PRINCETON UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL

Aloha - Gabe Lewullis was the MVP of the Rainbow Classic. Tournament tested - Brian Earl has played in 10 in-season tournaments in his career and has won nine all-tournament honors, including four MVP awards.

Hyphen-aided - Chris Kilburn-Peterson, who missed the 1998 NCAA tournament to market a quiet vacuum cleaner in Thailand, made his first career first-half appearance against Penn.

Down the stretch they come - Princeton trails Penn by one game with three to play in the Ivy League race. The teams meet Tuesday night at Jadwin Gym.

Big game hunting - A Princeton win over Penn would force a one-game playoff for the Ivy League bid to the NCAA tournament (which would be Friday night at Lehigh at 8 p.m.). A Penn win over Princeton would give the Ivy title to Penn and end Princeton's three-year reign as Ivy champ.

A league of their own - Either Penn or Princeton will win the Ivy League title for the 11th straight time and the 28th time in the last 30 years.

Role reversal - The 1999 Ivy League race has turned out to be the mirror image of the 1996 race, at least through 13 games. In 1996 Penn defeated Princeton on the road in the first meeting between the schools on the year. Penn then lost twice in the league to fall one game behind Princeton heading into the regular-season finale at home. Penn then defeated Princeton and lost the playoff.

Technically speaking - A Princeton win over Penn would leave the teams as Ivy co-champions, regardless of what would happen in a subsequent playoff.

In case you forgot - Princeton trailed 29-3 after a 29-0 Penn run, 33-9 at halftime and 40-13 with 15 minutes remaining before rallying for a 50-49 win in the first meeting between the schools this year. It was the fourth-largest comeback in Division I history.

History lesson - This is the third time that Princeton has been involved in a regular-season finale in which two teams were separated by a game and playing each other. In each of the first two, the team trailing heading into the last game won that game and lost the playoff (Princeton vs. Penn in 1996; Princeton vs. Columbia in 1968).

The whammy - Princeton has defeated Penn six straight times since snapping a six-game Penn streak in the series in the 1996 playoff game.

Not to brag or anything - Princeton is 4-2 against teams ranked in the top 52 in last week's RPI ratings. Princeton defeated UNC Charlotte (25), Texas (32), Florida State (48) and UAB (52) and lost to Maryland (four) and Rutgers (27).

Seeing 20-20 - Penn and Princeton have each won 20 games. It is the first time since Penn and Princeton in 1971-72 that two Ivy League teams have won at least 20 regular-season games.

More 20 - Princeton has won at least 20 games in four straight seasons for the first time in the program's history.

Sounding like a broken record - Brian Earl broke Matt Maloney's Ivy League record for three-pointers in a career in Saturday night's win over Columbia. Earl now has 275; the old record was 273.

More record - Chris Young is tied with Rick Hielscher for the Princeton record for blocked shots in a season with 47. Hielscher set the record as a freshman in 1991-92.

Still more record - Chris Young needs 16 points to tie Kit Mueller's school record for points in a season by a freshman. Young has 313; Mueller had 329 in 1987-88.

Moving up the charts - Brian Earl is in fifth place on Princeton's career scoring list with 1,380 points; Gabe Lewullis is in 10th place on Princeton's career scoring list with 1,229 career points. The top 10:
1. Bill Bradley 2,503
2. Kit Mueller 1,546
3. Pete Campbell 1,451
4. Craig Robinson 1,441
5. BRIAN EARL 1,380
6. Bob Scrabis 1,365
7. Geoff Petrie 1,321
8. Bud Haabestad 1,292
9. Brian Taylor 1,239
10. GABE LEWULLIS 1,229

Just win, baby - Brian Earl has played in more winning basketball games than any other player in Princeton history (93).

Home sweet home - Princeton's Class of 1999 is 39-5 all-time at Jadwin Gym.

More home - Chris Young is shooting 62.5% from three-point range in home games and 29% in away games.

Double figure fun - Seven of the 10 starters between Penn and Princeton average in double figures (Brian Earl, Gabe Lewullis, Chris Young; Michael Jordan, Paul Romanczuk, Jed Ryan, Matt Langel).

