PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) A year soon after stealing that Ivy League title out of Harvard with your last-second shot, Princeton gave that Crimson that overhead as well as a strong NCAA berth, and also needed zero joy inside accomplishing it.
Ian Hummer experienced 18 tips and eight rebounds in order to direct the Tigers to some 62-52 wining through Pennsylvania on Tuesday night, giving Harvard the little league subject in addition to their first trip to the NCAA event since 1946.
''It was an fascinating online game returning in,'' reported Princeton senior citizen forwards Patrick Saunders, who seem to have scored twelve points. ''We do not own a lot like intended for sometimes team. So it truly is surely great to obtain a succeed but it is kind of hard to be able to swallow, understand your acquire puts Harvard while in the tournament.''
Penn (19-12, 11-3) necessary to succeed the experience in order to link Harvard (26-4, 12-2) for the regular-season championship as well as pressure a one-game playoff for any league's intelligent berth in the NCAA tournament .
However, this Quakers arrived on the scene flat, chop down behind by simply seventeen points early on while in the very first one half without having to became covering the hump.
It granted Harvard in order to commemorate a year right after Princeton along with Douglas Davis dashed their particular hope in the playoff game which includes a last-second game-winner.
''We are happy and honored to get the opportunity to help compete from the 2012 NCAA tournament ,'' Harvard train Tommy Amaker reported from a statement. ''This is a tremendous time for Harvard University, your basketball plan and our community. Go Crimson!''
Davis felt just as Saunders. He procured zero enjoyment in supporting Harvard. However, they don't need to help Penn, either.
''I didn't look suitable enabling Penn earn the particular Ivy League, as well as discuss the Ivy League title as well as gain the idea with your home court,'' said Davis, who done using 12 points. ''This is really a rivalry. Our rivalry having Penn runs technique back. Harvard, these are good, nevertheless our own rivalry is actually having Penn, and so yeah. Harvard, yeah, many people received the Ivy League, but Penn had not been planning to help win them with each of our court.''
Princeton (19-11, 10-4) had a few troubled times within the second half, whenever Penn got a chance to inside 34-31 with 12:25 that will play.
Hummer after that click a 15-footer for you to ignite some sort of 7-0 run along with the Tigers closed out the adventure for their 17th immediately league win at home.
Penn discipline Jerome Allen had not been proud of began seeing his / her company played out defensively and also seemed to be disillusioned to explode up short of the title.
''From the start with the game, (Princeton) genuinely didn't possess almost anything to play with regard to other than that will simply just often be the particular spoilers,'' Allen said. ''How can certainly the particular company playing pertaining to nothing, play more challenging than the company that is certainly purportedly trying to play for something. That's genuinely what exactly blew my mind. OK, the ball wasn't facing but defensively that they only obtained no matter what some people wanted.''
Princeton chance 58.3 percent (21 of 36) to the game, which includes nearly 65 percent inside the initial half.
Zack Rosen possessed 19 details with 8-of-24 snapping shots with the arena with regard to Penn. Miles Cartwright included 11 intended for the particular Quakers, who seem to ended up placed to help 38.6 percent shooting from your field (22 of 57).
''We blew your opportunity,'' Rosen said. ''That's the bottom line. There is almost nothing recent this in order to say.''
Hummer's jumper pushed your result in 36-31 and T.J. Bray followed that has a floater previous to Davis, participating in throughout his final league contest, nailed your 3-pointer for the 41-31 advantage.
Rosen sandwiched some 3-pointers around some sort of basket through Patrick Saunders to help in close proximity the particular gap for you to 43-37, nevertheless the Quakers never became just about any closer.
Princeton make eleven of its earliest 15 pictures and directed by way of countless as seventeen factors in the earliest 50 % before Rosen received the Quakers back in the game, scoring nine points inside an 11-4 spurt for you to nearby your half.
Penn was required to be employed by a wide range of point as well as Rosen, who seem to had twenty eight points in this Quakers' 82-67 win about Jan. 30, has been this focal place with the Princeton defense.
Penn's 17 first-half things ended up a time of year lower in addition to came on 8-of-24 taking pictures on the field.
The Tigers finished the primary fifty percent 11 of 17, or even nearly 65 percent. Seven of people 11 baskets have been layups, although several other people originated from long range. Hummer led began seeing with eight points.
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