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Saturday, December 11
Easton, Penn.
2:00 PM
Princeton University
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Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Men's Basketball Overcomes Lafayette, 84-73
December 11, 2021 | Men's Basketball
EASTON, Penn. – A 15-0 run late in the first half gave the Princeton University men's basketball team an advantage it would not relinquish, as it took down Lafayette College 84-73 Saturday afternoon inside the Kirby Sports Center.
The Tigers shot 55.2% from the field, going 32-for-58, and 51.7% from behind the three-point line, going 15-for-29. Princeton's 15 made three-pointers were a season-high, and handed out 19 assists, while out-rebounding the Leopards 36-27.
Senior Ethan Wright led the way with a game-high 22 points on 10-for-17 shooting, while also pulling down five rebounds and handing out four assists. He was one of three Tigers in double figures; senior Drew Friberg added 15 points, while senior Jaelin Llewellyn went 4-for-6 from the field and 3-for-4 from three to finish with 13 points.
Junior Tosan Evbuomwan was in triple double territory, as he finished with nine points, a career and game-high eight assists, and tied for the game-high in rebounds with seven.
Wright drove hard to the basket for the opening basket of the game with 19:00 on the clock, then a corner three by Llewellyn and a Friberg free throw saw the Tigers take a 5-4 lead at 16:11.
A Wright layup with 11:03 on the clock sparked a 15-0 Tiger run; Llewellyn knocked down a second-consecutive three-pointer with 5:44 left in the half to give Princeton a 16-point advantage, at 32-16. Sophomore Matt Allocco sank a three at 4:59 to key a 7-0 run, that gave the Tigers a 39-19 lead with 3:36 on the clock. Princeton would take a 41-28 advantage into halftime.
With 14:47 Wright cut back door then the dunked all over the Lafayette defense, despite the foul, sparking another 7-0 Princeton run that saw the Tigers take a 61-39 lead with 13:38 left to play following a three-pointer by senior Drew Friberg.
Up Next
Princeton hosts the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (5-4), on Monday, December 13, at 6 p.m. inside Jadwin Gymnasium.
The Tigers shot 55.2% from the field, going 32-for-58, and 51.7% from behind the three-point line, going 15-for-29. Princeton's 15 made three-pointers were a season-high, and handed out 19 assists, while out-rebounding the Leopards 36-27.
Senior Ethan Wright led the way with a game-high 22 points on 10-for-17 shooting, while also pulling down five rebounds and handing out four assists. He was one of three Tigers in double figures; senior Drew Friberg added 15 points, while senior Jaelin Llewellyn went 4-for-6 from the field and 3-for-4 from three to finish with 13 points.
Junior Tosan Evbuomwan was in triple double territory, as he finished with nine points, a career and game-high eight assists, and tied for the game-high in rebounds with seven.
Wright drove hard to the basket for the opening basket of the game with 19:00 on the clock, then a corner three by Llewellyn and a Friberg free throw saw the Tigers take a 5-4 lead at 16:11.
Lafayette responded with a 6-0 run to take a 10-6 advantage with 14:49 left in the half, but a Wright three-pointer at 14:39 halted the Leopards run and made it 10-9. A deep Friberg three-pointer from the top of the arc with 12:17 remaining in the half saw the Tigers take a 14-12 advantage.17:24 1st | Princeton 5, Lafayette 4@ewright3862 finds @13jaelin for the corner three!#MakeShots ???? pic.twitter.com/5QprmWcVrF
— Princeton Men's Basketball (@PrincetonMBB) December 11, 2021
A Wright layup with 11:03 on the clock sparked a 15-0 Tiger run; Llewellyn knocked down a second-consecutive three-pointer with 5:44 left in the half to give Princeton a 16-point advantage, at 32-16. Sophomore Matt Allocco sank a three at 4:59 to key a 7-0 run, that gave the Tigers a 39-19 lead with 3:36 on the clock. Princeton would take a 41-28 advantage into halftime.
The Tigers opened the second half with a 7-0 run, taking a 48-28 advantage following a Langborg three-pointer with 18:31 remaining. A layup by Llewellyn with 15:54 on the clock helped keep Princeton in front, 54-38.5:44 1st | Princeton 32, Lafayette 16
— Princeton Men's Basketball (@PrincetonMBB) December 11, 2021
A 15-0 run!@13jaelin is now 3-for-3 from beyond the arc!#MakeShots ???? pic.twitter.com/xSDBNhJCji
With 14:47 Wright cut back door then the dunked all over the Lafayette defense, despite the foul, sparking another 7-0 Princeton run that saw the Tigers take a 61-39 lead with 13:38 left to play following a three-pointer by senior Drew Friberg.
A three-pointer by Allocco gave Princeton a 74-58 lead with 8:02 left to play. A short jumper by Allocco with 4:59 remaining sparked a 10-0 run, that saw Princeton take an 84-63 lead following a Friberg three-pointer with 3:22 remining. The Tigers would hold on for the victory, with a final score of 84-73.14:47 2nd | Princeton 56, Lafayette 39
— Princeton Men's Basketball (@PrincetonMBB) December 11, 2021
AND ONE!@ewright3862 cuts back door, then throws it down despite the foul!#MakeShots ???? pic.twitter.com/BREtIQIUx8
Up Next
Princeton hosts the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (5-4), on Monday, December 13, at 6 p.m. inside Jadwin Gymnasium.
Team Stats
PU
Laf
FG%
.552
.481
3FG%
.517
.286
FT%
.455
.773
RB
36
27
TO
13
11
STL
4
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
10
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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