Ah, Ahmed - Ahmed El-Nokali is 15 for 19 on two-point shots.

Swish - Brian Earl is shooting 89.3% from the foul line. The Princeton record is 90.0%, set by Joe Heiser in 1967-68.

More swish - Chris Young is shooting 51.5% from the field. Princeton's starting center has shot at least 50% from the field every year but one since 1980-81 (Rick Hielscher, 1991-92).

Centers of attention - Princeton has used five starting centers since the first game of the 1987-88 season (Kit Mueller, Rick Hielscher, Jesse Rosenfeld, Steve Goodrich, Chris Young).

Lineup card - Bill Carmody used six starters his first year, five his second year and six this year. He has made two lineup switches in three years.

Stop, thief - Gabe Lewullis is sixth all-time at Princeton in steals with 137; Brian Earl is seventh with 136.

All-time greats - Brian Earl is fifth in scoring, first in three-pointers, seventh in assists and seventh in steals all-time at Princeton; Gabe Lewullis is 10th in scoring, third in three-pointers, ninth in assists and sixth in steals.

Mason-ry - Mason Rocca is averaging 9.9 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in Ivy League games.

Minute man - Brian Earl has played every minute of a game 31 times in his career.

Full court press - Princeton issued 140 media credentials for the 1998 Penn-at-Princeton game. As of Monday morning, Princeton had issued 160 media credentials for this year's game.

Windex - Princeton is outrebounding its opponents 778-725 for the year. Princeton has not outrebounded its opponents for an entire season since 1967-68.

More Windex - Mason Rocca has 19 more offensive rebounds than any other Tiger despite being fourth on the team in minutes.

Ratio days - Princeton has 402 assists and 308 turnovers; its opponents have 242 assists and 371 turnovers.

First time for everthing - If the game against Penn is Princeton's last for the year, then Brian Earl needs 11 points and five assists to become the first player in school history to average 15 points per game and have at least 100 assists in the same season.

I'm honored - Chris Young has been the Ivy League Rookie of the Week each of the last four weeks and seven of the last eight times Princeton has played.

Down the stretch they come - Princeton trails Penn by one game with three to play in the Ivy League race. The teams meet Tuesday night at Jadwin Gym.

A league of their own - Either Penn or Princeton will win the Ivy League title for the 28th time in the last 30 years, unless all of the following happens (in which case Dartmouth would win): Penn and Princeton get swept this weekend AND Dartmouth sweeps Yale and Brown AND Princeton beats Penn Tuesday night AND Dartmouth beats Penn in the first round of a three-way playoff AND Dartmouth beats Princeton in the second round of the playoff.

Role reversal - Princeton and Penn are 11/13ths of the way to a reversal of the 1996 Ivy race, when Penn defeated Princeton in the first meeting between the two but lost to two other league teams. Penn then defeated Princeton at home in the regular-season finale to force a playoff, which Princeton won.

Not to get ahead of ourselves, but... - Should there be a Princeton-Penn playoff to determine the Ivy League representative for the NCAA tournament, it would be held at Lehigh's Stabler Arena on Friday night, March 5, at 8 p.m.

I'm honored - Chris Young has been the Ivy League Rookie of the Week each of the last three weeks and six times this year.

The whammy - The only time Chris Young was not the Ivy League Rookie of the Week for the last seven weeks Princeton played was after the first Cornell-Columbia weekend.

Almost there* - Brian Earl has 270 career three-pointers. The recognized Ivy League career record of 273, held by Penn's Matt Maloney, includes 29 three-pointers that Maloney made while a freshman at Vanderbilt.

One last streak to cling to - Princeton has won 24 straight Ivy League home games.

Crimson tide - Princeton allowed 19 points in the five-minute overtime against Harvard. Princeton has allowed 19 points or fewer in the first half of eight different games this season.

More Crimson - Princeton allowed 87 points to Harvard, the most it has allowed in an Ivy League game since Columbia scored 92 in 1968.

Still more Crimson - Princeton's scoring defense went from 49.9 points before the game against Harvard to 51.5 after it.

Turning point - Five of the first 35 Ivy League games of Bill Carmody's career were decided by 10 points or fewer. Since the weekend at Columbia and Cornell, six of the last nine Ivy games have been decided by 10 points or fewer.

