Princeton

The Princeton men's basketball team delivered some March Magic 27 years after its last NCAA Tournament win. Channeling the spirit of the late Pete Carril, ...

Caden Pierce sank two clutch free throws with 21.7 seconds to go for a three-point lead, and Princeton defended two attempts from Arizona to tie the game in the final seconds. “That was a really long time ago, but this group did something special for its university, for the fans, for the former players and for one another. Fifteenth-seeded Princeton leaned on its star, Evbuomwan, and some late defensive stops for a stunning, 59-55 victory over second-seeded Arizona on Thursday afternoon at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

In 1996, Princeton dropped U.C.L.A. in one of the most stirring N.C.A.A. tournament upsets. This year, it downed No. 2 seed Arizona.

But it seemed as if Princeton always had two or three players step in to guard whoever had the ball. Princeton won despite shooting just 4 for 25 from 3-point range and going to the free-throw line just five times. “When your advantage is negated a little bit.” He made the first free throw, missed the meaningless second, and as the clock expired, the Tigers mobbed each other in celebration in the city in which Carril, their Hall of Fame coach who died last August, finished his career with the N.B.A.’s Kings. in one of the greatest upsets in N.C.A.A. “I want to be really clear that this group did this.” In their scramble to stay alive in the tournament, Courtney Ramey and Kerr Kriisa each missed 3-point attempts in the final seconds for Arizona. The Tigers held Arizona scoreless over the game’s final 4:43. The heavily favored Wildcats led for most of the game. in one of the most stirring N.C.A.A. “Everybody had something to say,” he said. It wasn’t until senior guard Ryan Langborg drove the lane for a layup that Princeton earned its first lead, with just over 2 minutes remaining.

The Tigers advance over No. 2 Arizona, with their March Madness run continuing on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

The Princeton Tigers shocked the college basketball world as the No. 15 seed took down the No. 2 seed University of Arizona Wildcats, 59-55, in the First ...

2 Kentucky Wildcats](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/ncaa/kentucky-wildcats). 15 Princeton Tigers](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/ncaa/princeton-tigers) roared late in the second half to pull off the largest upset of March Madness thus far, taking down No. Princeton used double teams and cunning defense to make sure the Wildcats stayed off the board. [VIRGINIA'S BIG BLUNDER IN MARCH MADNESS UPSET TO FURMAN HAS SOCIAL MEDIA BAFFLED: ‘WHAT ARE WE DOING?!?!?’](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/virginias-big-blunder-march-madness-upset-furman-social-media-baffled) It was a full team effort for the Tigers, as seven different players contributed in the points column. That allowed Princeton the opportunity to capitalize, and they certainly didn’t pass it up.

Well, Evbuomwan and his teammates delivered the program some March Magic 27 years after its last NCAA Tournament win. Channeling the spirit of the late Pete ...

Caden Pierce sank two clutch free throws with 21.7 seconds to go for a three-point lead, and Princeton defended two attempts from Arizona to tie the game in the final seconds. “That was a really long time ago, but this group did something special for its university, for the fans, for the former players and for one another. Fifteenth-seeded Princeton leaned on its star, Evbuomwan, and some late defensive stops for a stunning, 59-55 victory over second-seeded Arizona on Thursday afternoon at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

This year's March Madness upset came early as Arizona blew a large lead losing to 15-seed Princeton late in the second half.

But we believe in each other and we think we’re a really good team. “To beat a great team like that on this stage is a pretty special feeling. On paper, it’s going to look like a big upset.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Perhaps there is something in the air in Sacramento. On Thursday, in the city where Pete Carril spent his final years as a coach, ...

Nobody seemed to hear him, but in a matter of hours, his name, and those of his teammates, would be familiar in households across the country. They were further reminded of their status as the little guy when the PA announcer flubbed two names in the starting lineup, referring to Pierce as Caden “Prince” and mispronouncing Matt Allocco ’24’s name. Princeton took its first lead, 56-55, on a Ryan Langborg ’23 right-handed runner with 2:03 remaining, defended well on Arizona’s next three possessions, and added to its advantage with two Caden Pierce ’26 free throws with 0:21 left.

Princeton University celebrated Thursday night when that buzzer went off at the end of the game. Students say they couldn't believe the victory. "We got the win ...

"I am just glad to see the boys pull through," a man said. "We got the win," a man said. "It was pretty electric," Miguel Jacome, a senior at Princeton, said. "We had no expectations whatsoever. Like him, I didn't have Princeton in my bracket. Students say they couldn't believe the victory.