Men’s basketball hangs on to win Ivy opener against Penn
David LiuIn a game of ups and downs, the men’s basketball team escaped with a win in the Ivy season-opener again Penn on Saturday night.
In a game of ups and downs, the men’s basketball team escaped with a win in the Ivy season-opener again Penn on Saturday night.
Despite a late comeback attempt from the Liberty Eagles, the Tigers never gave up the lead in Saturday’s 67-64 victory.
Fresh off of splitting their two game homestand, the Princeton men's basketball team is set to hit the road once more this weekend.
Despite high confidence and hopes, Princeton men’s basketball (22-7 overall) fell to Virginia Tech (20-14) in overtime by a score of 81-86.
It’s been a year full of amazing highs for the Tigers, but they were dealt a critical blow this weekend. As they looked to remain contenders for the NCAA tournament berth, the Tigers (21-6, overall, 11-2 Ivy) knew that the only way to guarantee a share of the league title with the Yale Bulldogs (22-6, 13-1) was to win their final three games.
This Friday and Saturday the men’s basketball team hosted Ivy rivals, Columbia and Cornell, for a conference double-header.
With the conclusion of this weekend, the Tigers have now earned five straight wins. These last two, however, might just be the sweetest of them all. Jockeying for top position in a competitive Ivy League conference, the Tigers (17-5, 8-1 Ivy) heavily bolstered their chances at earning the top spot in the Ivy League.
With the Ivy league season at its halfway point, the Princeton men’s basketball team (16-5 overall, 6-1 Ivy) faces a crucial weekend as they push forward in their bid for the league title and an NCAA tournament berth.
With half of Ivy League play in the books, the men’s basketball team has set itself up for one of its most successful seasons in a long time.Making the trip through the Empire State on the weekend, the Tigers (16-5 overall, 6-1 Ivy League) pulled off their second straight weekend sweep of league play and pushed their winning streak out to 4.
After suffering their first loss of the Ivy League season against Yale, Princeton men’s basketball faced struggling a Harvard (9-13 overall, 1-5 Ivy) and Dartmouth (7-13, 1-5) over the weekend and soundly defeated these two last-place teams in the league.Before Friday’s game at Jadwin Gymnasium, Harvard had beaten Princeton in five of their last six meetings on their way to five straight league titles.
After a promising start to Ivy League play, the men’s basketball team finally gets the opportunity to bring the fight to their home court.
The men’s basketball season in the Ivy League is in the middle of its most exciting portion, as all the teams of the Ancient Eight continue to duke it out for a chance to go to the Big Dance in March.
After opening league play with a thrilling overtime win against Penn, Princeton men’s basketball (12-5 overall, 2-1 Ivy League) faced Brown and Yale this weekend, kicking the Ivy League season into full gear.
Another year, another thrilling victory for the men’s basketball team against Ivy League rival, the University of Pennsylvania Quakers. On Saturday afternoon, the Tigers (10-4 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) opened up league play with a win in the Palaestra in a game that came down to the wire.
With the non-conference schedule drawing to a close, the most important part of the season is set to begin as the men’s basketball teams in the Ivy League begin their quest for a league title and an NCAA Tournament berth.
The Princeton men’s basketball team travels to 6th-ranked Maryland (9-1) this weekend in what will be by far its toughest test of this young season.
After an encouraging victory against Lipscomb University down in Nashville, Tenn., the men’s basketball team looks to continue its newfound momentum as it takes on Liberty University back at Jadwin Gymnasium on Thursday night.The Tigers (5-2) broke a two-game slide this past Saturday with their victory over the Bisons via stellar play from three of their upperclassman players.
With just under a month left until league play begins, the Ivy League women’s basketball teams have been testing their mettle against non-conference foes.
At the end of back-to-back-to-back weekends on the road, the men’s basketball team found success in their second-to-last road trip before winter break.
The men’s basketball team looks to rebound from its first two losses of the season as it faces a struggling Lipscomb team (3-8 overall) on the road this weekend. Despite the loss of last season’s leading rebounder and second-leading scorer Hans Braseto an ACL injury at the beginning of the year, Princeton (4-2) jumped out to an exceptional start to the season, winning its first four games.