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Saturday, January 12
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2:00 PM
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Devin Cannady led the way with 20 points and moved to fifth place in program history in scoring.
Photo by: Patrick Tewey
Tigers Sweep Season Series with Penn
January 12, 2019 | Men's Basketball
For the fourth time in five years, Princeton has swept the season series from Penn.
Following the Tigers' win last Saturday in Jadwin, Princeton went to The Palestra and beat Penn 62-53 Saturday with three Tigers in double figures. Devin Cannady, who moved into the top five in scoring in program history during the game, led the way with 20 points, followed by 17 from Richmond Aririguzoh and 13 from Myles Stephens.
Both Cannady and Stephens had double-doubles, Stephens with 10 rebounds and Cannady with a career-high 12, upping his previous best by one. It was the second straight double-double for Stephens, both against Penn.
"The energy that (Stephens) is bringing to us, especially the last two games, I think he understands the success that he has had in the past in the Ivy League, guys have a hard time guarding him," Cannady said.
Princeton fell behind 20-10 with less than seven minutes to go in the first half after a 14-1 Quaker run, but Princeton responded with a 12-1 run to retake the lead at 22-21 four minutes later. From there, neither team led by more than five points until a 10-3 Tiger run turned a 50-47 lead with six-plus minutes to play into a 10-point Princeton lead in the game's final seconds. Over the game's final six minutes, the Tigers forced Penn to go 2 of 8 from the field with two turnovers while Princeton put the game away.
Princeton outrebounded Penn 55-34 on the night including 16 offensive rebounds. That helped lead to eight more free-throw tries for Princeton, 21 to 13, and the Tigers made 19 of those to seven for Penn.
"Last week, we didn't shoot the ball well (.378 FG) and we had eight more shots (than Penn)," Mitch Henderson, the Franklin C. Cappon-Edward G. Green '40 head coach of Princeton basketball, said. "Tonight, we also didn't shoot the ball well (.323 FG) and we turned it over (13 times), but we got offensive rebounds, so we got another shot at it. I think those extra 13 possessions, 14 possessions plays a big thing."
The win gives Princeton a four-game winning streak heading into the first-semester finals break and a 2-0 start to the Ivy League season, which will continue Feb. 1 at Columbia. Princeton will host the annual post-finals game Jan. 27 against Wesley.
"We're heading into a long break," Henderson said. "And it's nice to get two wins."
Princeton hasn't lost since a trip to then-No. 2 Duke on Dec. 18, a run that includes a win over then-No. 17 Arizona State on Dec. 29.
"Since (the Duke game), we've been together and the unit is really coming together right now," Henderson said. "I think that's what you've got to do. You've got to play your best basketball in January, February and March."
Check out highlights from the win over Penn:
Postgame Notes
• Myles Stephens had 10 rebounds to go with his 13 points to post his fourth double-double of the season and seventh of his career. The last two have come in back-to-back games, both against Penn.
• Devin Cannady grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds, adding to his 20 points for his second double-double of the season (24 pts., 11 reb. at Lafayette on Dec. 21, 2018) and third of his career.
• The last time Princeton had two players with double-doubles in the same game was in the 2017 Ivy League Tournament semifinal against Penn, when it was also Cannady and Stephens.
• The all-time series now stands at Penn 126, Princeton 115.
• Cannady, at 1,458 points, is 88 points out of fourth place on Princeton's all-time scoring list, held by Kit Mueller '91 at 1,546 points. He moved two 3-pointers closer on his chase for the Princeton career record, now with 264 to stand behind only Brian Earl '99 (281) and Douglas Davis '12 (276).
• Stephens moved up a spot on Princeton's all-time scoring list, now 16th at 1,156. Steve Goodrich '98 is 15th at 1,207.