Working overtime - Bill Carmody is 36-0 in Ivy League games that haven't gone overtime.

Swish - Brian Earl is shooting .896 from the foul line. The Princeton record for a season is .900, by Joe Heiser in 1967-68, followed by .898 by Chris Thomforde that same year.

Block party - Chris Young has 43 blocked shots, four behind Rick Hielscher's single-season record (set Hielscher's freshman year).

Lineup card - When Ahmed El-Nokali replaced C.J. Chapman in the starting lineup against Dartmouth, it marked the first time this year and second time in his career that Bill Carmody has changed the lineup.

Young gun - Chris Young has scored 277 points, third-best by a Princeton freshman. Kit Mueller is in first with 329 (1987-88), followed by Rick Hielscher (288, in 1991-92).

Career oriented - Mason Rocca had a career-high 13 rebounds against Harvard.

Minute men - Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis have both played every minute of each of Princeton's four overtime games this year.

More minutes - Ahmed El-Nokali played the entire 40 minutes against Dartmouth in his first career start. He then played the first 44:30 before fouling out against Harvard.

Moving up the charts - Brian Earl is in sixth place on Princeton's career scoring list with 1,346 points; Gabe Lewullis is in 11th place on Princeton's career scoring list with 1,201 career points. The top 11: 1. Bill Bradley 2,503 2. Kit Mueller 1,546 3. Pete Campbell 1,451 4. Craig Robinson 1,441 5. Bob Scrabis 1,365 6. BRIAN EARL 1,346 7. Geoff Petrie 1,321 8. Bud Haabestad 1,292 9. Brian Taylor 1,239 10. Steve Goodrich 1,207 11. GABE LEWULLIS 1,201

Can you spare a dime? - Brian Earl is in seventh place all-time in assists at Princeton with 245. He trails current Columbia head coach Armond Hill by 15 for sixth.

Clunk - Princeton is shooting 33.3% as a team from three-point range. Princeton's lowest percentage ever is 34.6%, in 1995-96.

Sixty something - Princeton is undefeated when its opponent scores fewer than 60 points and winless when it opponent scores more than 60. Princeton is 1-2 when its opponent scores exactly 60.

First time for everything - Brian Earl needs at least 46 points and 12 assists in the next three games to finish the regular season averaging better than 15 points per game with at least 100 assists. No player in Princeton history has ever done so.

Center of attention - Chris Young is shooting 51% from the field. Only once since 1980 has Princeton's starting center not shot at least 50% from the field (Rick Hielscher, 1991-92).

More centers - Since the first game of the 1987-88 season, a span of 268 games, Princeton has used five starting centers: Kit Mueller, Rick Hielscher, Jesse Rosenfeld, Steve Goodrich, Chris Young.

The 200 club - In the loss to Harvard Gabe Lewullis joined Brian Earl and Sean Jackson as the only players in school history with at least 200 career three-pointers.

Just win, baby - Brian Earl has played in more winning basketball games than any other player in Princeton history (91).

More winning - Princeton needs two wins for its fourth-straight 20-win season. Princeton has never had four consecutive 20-win seasons.

Mason-ry - Mason Rocca is shooting 53% from the field for the year after shooting 41% for his first two years.

More Mason - Mason Rocca leads Princeton in offensive rebounds and free throw attempts despite being fourth in minutes played.

Another whammy - Princeton has not lost consecutive Ivy League games since losing to Brown and Penn in 1995 and has not lost consecutive Ivy League games when neither of the teams was Penn since losing to Cornell and Columbia in 1993.

Ah, Ahmed - Ahmed El-Nokali is 14 for 17 on two-point shots.

Down the stretch they come - Princeton, Penn and Dartmouth are all within a half-game of each other in the Ivy League race. The other five teams are all mathematically eliminated.

