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Friday, February 9
Cambridge, Mass.
7:00 PM
Princeton University
11-11, 3-4Ivy
51
at
66
Harvard
11-11, 6-1Ivy
1
2
F
Princeton
20
31
51
Harvard
35
31
66
Harvard Tops Princeton to Open Ivy Road Weekend
February 09, 2018 | Men's Basketball
A late first-half run gave Harvard a lead over the Princeton men's basketball team Friday night at Lavietes Pavilion, and the Crimson didn't let it slip in a 66-51 Tiger defeat.
Princeton led by four at 17-13 on a Devin Cannady 3-pointer with 10 minutes to go before halftime, but from there, the Crimson closed the half on a 22-3 run and limited Princeton's points to only three free throws the rest of the opening half.
Princeton pulled within eight points after the break at 47-39 on a Richmond Aririguzoh dunk just before the midpoint of the half, but the Crimson let Princeton no closer.
"We've got to bounce back, put this one behind us," senior Amir Bell said. "We had a lot of turnovers tonight, shots really didn't fall, but in the second half, Will (Gladson) and Richmond (Aririguzoh), they played really well. We showed some fight, so hopefully tomorrow just, come back. We need tomorrow's win, so we've got to come out and have a good game."
Princeton shot 34 percent from the field, breaking a 14-game streak in which the Tigers shot at least 40 percent. Just more than half of Princeton's tries came from distance, as a 7-for-25 (.280) night from 3-point range affected that shooting percentage. It was the seventh time all season that more than half of Princeton's field goal tries came from beyond the arc, and first since Jan. 12 vs. Columbia.
Despite shooting 29.4 percent from 3, Harvard shot 44.2 percent from the field overall, going 18 of 35 (.514) from inside the arc.
Postgame Notes
• Princeton was aiming for a three-game winning streak against the Crimson. Instead, Harvard beat Princeton for the first time since March 4, 2016 at Lavietes Pavilion, 73-71.
• Princeton leads the all-time series against Harvard 132-47 overall and 54-34 at Harvard.
• The Tigers had 12 first-half turnovers but just three in the second half. Harvard led the points-off-turnover stat 17-8.
• Junior Devin Cannady's seven points moved him past Chris Thomforde '69 (1,122) and into 18th place in Princeton history with 1,125 on his career.
• Sophomore Richmond Aririguzoh's nine points were a career high, and he led Princeton in scoring for the first time in his career.
• Rookie Jerome Desrosiers had a career-high seven rebounds.
• Sophomore Will Gladson's six points were a season high.
• Sophomore Jose Morales played for the first time since Nov. 29 vs. Lehigh, returning from injury to play two minutes tonight.
• Senior Aaron Young tied a career high with three assists in making his first career start.
Princeton led by four at 17-13 on a Devin Cannady 3-pointer with 10 minutes to go before halftime, but from there, the Crimson closed the half on a 22-3 run and limited Princeton's points to only three free throws the rest of the opening half.
Princeton pulled within eight points after the break at 47-39 on a Richmond Aririguzoh dunk just before the midpoint of the half, but the Crimson let Princeton no closer.
"We've got to bounce back, put this one behind us," senior Amir Bell said. "We had a lot of turnovers tonight, shots really didn't fall, but in the second half, Will (Gladson) and Richmond (Aririguzoh), they played really well. We showed some fight, so hopefully tomorrow just, come back. We need tomorrow's win, so we've got to come out and have a good game."
Princeton shot 34 percent from the field, breaking a 14-game streak in which the Tigers shot at least 40 percent. Just more than half of Princeton's tries came from distance, as a 7-for-25 (.280) night from 3-point range affected that shooting percentage. It was the seventh time all season that more than half of Princeton's field goal tries came from beyond the arc, and first since Jan. 12 vs. Columbia.
Despite shooting 29.4 percent from 3, Harvard shot 44.2 percent from the field overall, going 18 of 35 (.514) from inside the arc.
Postgame Notes
• Princeton was aiming for a three-game winning streak against the Crimson. Instead, Harvard beat Princeton for the first time since March 4, 2016 at Lavietes Pavilion, 73-71.
• Princeton leads the all-time series against Harvard 132-47 overall and 54-34 at Harvard.
• The Tigers had 12 first-half turnovers but just three in the second half. Harvard led the points-off-turnover stat 17-8.
• Junior Devin Cannady's seven points moved him past Chris Thomforde '69 (1,122) and into 18th place in Princeton history with 1,125 on his career.
• Sophomore Richmond Aririguzoh's nine points were a career high, and he led Princeton in scoring for the first time in his career.
• Rookie Jerome Desrosiers had a career-high seven rebounds.
• Sophomore Will Gladson's six points were a season high.
• Sophomore Jose Morales played for the first time since Nov. 29 vs. Lehigh, returning from injury to play two minutes tonight.
• Senior Aaron Young tied a career high with three assists in making his first career start.
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Team Stats
PRIN
HARV
FG%
.340
.442
3FG%
.280
.294
FT%
.600
.789
RB
33
32
TO
15
9
STL
3
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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