Men's Basketball Moves to 4-0 With 82-57 Triumph at Monmouth

Saturday, November 18

West Long Branch, N.J.

2:00 PM

Princeton University

4-0,0-0Ivy League

Monmouth

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Princeton

Monmouth

Men's Basketball Moves to 4-0 With 82-57 Triumph at Monmouth

November 18, 2023 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton University men's basketball team moved to 4-0 on the 2023-24 season Saturday afternoon inside the OceanFirst Bank Center, taking down Monmouth 82-57.

Sophomore Caden Pierce led the way with game-highs in points, rebounds and steals, tallying 20, 10, and three, a steal total that tied his career-high. The double-double was the second of the season for Pierce and the ninth of his career.

Senior Matt Allocco finished with 19 points on 6-for-8 shooting from the field and 4-for-5 shooting from three while also grabbing six rebounds. Sophomore Xaivian Lee added 14 points, eight rebounds and two steals while senior Zach Martini finished with 10 points and four rebounds.

The first half began as a back-and-forth battle, with layups by Pierce and Martini putting the Tigers ahead, 9-7, with 14:31 on the clock. Monmouth would battle back, taking a 17-13 advantage with 17:30 remaining in the half.

The Tigers showed resilience; the 9:05 remaining in the half a Peters three-pointer ignited an 11-0 run that saw Princeton surge ahead, 28-22 at 4:35, following a pair of free throws by Lee. The Tigers would remain in control for the remainder of the half, closing it out on a 7-0 run with all points coming courtesy of Pierce as Princeton took a 38-27 advantage into the half.

Princeton came out strong in the second half, with a three-point play by Pierce extended the Tigers' lead to 16, 44-28, with 17:54 left to play. While the Hawks would narrow the deficit to nine, 50-41, with 13:30 on the clock but a Peters three-pointer with 11:43 remaining extended Princeton's lead to double digits again at 54-43.

A Martini three-pointer kept the Tigers' advantage at 11, 59-48, with 9:28 on the clock before a Lee layup sparked a 6-0 run that Princeton up 15, 65-50, after a second-chance layup by sophomore Jack Scott at 6:30.

The Tigers remained in control for the remainder of the contest. A pair of free throws followed by a layup by freshman Dalen Davis gave the Tigers a 77-54 lead, then freshman Derek Sangster scored the first points of his college career with a corner three with 0:17 remaining to put Princeton up 82-75, which would be the final score of the game.

Up Next
Princeton takes on Old Dominion (1-2) at 4 p.m. on Nov. 22.