Men's Basketball Ends Home Slate With 82-61 Triumph Over Dartmouth

Saturday, February 28

Princeton, N.J.

6:00 PM

Princeton University

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Dartmouth

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Dartmouth

Princeton

Men's Basketball Ends Home Slate With 82-61 Triumph Over Dartmouth

February 28, 2026 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton University men's basketball team ended its 2025-26 home slate on a high note Saturday night inside Jadwin Gymnasium, using a season-high 61.6% three-point percentage and four double figure scorers to propel it to an 82-61 triumph over Dartmouth.

The Tigers went 11-for-18 from three and shot 52.0% from the field (25-for-50). In addition, Princeton out-rebounded Dartmouth, 38-28.

The win moved Princeton to 163-66 all-time against Dartmouth and 95-18 at home. The Tigers also improved to 23-5 all-time against the Big Green under Franklin C. Cappon-Edward C. Green '40 Head Coach Mitch Henderson.

"It was our last home game and we wanted to put on a show for the fans."

Hear what @JacobHuggins12 had to say after recording a double-double (10 points, 11 rebounds) in tonight's win over Dartmouth!#MakeShots ???? pic.twitter.com/k2l6tYptf8
— Princeton Men's Basketball (@PrincetonMBB) March 1, 2026

Junior Jackson Hicke tied the game-high in scoring and led the team with 22 points on 7-for-15 shooting from the field, 3-for-5 from three and 5-for-6 from the fere throw line. Hicke also recorded seven rebounds, two assists and two steals, which tied the team high. Junior Dalen Davis added 20 points on 6-for-12 shooting from the field, 2-for-3 from three and 6-for-6 from the free throw line. Davis tied Matt Allocco '24 for No. 25 on the Tigers' all-time three-point list, bringing his career total to 112. In addition, Davis handed out a game-high six assists, which tied his career-high.

Junior Jacob Huggins recorded his first career double-double against a DI opponent with 10 points on 3-for-6 shooting from the field and 4-for-4 from the free throw. Huggins also tallied a game-high 11 rebounds, which was his career-high against a DI opponent. Freshman Landon Clark rounded out the Tigers' double-figure scorers with 14 points on 5-for-8 shooting from the field and 4-for-6 from three. Clark recorded five assists for the third consecutive game, which tied his career-high.

The Big Green jumped out to a 7-1 lead with 17:21 on the clock, but Princeton would battle back and tie it with 14:30 left in the half, 9-9, after a three-pointer by sophomore Peyton Seals. The Tigers soon got hot; at 12:07, Huggins drained a pair of free throws that ignited a 13-0 run, that included a pair of Hicke three-pointers, that saw Princeton surge ahead, 22-11, with 9:00 left in the half.

Clark buried a three-pointer with 9:20 on the clock that sparked a 10-0 run that propelled the Tigers ahead by 19 with 3:15 remaining in the half, 39-20. Princeton would take a advantage into halftime.

Princeton opened the second half with an 8-0 run that included back-to-back three-pointers by Clark and a pair of Huggins free throws and took a 51-28 lead with 19:02 on the clock. A layup by freshman Sebastian Whitfield followed by a Huggins dunk pushed the Tigers' lead out to 25, 60-35.

The Big Green was able to narrow the deficit down to 66-49 at 6:02, but a pair of Hicke free throws followed by a Whitfield free throw put the Tigers back up by 20 with 2:42 left, 74-54. From there, the Tigers held on for the 81-62 triumph.

Up Next
The Tigers face Yale (22-5, 10-3) in New Haven, Connecticut, at 2 p.m. on Mar. 7.