Men's Basketball Set For Tuesday Night Matchup With Bucknell

Calendar

No Upcoming Events

Game Ten: Princeton (6-3) vs. Bucknell (2-7)
Tip-Off: 7 p.m. EST
Watch: ESPN+ | International Feed
Listen: Varsity Network App | Princeton Sports Network
Live Stats
Game Notes
Game Program
Twitter
Tickets
Parking (PDF)

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton University men's basketball team plays its second-straight game inside Jadwin Gymnasium on Tuesday, December 7, when it hosts Bucknell University at 7 p.m.

Last Time Out
A career-high 27 points and a game-winning shot by junior Tosan Evbuomwan powered the Princeton University men's basketball team past Drexel University, 81-79, in overtime, Saturday afternoon inside Jadwin Gymnasium.

Evbuomwan re-set his career-high for the fourth time this season, leading all scorers with 27 points on 11-for-20 shooting from the field, and 5-for-8 from the free throw line. Evbuomwan's 11 made field goals were also a career-best, and he finished with a game-high six assists, while pulling down seven rebounds.

Junior Ryan Langborg added 17 points on 6-for-10 shooting from the field and 5-for-7 shooting from behind the three-point; his five made three-pointers were a career-high. Two other Tigers finished in double figures, as senior Jaelin Llewellyn had 15 points and senior Ethan Wright 10, along with a team-high eight rebounds. Wright also led the game with a career-high four steals.

As a team, Princeton took care of the ball and tied their season-best in turnovers with seven, while Drexel committed 17.

Through Nine Games
Evbuomwan leads the Ivy League in assists with 4.8 per game, and field goal percentage He also (53.1%) ranks second in assist/turnover ratio with 2.1. Evbuomwan's three blocks are also a team-high.

Langborg ranks second in the conference in three-point field goals per game (3.0), and three-point field goal percentage (46.6%).

Wright ranks fourth in the Ivy League in rebounding with 8.3 per game, while his 13 steals are also a team-high. Llewellyn ranks sixth in scoring with 15.4 points per game.

All-Time Series
The Tigers are 15-4 against Bucknell, with the first meeting between the two programs taking place in 1902 and the most recent 2019. Princeton last met Bucknell in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, November 30, 2019, in a contest that saw the Tigers prevail, 87-77.

Stepping Up
Three Tigers have stepped up and re-set their career-highs in scoring on multiple occasions so far in 2021-21. Evbuomwan has re-set his four times (12 points vs. South Carolina, 16 points vs. Minnesota, 19 points vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 27 points vs. Drexel), while Wright (24 points vs. Oregon State, 29 points vs. Fairleigh Dickinson) and Langborg (14 points vs. Marist, 18 points vs. FDU) have re-set theirs twice.

Hot Streak
Langborg has been red hot over the past two games, going 9-for-13 from behind the three-point line and 12-for-19 from the field.

Scouting Bucknell
The Bison are 2-7 on the season, most recently falling 88-69 to Hofstra University on Saturday, December 4, in Hempstead, New York.

Andrew Funk's 19.2 points per game are a team-high, while Alex Timmerman leads Bucknell in rebounding with 5.8 per game. Xander Rice averages a team-high 4.0 assists per game, along with a team-best 0.9 steals per game. Jake van der Heijden's leads the team in blocks in 0.6 per game.

In 2020-21, the Bison had a 5-7 overall record along with a 4-6 record in Patriot League play.

Fan Reminders: Fans must follow the COVID-19 protocols. All fans must be masked, and fans 12 and up must be vaccinated and provide attestation. See the COVID-19 protocols page for more info.

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Recent Results