Aririguzoh Posts Double-Double, Men's Basketball Falls to Monmouth

Tuesday, December 10

Princeton, N.J.

8:00 PM

Princeton University

1-7

Monmouth

5-5

Monmouth

Princeton

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Aririguzoh Posts Double-Double, Men's Basketball Falls to Monmouth

December 10, 2019 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

PRINCETON, N.J. – Despite a 10-0 run late in the second half and a herculean double-double from senior Richmond Aririguzoh, the Princeton University men's basketball team fell 67-66 to Monmouth University after the Hawks drained a three-pointer right before time expired Tuesday night inside Jadwin Gymnasium.

Aririguzoh led the Tigers with 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting along with 10 rebounds and four blocks, tying his career-high that came against the University of Akron on Saturday, December 23, 2017.

Sophomore Ethan Wright also had a career night as he scored a career-best 14 points on 3-of-6 shooting and 6-of-6 shooting from the free throw line. Wright's six made free throws were also a career-high. Sophomore Jaelin Llewellyn came close to a triple-double, finishing with 12 points, a career-high nine rebounds and a season-high seven assists.

Freshman Tosan Evbuomwan helped the Tigers get off to a hot start, back his defender down then turning and laying it in for the first basket of the night just 20 seconds after tip-off. With 16:30 on the clock a layup by junior Jerome Desrosiers sparked a 7-0 run featuring a Lllewellyn layup and three-pointer by Desrosiers.

A layup by Aririguzoh with 12:21 on the clock saw Princeton take a 13-10 lead but the Hawks were able take control of the game, jumping ahead 24-19 with 6:27 left to play. By halftime Monmouth had taken a 35-24 advantage.

5:31 1st | Monmouth 24, Princeton 21@TheRichEffect bullies his way to the basket and finishes through the foul for the three-point play!#MakeShots ???? pic.twitter.com/Z8ieq4aJ7f
— Princeton Basketball (@PrincetonMBB) December 11, 2019

Despite a layup by Llewellyn with 17:35 left in the game that made it a 35-26 contest, the Hawks were able to expand their lead to 41-27 with 16:02 on the clock. Freshman Ryan Langborg would step into a three-pointer from the left wing with 13:17 remaining that made it a 44-34 game, but the Hawks were able to further increase their advantage to 51-37 with 11:00 on the clock.

The Tigers refused to quit and an Arirguzoh free throw with 8:49 remaining led off a 10-0 run that featured a pair of free throws by junior Ryan Schwieger, four free throws by Wright, a layup by Aririguzoh and a layup by Llewellyn that made it a 52-49 contest with 6:40 on the clock.

Wright drained a three-pointer from the right corner with 2:07 remaining to make it a 62-61 game then Llewellyn found Langborg in transition with 00:19 left to play and Princeton took a 63-62 lead.

2:07 2nd | Monmouth 62, Princeton 61@ewright3862 is feeling it! He brings his total to 14 as we only trail by one.#MakeShots ???? pic.twitter.com/LDyBt8mzxI
— Princeton Basketball (@PrincetonMBB) December 11, 2019

1:24 2nd | Princeton 63, Monmouth 62@Ryan_Langborg runs the floor and finishes as we now lead Monmouth!#MakeShots ???? pic.twitter.com/zQ4LgwmW1x
— Princeton Basketball (@PrincetonMBB) December 11, 2019

Monmouth knotted the score 64-64 with 00:12 on the clock but Schwieger connected on a pair of free throws with 00:04 remaining, putting the Tigers ahead 66-64.

With time expiring, Monmouth would make a three-pointer and secure the 67-66 victory.

Up Next
The Tigers will take on Fairleigh Dickinson University (2-6) on Saturday, December 14 inside the Rothman Center in Hackensack, New Jersey, at 1 p.m.