Tiger81
Masters Student
Posts: 411
Loc: Montclair, NJ
Reg: 11-21-04
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03-03-17 09:53 PM - Post#224563
In response to mmp629
Awesome game! (and I agree the announcers were tedious ...)
Princeton was 8-26 and Harvard was 13-28 from the arc, which would result in a loss most nights. But defense was the story yet again, forcing 18 TOs while giving up just 5, which yielded 15 more shots (despite getting out-rebounded 36-24).
Steven Cook looked like the POY tonight and was the best player on the court, although Seth Towns sure is a stud. Myles Stephens was a force, hitting 3 treys early on and playing with tenacity all game long including the huge OR on the Tigers' final possession. Miller/Gladson/Brennan had only 2 points and 3 rebounds but they held Lewis/Zena to just 8 and 10. Weisz missed everything including numerous makeable deep post moves and an ugly out of control drive, but still had 7 assists (and just 1 TO).
And Amir Bell! Wow! After watching the replay, he started his move at exactly the right time, Chris Lewis sharply chest-bumped him as he cut to the hoop (not called somehow) yet he remained in control and calmly scored the game-winner.
Bryce Aiken has the best rookie stats in the league but in the two games against Princeton he was not a factor and forced a lot of high-difficulty shots. Siyani Chambers, who always seems to make plays when Harvard needs them, was also quiet and had 4 TOs.
Princeton will probably have to beat this team one more time to realize the promise of this dream season, which will be a tough trifecta. But the formula of defensive intensity + 2-3 of the 5 studs stepping up + poise and a killer instinct when the game is on the line seems to keep producing wins.
Go Tigers and huge congrats and thanks for a very memorable Ivy campaign this year.
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