Scenario-ing - Some turns the Ivy League race can take:
* should Princeton and Penn sweep this weekend and next (at home against Columbia and Cornell), they would play March 2 at Princeton for the league championship
* should Dartmouth sweep this weekend and next (at Yale and Brown), then the Big Green would be assured of at least playing either Penn or Princeton in a playoff game
* should Dartmouth sweep this weekend and next and Princeton and Penn both beat Harvard, Columbia and Cornell, then Dartmouth would play the winner of the Princeton-Penn game in a playoff
* should Dartmouth split this weekend, then the Big Green would need to sweep next weekend and then have the team that it loses to this weekend win the March 2 game and have Princeton and Penn each lose another game to force a three-way tie ... should all that happen, Dartmouth would be the No. 1 seed and get the playoff bye
* should either Princeton or Penn go 4-0 the next two weekends, then Dartmouth would be eliminated
* should Penn and Princeton go 2-0 this weekend, then Dartmouth would be eliminated

Destiny's darlings - Princeton, Penn and Dartmouth all "control their own destiny," since any of the three would win the league by winning their remaining games.

Just in case - Should there be a three-way tie for the league title, then the teams would be seeded 1-2-3, with two playing three on Thursday, March 4 and then the winner playing one on Saturday, March 6. The first tiebreaker is head-to-head among the three, followed by how each team did against the next team in the standings, until one team comes out on top.

All or nothing - All five Princeton-Dartmouth games since Bill Carmody became Princeton head coach have been decided by seven points or fewer or 22 points or more.

Dunk fest - Princeton has 27 dunks this year. The Tigers had 27 dunks the last three years combined.

Young gun - Chris Young is averaging 11.0 points per game. The only two Princeton freshmen to average double figures for a full season were Kit Mueller and Sydney Johnson.

Hot and cold - C.J. Chapman has scored 21 points in Princeton's last 10 games, of which 11 came in the first Dartmouth game.

Closing in - Brian Earl has 268 career three-pointers. The Ivy League record is 273, set by Penn's Matt Maloney.

We're honored - Brian Earl was the Ivy League Player of the Week this past week.

More honors - Chris Young was the Ivy League Rookie of the Week this past week. It was the fifth time this year he has won the honor.

Point guard - Brian Earl is averaging 15.1 points per game, the most by a Princeton player since Kit Mueller averaged 16.0 per game his sophomore year (1988-89).

Swish - Princeton's five starters are shooting exactly 80% from the foul line.

Swish II - Brian Earl, who shot 73.5% from the foul line for his first three years, is shooting 89.1% this year. The Princeton record for a season is 90%, set in 1967-68 by Joe Heiser.

Scoring equality - Princeton defeated Brown 67-45 in both meetings between the schools this year.

Just win, baby - Brian Earl has played in more winning basketball games (90) than any other player in Princeton history.

Young vs. Goodrich, volume 10 - Steve Goodrich scored 15.3% of his career points as a freshman. Should Chris Young increase his scoring at the same rate Goodrich did throughout his career, then Young would finish with 1,941 career points.

More Young - Chris Young is on pace to score 297 points this season. Only one Princeton freshman has ever scored more than 300 points in a season (Kit Mueller, 329 in 1987-88).

Block party - Chris Young is in fourth place on Princeton's single-season blocked shots list with 38. He trails Rick Hielscher's freshman year (47), junior year (43) and senior year (39).

New kid on the block - Chris Young needs one blocked shot to move into 12th place on Princeton's career list.

League matters - Brian Earl is averaging 16.1 points per game and shooting 52% from the field in Ivy League games.

Minute men - Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis have played every minute of all three overtime games.

More minutes - Brian Earl, Gabe Lewullis and Chris Young all played all 50 minutes against Yale.

Even more minutes - Brian Earl has played fewer than 35 minutes three times in 22 games (20 vs. Union, 29 in the first game against Yale, 34 in the second game against Brown).

Still more minutes - Brian Earl has played every minute of a game 29 times in his career.

Cooling off period - Princeton is shooting 28% from three-point range in its last seven games.

Bombs away - Princeton has averaged 5.2 three-pointers made per game in its last seven games, excluding the first Dartmouth game. Princeton made 11 three-pointers in the first Dartmouth game.

Mason-ry - Mason Rocca scored a career-high 25 points in the first game against Dartmouth.

Windex - Princeton is outrebounding its opponents 649-605. Princeton has not outrebounded its opponents for a full season since 1967-68.

