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Wednesday, December 3
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CJ Happy Records Second Straight 20-Point Game, Men's Basketball Drops Close One At Monmouth, 63-58
December 03, 2025 | Men's Basketball
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Sophomore CJ Happy recorded a second straight game with at least 20 points, but the Princeton University men's basketball team dropped a road contest to Monmouth inside the OceanFirst Bank Center, 63-58.
Happy tied the game-high with 20 points on 7-for-13 shooting from the field and 4-for-8 from three while also recording a game-high four assists and three rebounds. Sophomore Jack Stanton added 14 points on 5-for-10 shooting along with a career and game-high nine rebounds.
While the Hawks took a 13-6 lead with 13:00 remaining in the first half, but a layup by junior Jacob Huggins with 11:12 on the clock ignited a 7-0 run that tied it up at 9:19, 16-16. A 6-0 run by Monmouth would give the Hawks a 26-19 advantage with 4:38 left in the half, but a layup and three-pointer by Stanton narrowed the deficit to two, 29-27, with 00:57 on the clock. A late basket by Monmouth saw the Hawks take a 31-27 advantage into halftime.
Princeton showed fight in the second half, with an 8-0 run that included a layup by freshman Jacob Hammond along with a pair of Happy three-pointers giving the Tigers a 39-37 advantage with 13:32 remaining. Monmouth battled back and took a 57-48 lead with 5:19 remaining after a 6-0 run.
A three-pointer by Hicke with 00:58 left to play reduced the deficit back to two, 60-58, but Monmouth would hold on for the 63-58 victory.
Up Next
The Tigers face Loyola-Chicago (2-7) inside Gentile Arena on Dec. 6 at 1:30 p.m. CT/2:30 p.m. ET.
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Happy tied the game-high with 20 points on 7-for-13 shooting from the field and 4-for-8 from three while also recording a game-high four assists and three rebounds. Sophomore Jack Stanton added 14 points on 5-for-10 shooting along with a career and game-high nine rebounds.
While the Hawks took a 13-6 lead with 13:00 remaining in the first half, but a layup by junior Jacob Huggins with 11:12 on the clock ignited a 7-0 run that tied it up at 9:19, 16-16. A 6-0 run by Monmouth would give the Hawks a 26-19 advantage with 4:38 left in the half, but a layup and three-pointer by Stanton narrowed the deficit to two, 29-27, with 00:57 on the clock. A late basket by Monmouth saw the Hawks take a 31-27 advantage into halftime.
Princeton showed fight in the second half, with an 8-0 run that included a layup by freshman Jacob Hammond along with a pair of Happy three-pointers giving the Tigers a 39-37 advantage with 13:32 remaining. Monmouth battled back and took a 57-48 lead with 5:19 remaining after a 6-0 run.
A three-pointer by Hicke with 00:58 left to play reduced the deficit back to two, 60-58, but Monmouth would hold on for the 63-58 victory.
Up Next
The Tigers face Loyola-Chicago (2-7) inside Gentile Arena on Dec. 6 at 1:30 p.m. CT/2:30 p.m. ET.
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Team Stats
PU
MU
FG%
.431
.407
3FG%
.333
.214
FT%
.667
.842
RB
33
30
TO
19
9
STL
5
12
Game Leaders
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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