap between him, in third place on Princeton's 3-pointers list at 257, and Douglas Davis '12 at 276.
• Myles Stephens added 14 points to move up two spots to 18th on Princeton's all-time scoring list, now with 1,132 points. Frank Sowinski '78 is 17th at 1,133.
• Rookie Jaelin Llewellyn grabbed a career-high five boards.
Richmond Aririguzoh and Myles Stephens, with 14 apiece, Jaelin Llewellyn with 11 and Jose Morales with 10 were the five leading scorers for the Tigers, with Aririguzoh tying his career high by hitting 14 for the third time this season.
Cannady added 11 rebounds to his 24-point night for his second career double-double. The 11 rebounds matched his career high, set in the 2017 Ivy League Tournament semifinal, which was also his first double-double as a Tiger.
Princeton was coming off Tuesday night's visit to No. 2 Duke and with just one more game, next Saturday at Arizona State, before Ivy League play begins Jan. 5 in Jadwin against Penn.
"The guys were so ready the last two days," Mitch Henderson, the Franklin C. Cappon-Edward G. Green '40 head coach of Princeton men's basketball, said. "This is a very difficult team to prepare for. They have a very specific offensive style and you have to be very disciplined."
The Penn game on Jan. 5 will begin a run of 14 games in 15 that will decide the Ivy champion, a well-worn path for the Tigers.
"It just felt like a league game on the road," Henderson said. "Even when we've been really good, you get a two-point win, it's a win."
Even though it's the Patriot League and not the Ivy, the familiarity with Lafayette, being an annual opponent for the Tigers, was there.
"We said going in, this is going to be similar to one of the league games on the road, just very systematic," Cannady said. "They run their stuff until the end of the shot clock, which they did, and they were pretty successful doing it. Coming out of here with a win, it was ugly, but it's going to be nice going into the break with that win."
15:26 1st | Princeton 9, Lafayette 8
— Princeton Basketball (@Princeton_Hoops) December 22, 2018
Richmond Aririguzoh throws it down for two, and he's got four of Princeton's points. #DC3 has the other five.
Watch here: https://t.co/hniUPAGtK0 pic.twitter.com/J5nbbuFJKg
Princeton began to pull away late in the first half, turning a 30-30 tie with less than five minutes before the break into a six-point halftime lead that grew to 12 when Jose Morales and Jaelin Llewellyn hit back-to-back 3-pointers early in the second half.
5:32 2nd | Princeton 68, Lafayette 65
— Princeton Basketball (@Princeton_Hoops) December 22, 2018
Myles Stephens has 12 points, including on this two-handed jam, with five Tigers now in double figures.
Watch here: https://t.co/hniUPAGtK0 pic.twitter.com/lW6LmuYxkD
Princeton's lead grew as large as 16 points, but Lafayette went on a 14-3 run bridging the midway point of the second half to pull within three at 64-61, and for the last six-plus minutes of the game, Lafayette kept Princeton within three points but never closed the gap.
0:47 2nd | Princeton 76, Lafayette 73
— Princeton Basketball (@Princeton_Hoops) December 22, 2018
BIG RICH!
Aririguzoh dunks on his Lafayette defender, and the Tigers are up three in the final minute.
Watch here: https://t.co/hniUPAGtK0 pic.twitter.com/byR57s9Lyf
The Tigers' three turnovers were a low in the seven-plus seasons under Mitch Henderson, surpassing four-turnover efforts on several occasions, most recently on Feb. 17, 2018 at Columbia.
Princeton will head to No. 18/19 Arizona State after the holiday, with a Dec. 29 tip in Tempe on Pac-12 Network set for a 2 p.m. local, 4 p.m. Eastern start.
Postgame Notes
• Princeton now leads the all-time series with Lafayette 52-19 and has won the last four. Lafayette is Princeton's second-most played non-conference series behind Rutgers.
• Devin Cannady moved closer to seventh place on Princeton's scoring list, now at 1,405 points. Brian Earl '99 is seventh at 1,428. Cannady hit two threes to chip a couple off the gap between him, in third place on Princeton's 3-pointers list at 257, and Douglas Davis '12 at 276.
• Myles Stephens added 14 points to move up two spots to 18th on Princeton's all-time scoring list, now with 1,132 points. Frank Sowinski '78 is 17th at 1,133.
• Rookie Jaelin Llewellyn grabbed a career-high five boards.
Team Stats
PRIN
LAFAYETT
FG%
.435
.413
3FG%
.320
.290
FT%
.684
.783
RB
36
42
TO
3
11
STL
4
2
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
24
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
8
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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