Moving up the charts - Brian Earl is in seventh place all-time at Princeton with 1,319 career points. He trails Geoff Petrie by two points for sixth place and Bob Scrabis by 46 points for fifth.

More charts - Gabe Lewullis is in 11th place all-time at Princeton with 1,155 career points, 52 behind Steve Goodrich for 10th and 84 behind Brian Taylor for ninth. At his current averge, he would score 73 more points in the regular season.

Stop, thief - Gabe Lewullis is eighth place all-time at Princeton in steals with 126.

Unbelievable - Princeton trailed Penn 40-13 with 15:11 to play before rallying for a 50-49 win Tuesday night. The 27-point comeback was the largest in Princeton history and the fourth largest in college basketball history.

In case you missed it - All of this happened in the game against Penn:
* After a Brian Earl three-pointer started the scoring, Penn went on a 29-0 run to lead 29-3 with 4:49 remaining in the first half
* Princeton trailed 33-9 at intermission for its lowest first half point total since the shot clock in 1986
* Penn outscored Princeton 7-4 to start the second half and led 40-13 with 15:11 left
* Princeton went on a 23-2 run to cut it to six at 42-36 with 6:42 remaining
* Princeton then pulled within six four times before getting any closer
* Princeton shut Penn out for the final 5:15, outscoring the Quakers 7-0

Sizzling - Princeton has won 35 straight Ivy League games, the second-longest such streak in league history. Penn won 48 straight from 1992-96.

More sizzling - Princeton has won 11 straight games.

Clunk - Princeton shot a season-low 34.7% from the field against Penn, including 11% (2 for 18) in the first half.

Turnaround jumpers - Chris Young missed his first 10 shots against Penn before making his final four, including the game-winning hook shot with 2:14 to play.

Young gun - Chris Young scored the game's final seven points against Penn with a three-pointer to cut it to 49-46, a short jump shot to make it 49-48 and the hook shot that was the game-winner. Young also had a steal in that stretch.

Swish - Brian Earl is shooting 62% from the field in Ivy League games (38 for 62).

Closing in - Brian Earl has 264 career three-pointers, nine off the all-time Ivy League record of 273 by Matt Maloney (Penn '95).

February madness - Princeton has won 38 straight games in the month of February.

Minute man - Brian Earl has played every minute of 27 games in his career.

Ah, Ahmed - Ahmed El-Nokali has taken 22 shots in 18 games.

More Ahmed - Ahmed El-Nokali played all 20 minutes of the second half against Penn after not playing at all in the first half.

Mason-ry - Mason Rocca has 38 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and four steals while shooting 15 for 24 from the field in his last two games.

Brian-ry - Brian Earl has 38 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists, one turnover and three steals while shooting 7 for 13 from three-point range in his last two games.

The Fab Four - Princeton had four players score against Penn (Chris Young, Brian Earl, Gabe Lewullis, Mason Rocca). It was the second time in the last five games that those four scored all of Princeton's points (Columbia).

D plus - Princeton leads the nation in scoring defense at 49.6 points per game.

More D - Princeton has allowed 45.3 points per game in seven Ivy League games.

Scoring equality - Princeton is scoring 61.0 points per game in league games and 60.6 points per game in non-league games.

Just win, baby - Bill Carmody's .870 winning percentage (67-10) is the fourth-best ever in Division I for the first three years and the best since 1930.

More winning - Bill Carmody is 35-0 all-time in Ivy League games.

Block party - Chris Young is in fifth place on Princeton's single-season list and in 13th place all-time with 35 blocked shots.

Moving up the charts - Brian Earl is in eighth place all-time in scoring at Princeton with 1,280 points. He is 12 behind Bud Haabestad for seventh and 41 behind Geoff Petrie for sixth.

More moving - Gabe Lewullis is in 14th place all-time in scoring at Princeton with 1,119 points. Should he score his average this weekend, he would move into 11th place.

Windex - Mason Rocca leads Princeton in rebounds despite being fifth in minutes played.

A league of their own - Princeton has won 51 straight Ivy League games against teams other than Penn.

More league - Princeton is 63-3 against Ivy League teams other than Penn since 1994.