Following the Tigers' win last Saturday in Jadwin, Princeton went to The Palestra and beat Penn 62-53 Saturday with three Tigers in double figures. Devin Cannady, who moved into the top five in scoring in program history during the game, led the way with 20 points, followed by 17 from Richmond Aririguzoh and 13 from Myles Stephens.
Both Cannady and Stephens had double-doubles, Stephens with 10 rebounds and Cannady with a career-high 12, upping his previous best by one. It was the second straight double-double for Stephens, both against Penn.
"The energy that (Stephens) is bringing to us, especially the last two games, I think he understands the success that he has had in the past in the Ivy League, guys have a hard time guarding him," Cannady said.
Princeton fell behind 20-10 with less than seven minutes to go in the first half after a 14-1 Quaker run, but Princeton responded with a 12-1 run to retake the lead at 22-21 four minutes later. From there, neither team led by more than five points until a 10-3 Tiger run turned a 50-47 lead with six-plus minutes to play into a 10-point Princeton lead in the game's final seconds. Over the game's final six minutes, the Tigers forced Penn to go 2 of 8 from the field with two turnovers while Princeton put the game away.
Princeton outrebounded Penn 55-34 on the night including 16 offensive rebounds. That helped lead to eight more free-throw tries for Princeton, 21 to 13, and the Tigers made 19 of those to seven for Penn.
"Last week, we didn't shoot the ball well (.378 FG) and we had eight more shots (than Penn)," Mitch Henderson, the Franklin C. Cappon-Edward G. Green '40 head coach of Princeton basketball, said. "Tonight, we also didn't shoot the ball well (.323 FG) and we turned it over (13 times), but we got offensive rebounds, so we got another shot at it. I think those extra 13 possessions, 14 possessions plays a big thing."
The win gives Princeton a four-game winning streak heading into the first-semester finals break and a 2-0 start to the Ivy League season, which will continue Feb. 1 at Columbia. Princeton will host the annual post-finals game Jan. 27 against Wesley.
"We're heading into a long break," Henderson said. "And it's nice to get two wins."
Princeton hasn't lost since a trip to then-No. 2 Duke on Dec. 18, a run that includes a win over then-No. 17 Arizona State on Dec. 29.
"Since (the Duke game), we've been together and the unit is really coming together right now," Henderson said. "I think that's what you've got to do. You've got to play your best basketball in January, February and March."
Check out highlights from the win over Penn:
Postgame Notes
• Myles Stephens had 10 rebounds to go with his 13 points to post his fourth double-double of the season and seventh of his career. The last two have come in back-to-back games, both against Penn.
• Devin Cannady grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds, adding to his 20 points for his second double-double of the season (24 pts., 11 reb. at Lafayette on Dec. 21, 2018) and third of his career.
• The last time Princeton had two players with double-doubles in the same game was in the 2017 Ivy League Tournament semifinal against Penn, when it was also Cannady and Stephens.
• The all-time series now stands at Penn 126, Princeton 115.
• Cannady, at 1,458 points, is 88 points out of fourth place on Princeton's all-time scoring list, held by Kit Mueller '91 at 1,546 points. He moved two 3-pointers closer on his chase for the Princeton career record, now with 264 to stand behind only Brian Earl '99 (281) and Douglas Davis '12 (276).
• Stephens moved up a spot on Princeton's all-time scoring list, now 16th at 1,156. Steve Goodrich '98 is 15th at 1,207.
FINAL | Princeton 62, Penn 53
— Princeton Basketball (@Princeton_Hoops) January 12, 2019
The Tigers complete the season sweep of Penn and head into the finals break with a four-game win streak! #DC3, now 5th in program history (1,458) in scoring, led the way with 20, and Richmond Aririguzoh had 17, including this layup to help seal it. pic.twitter.com/h6OInmExtu
Team Stats
Princeton
Penn
FG%
.323
.328
3FG%
.188
.286
FT%
.905
.538
RB
55
34
TO
13
8
STL
2
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
20
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
10
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
5
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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