Princeton basketball

One 3-pointer marks the difference between Missouri and Princeton at the first TV timeout. Mizzou has one turnover and has yet to force one. Ryan Landborg is on ...

The Tigers hold opponents to top-100 marks in 2-point percentage (47.3%) and 3-point percentage (32.7%). The pair will go head-to-head all evening, and it’ll put more pressure on their supporting cast to execute when it matters most. Against Princeton, who boasts a stingy defense inside the arc, that mark will be tough to reach. Defensively, Missouri should utilize its full-court pressure, make an impact in the post and defend the perimeter, specifically on catch-and-shoot opportunities. As a team, Princeton drills 33.3% of its attempts from the three-point line. Allocco shoots 41% from behind the arc followed by Peters (38.3%) and Landborg (30.6%). - One 3-pointer marks the difference between Missouri and Princeton at the first TV timeout. Princeton is led by Tosan Evbuomwam, a 6-foot-8 post player who scored a team-high 15 points and added seven rebounds against Arizona. 15 seed to make the Sweet 16. - Entering halftime down seven points is a positive for Missouri. The Tigers also have two turnovers. Landborg has eight of the Tigers’ first 10 points.

Princeton dominated Mizzou for almost the entire game in a second-round upset in the NCAA Tournament.

[Fairleigh Dickinson](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/FDU/fairleigh-dickinson-knights/) became the second No. 1 seed on Friday night when the Knights beat [Purdue](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/PURDUE/purdue-boilermakers/). 6 seed [Creighton](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/CREIGH/creighton-bluejays/) in Louisville on Friday for a spot in the Elite Eight. [59-55 win](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/march-madness-2023-princeton-shocks-arizona-no-15-upsets-a-no-2-for-11th-time-in-ncaa-tournament-history/) over No. 3 seed [Baylor](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/BAYLOR/baylor-bears/) or No. 7 seed [Missouri](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/MIZZOU/missouri-tigers/) 78-63 in the second round. [Oral Roberts](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/ORAL/oral-roberts-golden-eagles/) did so in 2022 and 2021, respectively. 2 seed [Arizona](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/ARIZ/arizona-wildcats/) on Thursday, and Saturday's dominant performance against Mizzou proved that it was no fluke. [Princeton](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/PRINCE/princeton-tigers/) entered NCAA Tournament history on Saturday by becoming the fourth No. The Tigers are playing their best basketball at the right time, particularly on defense, and will be a formidable threat in The Tigers will now try and follow in their footsteps, and it feels achievable. [NCAA Tournament](/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/)'s modern era, and Saturday's performance only confirmed the Tigers are a serious threat in the dwindling field.

NBA legend Kevin Garnett would be proud with how Princeton guard Blake Peters celebrated his team's 78-63 victory over No. 7 Missouri on Saturday. Yes, No.

For Princeton, it really is. Plus, he tossed out the perfect response to Princeton’s improbable Sweet 16 berth. Nobody is going to want to play this Ivy League program for the rest of this year’s tournament.

Princeton Basketball won their opening NCAA March Madness game, the first Ivy League school to win a game in each tourney in the same season.

It’s the second straight year that Princeton has won in the first round of the NCAA tournament and third overall. The Princeton Tigers men’s team will now play the No. The Tigers ended Ivy League play with a 10-4 record, and shared the regular season title with Yale. 7 seed NC State 64-63 at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City. 2 seed Arizona 59-55 in the Round of 64 as the No. [a massive upset](https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2023/3/17/no-15-seed-mens-basketball-set-for-ncaa-tournament-second-round-contest-against-no-7-seed-missouri.aspx) on Thursday night, defeating the No.

Missouri Tigers forward Noah Carter (35), left, catches the ball after Princeton Tigers forward Keeshawn Kellman (32) slam dunks the ball during the first ...

Paul Kitagaki Jr. 3 Paul Kitagaki Jr. [email protected] Princeton Tigers guard Ryan Langborg (3) drive past Missouri Tigers forward Noah Carter (35) for a basket during a game in the NCAA Tournament at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Saturday, March 18, 2023. [email protected] Princeton Tigers forward Tosan Evbuomwan (20) knocks the ball away from Missouri Tigers guard DeAndre Gholston (4) during a game in the NCAA Tournament at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Saturday, March 18, 2023. [email protected] Princeton Tigers forward Keeshawn Kellman (32) dunks the ball defended by Missouri Tigers forward Noah Carter (35) during a game in the NCAA Tournament at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Saturday, March 18, 2023. Princeton Tigers forward Tosan Evbuomwan (20) passes around the Missouri Tigers’ DeAndre Gholston (4) and Noah Carter (35) during their second-round game in the NCAA Tournament at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Saturday, March 18, 2023.

