PRINCETON GAMEDAY

Who: Princeton Tigers (3-6) at St. Peter’s Peacocks (3-6)

When/Where: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Yanitelli Center, Jersey City

Projected Starters

Princeton: G Spencer Weisz (6-4, Soph., 14.9 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 3.2 APG), F Hans Brase (6-8, Jr., 12.4 PPG, 8.8 RPG, 3.7 APG), F Pete Miller (6-10, Soph., 6.8 PPG, 3 RPG, 1.4 APG), G Amir Bell (6-3, Fr., 8.3 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 2.4 APG), F Steven Cook (6-5, Soph., 11 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 2 APG)

St. Peters: C Quadir Welton (6-8, Soph., 7.3 PPG, 5.6 RPG), F Marvin Dominique (6-7, Sr., 15.9 PPG, 9.2 RPG), F Tyler Gaskins (6-4, Sr., 7.7 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 2.2 APG), G Jamel Fields (6-2, Sr., 3 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 2.4 APG), G Trevis Wyche (6-1, Soph., 7.1 PPG, 2 RPG, 4 APG)

Washington watch: The Peacocks could get a significant boost Wednesday with the possible return of senior guard Desi Washington, who injured his hand in their season-opening loss to Brown. Last season, Washington was second on the team in scoring at 13.5 points per game.

“There's a good chance he might practice (Monday) and be in the lineup on Wednesday,” said St. Peter’s coach John Dunne on Monday. “That's not a guarantee, but it's possible. He's been doing some shooting and ball handling.”

Inside the numbers: According to Ken Pomeroy’s statistical analysis, the Peacocks will be a slight favorite against the Tigers with a 64 percent change to win the game. Though St. Peter’s has struggled to score the ball, managing just 59.6 points per contest (316^th in Division I) it has been much better on the defensive end, allowing 58.7 (43^rd in DI).

Thanks, but no thanks: Coach Mitch Henderson had an amusing anecdote after Saturday’s win against Stony Brook, involving the Tigers’ 64-57 loss to Drexel back in 2012. Both teams had high expectations that year but had struggled early, with Princeton 3-4 and Drexel 2-6 coming into the game. According to Henderson, Dragons coach Bruiser Flint came up to him after the game and thanked him for the much-needed win.

“I just wanted to, like, push him,” Henderson deadpanned, concluding the story by saying the win over the Seawolves made him appreciate where Flint was coming from.