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Tuesday, December 10
Princeton, N.J.
7:00 PM
Princeton University
8-4,0-0Ivy League
71
vs
67
Monmouth
1-10,0-0CAA
1
2
F
Monmouth
29
38
67
Princeton
30
41
71
Men's Basketball Outlasts Monmouth, 71-67
December 10, 2024 | Men's Basketball
PRINCETON, N.J. – Powered by three double figure scorers, the Princeton University men's basketball team outlasted Monmouth, 71-67, Tuesday night inside Jadwin Gymnasium in a game that featured 25 lead changes.
Junior Xaivian Lee led the Tigers with a team-high 23 points, a game-high six assists, six rebounds, which tied the game-high along with a team-high three steals. He also exceeded 200 career assists, bringing his total to 202. Senior Blake Peters added 14 points and went 4-for-8 from three, bringing his career total to 152, just one spot behind Ryan Langborg '23, who ranks No. 13 on the Tigers' all-time list. Sophomore Dalen Davis added 11 points and four rebounds for Princeton.
The game was played to a stalemate at 12-12 with 14:17 on the clock after a layup by Lee, but the Hawks would edge ahead, 17-14, with 10:55 remaining in the half. The Tigers battled back to take an 18-17 lead at 7:07 following layups by Davis and freshman Peyton Seals.
A pair of free throws by sophomore Jacob Huggins put Princeton 32-30 with 16:42 left to play as the second half continued as a back-and-forth battle. The Tigers and Hawks would trade the lead; a Huggins free throw followed by a Byriel three-pointer with 8:12 remaining put the Tigers ahead 45-42 but Monmouth battled back and gained a 55-51 advantage at 5:21.
Up Next
Princeton faces Rutgers (5-4, 0-1) at 12 p.m. on Dec. 21 inside Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, in the Never Forget Tribute Classic at 12 p.m.
Junior Xaivian Lee led the Tigers with a team-high 23 points, a game-high six assists, six rebounds, which tied the game-high along with a team-high three steals. He also exceeded 200 career assists, bringing his total to 202. Senior Blake Peters added 14 points and went 4-for-8 from three, bringing his career total to 152, just one spot behind Ryan Langborg '23, who ranks No. 13 on the Tigers' all-time list. Sophomore Dalen Davis added 11 points and four rebounds for Princeton.
Junior Caden Pierce tied the team-high in rebounds with six and moved up to No. 9 all-time in program history for rebounding, bringing his career total to 582 and passing John Haarlow '68, who ended his career with 578."It all comes down to winning those close games. We've been in pretty much every game this year, and a sign of a great team is being able to win those close games."
— Princeton Men's Basketball (@PrincetonMBB) December 11, 2024
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The game was played to a stalemate at 12-12 with 14:17 on the clock after a layup by Lee, but the Hawks would edge ahead, 17-14, with 10:55 remaining in the half. The Tigers battled back to take an 18-17 lead at 7:07 following layups by Davis and freshman Peyton Seals.
The back-and-forth battle continued as the Hawks took a 25-23 lead with 3:20 left in the half, but Princeton would jump ahead again after a Peters three-pointer then a layup by Lee with 1:53 on the clock, 28-25. Senior Philip Byriel finished a layup before time expired and the Tigers took a 30-29 advantage into halftime.19:12 1st | Princeton 2, Monmouth 2@MalikAbdullahii elevates for the powerful two-handed slam!
— Princeton Men's Basketball (@PrincetonMBB) December 11, 2024
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A pair of free throws by sophomore Jacob Huggins put Princeton 32-30 with 16:42 left to play as the second half continued as a back-and-forth battle. The Tigers and Hawks would trade the lead; a Huggins free throw followed by a Byriel three-pointer with 8:12 remaining put the Tigers ahead 45-42 but Monmouth battled back and gained a 55-51 advantage at 5:21.
With the Hawks up 65-63, Peters delivered a dagger from three with 1:03 on the clock that put Princeton ahead, 65-63. A pair of Lee free throws with 0:03 remaining sealed it for the Tigers, as Princeton would outlast Monmouth for the 71-67 triumph.3:54 2nd | Princeton 57, Monmouth 57@xaivianlee sinks the three-pointer and ties it up!
— Princeton Men's Basketball (@PrincetonMBB) December 11, 2024
He's got 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists on the night so far.
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Up Next
Princeton faces Rutgers (5-4, 0-1) at 12 p.m. on Dec. 21 inside Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, in the Never Forget Tribute Classic at 12 p.m.
Team Stats
MU
PU
FG%
.375
.469
3FG%
.421
.333
FT%
.821
.652
RB
26
30
TO
10
13
STL
9
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
10
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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