Men’s Basketball Upends Dartmouth, 66-44

Friday, January 31

Princeton, N.J.

7:00 PM

Princeton University

8-8, 3-0Ivy

Dartmouth

7-11, 0-3Ivy

Dartmouth

Princeton

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

January 31, 2020 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton University men's basketball team moved to 3-0 in Ivy League player after overcoming Dartmouth College 66-44 Friday night inside Jadwin Gymnasium.

Senior Richmond Aririguzoh led the game in scoring with 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting while tying the game-high in rebounds with eight and also handing out three assists and recording two steals. Junior Ryan Schwieger added 12 points along with a game and career-high three steals. Sophomore Ethan Wright tied the game-high and set a new season-high in rebounds with eight for Princeton.

The Tigers had an efficient night from the field, shooting 28-of-52 for a percentage of .528. Princeton had 30-27 advantage on the boards and handed out 13 assists to just seven by the Big Green.

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— Princeton Basketball (@PrincetonMBB) February 1, 2020

Schwieger opened the scoring for Princeton when he backed his defender down and laid it in for two with 18:18 on the clock then Wright would knot the score at 5-5 with 16:53 left to play.

Dartmouth jumped out to a 14-11 lead, but a three-pointer by junior Jerome Desrosiers with 11:58 left in the half tied it at 14-14.

The Big Green then took a 20-19 lead, but a free throw by freshman Tosan Evbuomwan with 6:27 remaining in the half led off an 8-0 run that also featured a Schwieger layup, a three-pointer by senior Jose Morales along with a driving layup by sophomore Drew Friberg that saw the Tigers take a 27-20 lead with 3:28 left in the half. Princeton held onto its advantage and took a 32-27 lead into halftime.

Princeton continued to build its lead in the second half, extending it to double figures at 42-31 with 14:23 on the clock after a layup by Llewellyn.

The Tigers led 48-37 with 10:37 left to play but a layup by Desrosiers with 9:56 on the clock sparked a 7-0 run that included a Llewellyn three-pointer and a Schwieger layup that gave the Tigers a 55-37 advantage with 7:50 remaining.

With 1:16 on the clock junior Charlie Bagin stepped into a deep three-pointer and Princeton would hold on for the 66-44 triumph.

Up Next
The Tigers host Harvard University (13-5, 2-1) tomorrow inside Jadwin Gymnasium at 6 p.m.