No. 15-seeded Princeton basketball led for nearly 38 minutes in a March Madness NCAA Tournament upset to deny Missouri a trip to next week's Sweet 16.

(AP Photo/Randall Benton) (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas) Princeton guard Blake Peters, left, and Missouri guard Kobe Brown struggle for the ball during the second half of a second-round college basketball game in the men's NCAA Tournament in Sacramento, Calif., Saturday, March 18, 2023. Princeton fans cheer during the second half of the team's second-round college basketball game against Missouri in the men's NCAA Tournament in Sacramento, Calif., Saturday, March 18, 2023. In the process, Mizzou lost Hodge when he soared to the rim for an offensive rebound but cracked his head on the court as he landed. But Mizzou finished the half with a jolt. MU trailed at each of the four media timeouts in the first half. 15 seed Princeton (23-8) stunned No. Ryan Langborg paced Princeton with 22 points. Picked to finish 11th in the Southeastern Conference’s preseason poll, Mizzou finished fourth, earned its highest NCAA Tournament seed (seventh) in more than a decade, and toppled six nationally ranked teams. Saturday’s game might have also been the Mizzou finale for beloved All-SEC forward Kobe Brown, who could opt to turn professional or return for a fifth year of eligibility. Princeton won 78-63.

The NCAA Tournament selection committee continues to undervalue the work done by mid-major programs, with Princeton reaching the Sweet 16.

And it’s about time the selection committee starts giving some of the teams the respect they deserve. If you look at the NIT, if you look at teams in the Ivy League. Princeton looks like the best team from New Jersey right now, bad losses and all. “I just think it has been a tournament - the NCAA Tournament has always expanded if you look at the history of it. Obviously, this is the biggest stage, and we were able to get it done.” And Princeton wasn’t even the best team during the second half of the season. We were able to refocus the day after in practice and go forward. “The best version of us we felt like could beat the best version of them, and they did it,” Princeton coach Mitch Henderson said. The MAAC was brutal night-in and night-out, and what emerged was a battle-hardened squad that took down Kentucky, Murray State and Purdue before falling to national finalist North Carolina. It’s just the latest example of the selection committee badly under-ranking a mid-major program, as it becomes increasingly clear that those teams are not getting the respect they deserve. “The last five or six games of the season, they were all huge games. They shredded the Missouri defense, while limiting the fourth-place SEC team’s ability to get out on the fast break.

With the win, the Tigers — the ones from Princeton, that is — are headed to the Sweet 16. How does that sound? Up next for 15^th-seeded Princeton will be the ...

It was a clutch performance. More than anything else, it was Sweet.Princeton's official allotment of Sweet 16 tickets will first be made available for purchase to members of the Princeton Varsity Club and Friends of Princeton Basketball. It was a dominant performance. This time, Princeton trailed only once, by one point, and led by double figures for most of the final 25 minutes. The first one was heart-racing, make-sure-you're-breathing tension. Princeton, two days removed from its opening round win over second-seeded Arizona and less than a week away from even getting the Ivy League's automatic NCAA bid, defeated seventh-seeded Missouri 78-65 Saturday in Sacramento.

Fifteenth-seeded Princeton will continue its Cinderella run in the Sweet 16 at the 2023 NCAA men's basketball tournament after a 78-63 victory over No.

No. Meanwhile, the No. The Tigers are set to next play the winner between No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson defeat No. On Thursday, the Tigers became the 11th No. The win on Thursday was the first for the men’s team at the tournament in 25 years, when they defeated UNLV in 1998.

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It’s hard to put into words and we’re all so excited and ready to get after the next one.” “It’s always nice to see the ball go in the net, but I got to give credit to these guys next to me,” Langborg said. We’re over the moon.” Langborg was no stranger to the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. Shots weren’t going in for any of us the last game and to see the ball go into the net is always a great start to the game.” He scored 11 of the Tigers’ first 13 points and finished one away from matching a career high.