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Max Johns had a career-high 11 points Sunday.
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Men's Basketball Team Rolls Past Wesley in Post-Finals Game
January 27, 2019 | Men's Basketball
With the Ivy League season set to resume Friday for the Princeton men's basketball team, Sunday was a day to get back in game rhythm.
WIth a 91-62 win over Division III Wesley, the Tigers did just that, getting double-figure scoring from Ryan Schwieger with a career-high 15 points, Myles Stephens with 14, Richmond Aririguzoh with 11 and Max Johns with a career-high 11. Jerome Desrosiers added a career-high 12 rebounds, and Elijah Barnes reset his career scoring best with eight points.
"We haven't played in a long time, so it's good to get the jerseys back on before league play," Schwieger said.
Princeton used all 15 players in uniform in the win.
"I was hopeful that we could get some productive minutes from both Ethan and Ryan and Max Johns," Mitch Henderson, the Franklin C. Cappon-Edward G. Green '40 head coach of Princeton men's basketball, said. "I was confident going in and I feel really good coming out of it."
Wesley was within 9-8 with just more than five minutes gone in the game, but Princeton went on a 9-2 run to open up an eight point lead just before the midpoint of the opening half and opened things further with a 10-1 run to turn a nine-point lead into 18 at 40-22 with 1:54 before the half.
Princeton's lead peaked at 37 points on two occasions, last at 88-51 with less than six minutes to go.Â
The Tigers shot 46.7 percent from the field for the game to 34.6 percent for Wesley and owned the glass 52-27.
The win was Princeton's fifth in a row and first since the visit to The Palestra and the win over Penn on Jan. 12.
"It's such a long break," Henderson said. "It's so long in between competing against somebody else and just getting a feel for the officials. Ethan, I thought Max and Ryan, all three were very aggressive and that's what we needed."
Princeton will resume Ivy League play Friday night at Columbia before continuing on to Cornell Saturday.
"The league looks tough," Henderson said. "It's always a tough road trip, New York City and then Ithaca. I just told the guys, the path here in this league and in any league is being successful on the road, and in order to that, you've got to be able to guard and get rebounds. That's going to be a huge point of focus for us as we hit the weekend."
Princeton now has only the 12 Ivy League games left before the Ivy League Tournament begins, with the top four teams heading to New Haven. The first four of those 12 are on the road, with a trip to Yale and Brown the weekend after the New York trip.
"I'm hopeful, but I really do think we've got so much room to grow. It's unbelievable how much better we can get," Henderson said. "That's all I've asked, is that they understand that maybe their best basketball is ahead of them. I see it, I feel it with this group. There's guts with the group. They really feel it."
Postgame Notes
• This was the first meeting between Princeton and Wesley. Princeton is now 30-0 in the post-finals game against non-Division I programs, a tradition that dates back to 1986.
• Princeton's .467 shooting clip from the field was its best since shooting .469 in the win over Iona on Dec. 15.Â
• Princeton's 11 3-pointers were its most since a season-high 13 against Iona on Dec. 15.
• Princeton's 20 assists were a season high and most since 22 at Cornell in triple OT on Feb. 16, 2018. They were the most in regulation since 21 at Fairleigh Dickinson on Nov. 26, 2017.
• Princeton has outrebounded its last two opponents, Penn and Wesley, a combined 107-61.
WIth a 91-62 win over Division III Wesley, the Tigers did just that, getting double-figure scoring from Ryan Schwieger with a career-high 15 points, Myles Stephens with 14, Richmond Aririguzoh with 11 and Max Johns with a career-high 11. Jerome Desrosiers added a career-high 12 rebounds, and Elijah Barnes reset his career scoring best with eight points.
"We haven't played in a long time, so it's good to get the jerseys back on before league play," Schwieger said.
Princeton used all 15 players in uniform in the win.
"I was hopeful that we could get some productive minutes from both Ethan and Ryan and Max Johns," Mitch Henderson, the Franklin C. Cappon-Edward G. Green '40 head coach of Princeton men's basketball, said. "I was confident going in and I feel really good coming out of it."
7:53 2nd | Princeton 82, Wesley 46
— Princeton Basketball (@Princeton_Hoops) January 27, 2019
Slam dunk, Max Johns!
Watch the game here: https://t.co/lRkrOgiJAv pic.twitter.com/gJX9Kw4ofk
Wesley was within 9-8 with just more than five minutes gone in the game, but Princeton went on a 9-2 run to open up an eight point lead just before the midpoint of the opening half and opened things further with a 10-1 run to turn a nine-point lead into 18 at 40-22 with 1:54 before the half.
Princeton's lead peaked at 37 points on two occasions, last at 88-51 with less than six minutes to go.Â
7:56 1st | Princeton 25, Wesley 15
— Princeton Basketball (@Princeton_Hoops) January 27, 2019
Elijah Barnes threw it down for two during the last stretch, and it's now a 10-point game. Watch the game here: https://t.co/lRkrOgiJAv pic.twitter.com/LAiNbv74yQ
The Tigers shot 46.7 percent from the field for the game to 34.6 percent for Wesley and owned the glass 52-27.
The win was Princeton's fifth in a row and first since the visit to The Palestra and the win over Penn on Jan. 12.
"It's such a long break," Henderson said. "It's so long in between competing against somebody else and just getting a feel for the officials. Ethan, I thought Max and Ryan, all three were very aggressive and that's what we needed."
Princeton will resume Ivy League play Friday night at Columbia before continuing on to Cornell Saturday.
"The league looks tough," Henderson said. "It's always a tough road trip, New York City and then Ithaca. I just told the guys, the path here in this league and in any league is being successful on the road, and in order to that, you've got to be able to guard and get rebounds. That's going to be a huge point of focus for us as we hit the weekend."
Princeton now has only the 12 Ivy League games left before the Ivy League Tournament begins, with the top four teams heading to New Haven. The first four of those 12 are on the road, with a trip to Yale and Brown the weekend after the New York trip.
"I'm hopeful, but I really do think we've got so much room to grow. It's unbelievable how much better we can get," Henderson said. "That's all I've asked, is that they understand that maybe their best basketball is ahead of them. I see it, I feel it with this group. There's guts with the group. They really feel it."
Postgame Notes
• This was the first meeting between Princeton and Wesley. Princeton is now 30-0 in the post-finals game against non-Division I programs, a tradition that dates back to 1986.
• Princeton's .467 shooting clip from the field was its best since shooting .469 in the win over Iona on Dec. 15.Â
• Princeton's 11 3-pointers were its most since a season-high 13 against Iona on Dec. 15.
• Princeton's 20 assists were a season high and most since 22 at Cornell in triple OT on Feb. 16, 2018. They were the most in regulation since 21 at Fairleigh Dickinson on Nov. 26, 2017.
• Princeton has outrebounded its last two opponents, Penn and Wesley, a combined 107-61.
Team Stats
WES
PRIN
FG%
.346
.467
3FG%
.267
.333
FT%
.759
.588
RB
27
52
TO
13
13
STL
10
4
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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