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Wednesday, December 13
Princeton, N.J.
4:00 PM
Princeton University
10-1,0-0Ivy League
92
vs
40
Bryn Athyn
8-2,4-0United East
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2
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Bryn Athyn
15
25
40
Princeton
53
39
92
Photo by: (c)2023 Shelley M. Szwast
Powered By 74 Bench Points, Men's Basketball Takes Down Bryn Athyn, 92-40
December 13, 2023 | Men's Basketball
PRINCETON, N.J. – Powered by 74 bench points, the Princeton University men's basketball team moved to 10-1 with a 92-40 triumph over Bryn Athyn Wednesday afternoon inside Jadwin Gymnasium.
Junior Darius Gakwasi led the game with a career-high 18 points that came on 8-for-14 shooting from the field. Gakwasi also had a career-high four rebounds, four assists and two steals. Freshman Jackson Hicke recorded his first career double-double, finishing with a season-high 12 points on 3-for-4 shooting from the field, 2-for-2 shooting from three and 4-for-4 shooting from the free throw line. Additionally, Hicke pulled down a season and game-high 15 rebounds and had a season and game-high 5 assists along with two steals.
Freshman Jacob Huggins also recorded his first career double-double and had season-highs across the board, finishing with 10 points on 4-for-7 shooting and 11 rebounds. Freshman Derek Sangster also added a season-high 10 points along with a season-high five rebounds, while sophomore Vernon Collins tallied a season-high 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting and three rebounds.
Ignited by a sophomore Caden Pierce layup with 19:36 on the clock, the Tigers opened the game on a 13-0 run. With 13:17 remaining in the half, a layup by Gakwasi sparked another 13-0 run, this time putting Princeton ahead 30-5 at 10:12 after another Gakwasi layup.
The game of runs continued for the Tigers, with a free throw by sophomore Jack Scott leading a 14-0 run that extended Princeton's advantage to 44-7 with 4:48 on the clock after a three-pointer by Gakwasi. The momentum stayed with Princeton for the remainder for the half and the Tigers would take a 53-15 advantage into halftime.
Similar to the first half, the Tigers opened the second on fire. A Gakwasi jumper led a 14-0 run that saw Princeton extend its lead to 52 points, 67-15, following a sophomore Vernon Collins layup with 15:27 remaining.
Sangster's third three-pointer of the contest put Princeton ahead 72-21 with 11:56 left to play, and a layup by Collins kept the Tigers in front, 85-36, with 5:04 on the clock. The final five minutes were all Princeton, and the Tigers would end the game victors with a final score of 92-40.
Up Next
The Tigers host Delaware Valley (5-3) inside Jadwin Gymnasium on Dec. 22 at 1 p.m.
Junior Darius Gakwasi led the game with a career-high 18 points that came on 8-for-14 shooting from the field. Gakwasi also had a career-high four rebounds, four assists and two steals. Freshman Jackson Hicke recorded his first career double-double, finishing with a season-high 12 points on 3-for-4 shooting from the field, 2-for-2 shooting from three and 4-for-4 shooting from the free throw line. Additionally, Hicke pulled down a season and game-high 15 rebounds and had a season and game-high 5 assists along with two steals.
Freshman Jacob Huggins also recorded his first career double-double and had season-highs across the board, finishing with 10 points on 4-for-7 shooting and 11 rebounds. Freshman Derek Sangster also added a season-high 10 points along with a season-high five rebounds, while sophomore Vernon Collins tallied a season-high 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting and three rebounds.
Ignited by a sophomore Caden Pierce layup with 19:36 on the clock, the Tigers opened the game on a 13-0 run. With 13:17 remaining in the half, a layup by Gakwasi sparked another 13-0 run, this time putting Princeton ahead 30-5 at 10:12 after another Gakwasi layup.
14:12 1st | Princeton 15, Bryn Athyn 3@DariusGakwasi takes it hard to the basket and finishes for two!
— Princeton Men's Basketball (@PrincetonMBB) December 13, 2023
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The game of runs continued for the Tigers, with a free throw by sophomore Jack Scott leading a 14-0 run that extended Princeton's advantage to 44-7 with 4:48 on the clock after a three-pointer by Gakwasi. The momentum stayed with Princeton for the remainder for the half and the Tigers would take a 53-15 advantage into halftime.
7:47 1st | Princeton 34, Bryn Athyn 7@dereksangsterr buries the three-pointer!
— Princeton Men's Basketball (@PrincetonMBB) December 13, 2023
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Similar to the first half, the Tigers opened the second on fire. A Gakwasi jumper led a 14-0 run that saw Princeton extend its lead to 52 points, 67-15, following a sophomore Vernon Collins layup with 15:27 remaining.
Sangster's third three-pointer of the contest put Princeton ahead 72-21 with 11:56 left to play, and a layup by Collins kept the Tigers in front, 85-36, with 5:04 on the clock. The final five minutes were all Princeton, and the Tigers would end the game victors with a final score of 92-40.
7:47 1st | Princeton 34, Bryn Athyn 7@dereksangsterr buries the three-pointer!
— Princeton Men's Basketball (@PrincetonMBB) December 13, 2023
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Up Next
The Tigers host Delaware Valley (5-3) inside Jadwin Gymnasium on Dec. 22 at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
BAC
PU
FG%
.250
.500
3FG%
.250
.406
FT%
.714
.846
RB
23
55
TO
13
9
STL
4
11
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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