Still more league - Princeton has beaten every Ivy League team at least six straight times.

More swish - Brian Earl is shooting 87% from the foul line (40 for 46).

Still more swish - Ahmed El-Nokali is shooting 63.6% from the field for the year, including 83% from two-point range.

The shut out - Princeton has had a starter not score 14 times.

Showtime - Princeton has more dunks this year (24) than it had the previous two years combined (22).

Center of attention - Chris Young is shooting 49.4% from the field. Only once since 1980 has a Princeton center not shot at least 50% from the field for a season (1992, Rick Hielscher, 48%).

The whammy - Princeton has defeated Yale 11 straight times.

Board games - Brian Earl has averaged 6.3 rebounds in the last three games after averaging 2.4 for the first 17 games.

Stop, thief - Gabe Lewullis had five steals against Penn.

History lesson - Brian Earl scored 17 points on 7 for 10 shooting in 29 minutes in Princeton's 66-33 win over Yale in January. Chris Young scored 13 points on 5 of 9 shooting in 21 minutes.

More Mason-ry - Mason Rocca has played at least 30 minutes in each of the last three games after playing at least 30 minutes in two of the first 17 games.

200 club - Chris Young has 213 points and is the 10th Princeton freshman to have at least 200 points.

History lesson - In the decade of the '90s, Princeton is 102-12 against the other six Ivy League schools and 10-9 against Penn. Since 1994, Princeton is 63-3 against the other six Ivy League schools and 5-6 against Penn.

Showdown - This is the latest Princeton and Penn have ever met when both teams were unbeaten in the league.

We are the champions, or they are - Princeton and Penn have combined to win the last 10 Ivy League championships, as well as 27 of the last 29 and 32 of the last 35.

Sizzling - Princeton has won 10 straight; Penn has won 11 straight. Neither team has lost in 1999.

A league of their own - Princeton and Penn are two of six teams in Division I unbeaten in their leagues (the other four are Duke, Winthrop, Utah and Samford).

Ready when the bell rings - No Ivy League team has scored more than 30 points in the first half against Princeton in Bill Carmody's first 34 games as head coach. Princeton has scored at least 30 points in the first half of 25 of the 34 games.

The whammy - Princeton head coach Bill Carmody is 34-0 all-time in Ivy League games.

The other whammy - Princeton has won five straight against Penn.

More history - Princeton and Penn are a combined 338-30 at home against the other six Ivy League schools since the travel-partner format began in 1957.

Sizzling - Princeton has won 10 straight games and allowed 19.2 points per game in the first half of those 10 games.

Just win, baby - Bill Carmody's .868 (66-10) winning percentage is the fourth-best by a Division I head coach for his first three years and best since Buck Freeman at St. John's from 1928-30.

More winning - Brian Earl has played in 88 winning basketball games at Princeton. The record by one player is 89, set last year by Steve Goodrich.

Point, counterpoint - Penn has won its first six Ivy League games by an average margin of 19.5 points; Princeton has won its first six Ivy League games by an average margin of 17.5 points.

RPI-ing - Princeton went from 90th to 74th in the RPI rankings from last week to this week; Penn went from 75th to 61st.

Mason-ry - Mason Rocca had 25 points against Dartmouth. His previous two high games combined had been 23.

More Mason-ry - Mason Rocca was 4 for 6 from three-point range against Dartmouth after going 4 for 27 for his career prior to that.

Guarded condition - Brian Earl had nine assists and no turnovers against Dartmouth.

Team player - Gabe Lewullis leads Princeton in scoring and steals and is second in three-pointers, free-throw percentage, assists and minutes played.

Closing in - Brian Earl has 260 career three-pointers, good for second place in Ivy League history. Matt Maloney (Penn '95) is in first with 273, 13 ahead of Earl.

Moving up the charts - Brian Earl is in eighth place all-time in scoring at Princeton with 1,260 points. At his current pace, he would finish his career in fifth.

More moving - Gabe Lewullis is in 14th place all-time in scoring at Princeton with 1,113 points. At his current pace, he would finish his career in 10th.

