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Friday, January 7
Princeton, N.J.
7:00 PM
Princeton University
11-3,1-0Ivy League
84
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69
Columbia
3-10,0-1Ivy League
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Columbia
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24
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Princeton
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84
Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Second Half Rally Pushes Men’s Basketball Past Columbia, 84-69
January 07, 2022 | Men's Basketball
PRINCETON, N.J. – A 15-0 run in the second half helped the Princeton University men's basketball team overcome a 12-point halftime deficit to overcome Columbia University 84-69, in its Ivy League opener Friday night inside Jadwin Gymnasium.
Junior Tosan Evbuomwan tied for the game-high in points with 22, and added six rebounds, along with a game and career-high six steals. His six steals were the third-most ever in a single game by a Tiger, and he also led the game in steals with four. Senior Jaelin Llewellyn added 21 points on 8-for-14 shooting from the field and 2-for-2 shooting from three, while senior Ethan Wright finished with 17 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
An early 10-0 Lion run saw Columbia take a 15-4 lead with 15:26 on the clock, but Evbuomwan threw down a powerful two-handed dunk with 15:00 left in the half to spark a 6-0 Tiger run, making it 15-10 at 13:09.
Princeton opened the second half with back-to-back three-pointer from Llewellyn and senior Drew Friberg, making it a 47-43 game with 17:01 remaining. A driving layup by Evbuomwan at 17:34 sparked an 8-0 Tiger run; a junior Ryan Langborg layup knotted the score 47-47 with 16:00 left to play.
Up Next
The Tigers host Cornell University (9-4, 1-1) inside Jadwin Gymnasium at 6 p.m. on Saturday, January 8.
Junior Tosan Evbuomwan tied for the game-high in points with 22, and added six rebounds, along with a game and career-high six steals. His six steals were the third-most ever in a single game by a Tiger, and he also led the game in steals with four. Senior Jaelin Llewellyn added 21 points on 8-for-14 shooting from the field and 2-for-2 shooting from three, while senior Ethan Wright finished with 17 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
An early 10-0 Lion run saw Columbia take a 15-4 lead with 15:26 on the clock, but Evbuomwan threw down a powerful two-handed dunk with 15:00 left in the half to spark a 6-0 Tiger run, making it 15-10 at 13:09.
Starting with a layup with 7:37 on the clock, Llewellyn scored seven-consecutive points and made it a one-point game at 26-25 with 6:44 left in the half. Columbia responded with a 6-0 run, making it 32-25 at 5:07, then a pair of Wright layups made it a 36-31 contest with 2:49 remaining in the half. Columbia would then take a 45-33 lead into halftime.18:23 1st | Columbia 5, Princeton 4@Tosan_Evb backs down the defender and lays it in for two!#MakeShots ???? pic.twitter.com/caOJAsz1wE
— Princeton Men's Basketball (@PrincetonMBB) January 8, 2022
Princeton opened the second half with back-to-back three-pointer from Llewellyn and senior Drew Friberg, making it a 47-43 game with 17:01 remaining. A driving layup by Evbuomwan at 17:34 sparked an 8-0 Tiger run; a junior Ryan Langborg layup knotted the score 47-47 with 16:00 left to play.
Led off by an Evbuomwan layup with 11:51 on the clock, the Tigers would explode offensively and use a 15-0 run to surge ahead, 70-56, following a three-pointer by Langborg with 8:38 remaining.12:16 2nd | Princeton 55, Columbia 54
— Princeton Men's Basketball (@PrincetonMBB) January 8, 2022
The Tigers take the lead!
Max Johns backs down the defender then drops one in off the glass!#MakeShots ???? pic.twitter.com/6qePXROzKC
Princeton took an 18-point lead, its biggest of the game, with 4:03 on the clock following a Wright layup that made it 80-62, and the Tigers would hold on for the 84-69 victory.9:24 2nd | Princeton 67, Columbia 56
— Princeton Men's Basketball (@PrincetonMBB) January 8, 2022
A 12-0 Tiger run!@ewright3862 drills the transition three!#MakeShots ???? pic.twitter.com/H5b9MbNMFx
Up Next
The Tigers host Cornell University (9-4, 1-1) inside Jadwin Gymnasium at 6 p.m. on Saturday, January 8.
Team Stats
CU
PU
FG%
.475
.468
3FG%
.545
.286
FT%
.636
.750
RB
34
38
TO
18
8
STL
5
11
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
11
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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