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Thursday, December 18, 2014
Who: Princeton Tigers (3-8) vs Lipscomb Bison(4-6)
When/Where: 8 p.m. Friday, Jadwin Gym
Probable Starters
Princeton: G Spencer Weisz (6-4, Soph., 13.3 PPG, 5.1 RPG,
3.1 APG), F Hans Brase (6-8, Jr., 13 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 3.4 APG), F Pete Miller
(6-10, Soph., 6.1 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 1.8 APG), G Amir Bell (6-3, Fr., 8.5 PPG, 2.6
RPG, 2.1 APG), F Steven Cook (6-5,
Soph., 10.3 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 2.1 APG)
Lipscomb: C Chad Lang (6-11, Sr., 4 PPG, 2.5 RPG), F Malcolm
Smith (6-5, Sr., 13.3 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 1.8 APG), G Talbott Denny (6-6, Jr., 4.8
PPG, 4.6 RPG, 1 APG), G Josh Williams (6-5, Soph., 15 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 1.8 APG), G
Nathan Moran (5-9, Fr., 9.9 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 2.9 APG)
Last time out: The Tigers nearly scored a signature win last
Saturday at Cal, leading the Bears by as many as 11 points. The Princeton
offense, however, ground to a halt in the second half, particularly during a
10-minute stretch where the Tigers were outscored 13-0. The Bears would go on
to win 67-57.
Looking at Lipscomb: On paper, the Tigers look like the
favorites against the Bison. KenPom.com rates the Atlantic Sun squad as the 223rd
best team in the nation (Princeton clocks in at 194) and gives the Tigers a 70
percent chance to win the game. The Bison have not beaten a team with a rating
better than 275, with two of their wins coming against sub-DI teams. Opponents
are averaging 77.5 points per game against them, and they have only allowed
fewer than 60 points once all season.
Looking ahead: After their game against Lipscomb, the Tigers
will only have three more DI non-conference games on their schedule. They’ll
host Liberty on Monday, then travel to Wake Forest Dec. 31 before hosting
Norfolk State Jan. 6. They’ll open Ivy League playe at home against Penn Jan.
10.
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