Young vs. Goodrich, volume 8 - Chris Young is averaging 10.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.8 blocked shots for his freshman year. Steve Goodrich averaged 10.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.7 blocks shots per game for his junior year, when he was first-team All-Ivy League.

Turning point? - C.J. Chapman scored 11 points on 4 of 7 shooting against Dartmouth after scoring 10 points on 4 for 21 shooting in his previous six games combined.

Minute men - Gabe Lewullis has played 328 of 330 minutes and Brian Earl has played 327 of the 330 minutes in the eight games decided by seven points or fewer.

More minutes - Brian Earl has played every minute of a game 26 times in his career.

Block party - Chris Krug and Chris Young have combined for 50 of Princeton's 64 blocked shots.

More blocks - Chris Young is in 13th place all-time at Princeton in career blocked shots with 34.

Still more blocks - Chris Young is tied for fifth place in single-season blocked shots with 34. With five more he would move past Craig Robinson and Ilan Ramati and trail only Rick Hielscher's freshman, junior and senior years.

D plus - Princeton leads the nation in scoring defense at 49.6 points per game. Princeton has led the nation in scoring defense 10 straight times and 16 times in the last 23 years.

Long range thinking - Chris Young has made nine of his last 17 three-point attempts.

Surgical strike - Nate Walton, who played the first five games of the season, will miss the rest of the year after undergoing foot surgery in December. He is currently recuperating in California and will return to school as a first-semester junior this fall.

Windex - Princeton is outrebounding its opponents 555-507 for the year. No Princeton team has outrebounded its opponents for a full season since 1967-68.

Centers of attention - Chris Young is shooting 51.4% from the field. Princeton's starting center has shot at least 50% from the field every year but one since 1980.

More centers - Chris Young has started every game this season. The last three freshmen to start at center for Princeton combined for eight first-team All-Ivy selections, three Ivy Player of the Year awards and one Ivy Rookie of the Year award.

Swish - Ahmed El-Nokali is shooting 64% from the field (14 for 22) and 83% from two-point range (10 for 12).

Nothing's free - Ahmed El-Nokali is shooting higher from the field (63.6%) than he is from the foul line (40%).

A house divided - Chris Krug is the younger brother of former Penn All-Ivy forward Tim Krug.

Ivy items - There are 12 teams in Division I undefeated in their leagues. Three of them are in the Ivy League (Princeton, Penn, Dartmouth); no other league has more than one.

More Ivy - Princeton has won 32 straight Ivy League games.

Sizzling - Princeton has won eight straight games. Dartmouth has won six straight; Penn has won nine straight.

The Fab Four - Princeton scored 102 points in two games last weekend; four players (Chris Young, Brian Earl, Gabe Lewullis, Mason Rocca) combined for 99 of them.

Ready when the bell rings - Princeton's last eight opponents have averaged 18.5 points in the first half.

Just win, baby - Bill Carmody's .865 (64-10) winning percentage is the fourth-best by a Division I head coach for his first three years and best since Buck Freeman at St. John's from 1928-30.

More winning - Brian Earl has played in 86 winning basketball games at Princeton. The record by one player is 89, set last year by Steve Goodrich.

The whammy - Princeton has defeated Harvard 16 straight times.

Clunk - Princeton shot 1 for 16 from three-point range against Columbia for its lowest shooting percentage ever on three-pointers (6.3%).

Un-clunk - Princeton went 5 for 11 from three-point range in the second half against Cornell after shooting 4 for 26 against Columbia and in the first half against Cornell.

Ah, Ahmed - Ahmed El-Nokali played 35 minutes last weekend without attempting a shot.

Cooling off period - C.J. Chapman is 1 for 16 on three-point attempts since going 5 for 11 in the Rainbow Classic final win over UNC Charlotte.

Windex - Princeton has three players (Chris Young, Mason Rocca, Gabe Lewullis) averaging at least five rebounds per game. The last time Princeton had three players average at least five rebounds per game was 1977-78 (Frank Sowinski, Bob Roma, Bill Omeltchenko).

More windex - Princeton is outrebounding its opponents by more than three rebounds per game. No Princeton team has outrebounded its opponents for a full season since 1967-68.

Closing in - Brian Earl has 256 career three-pointers, good for second place in Ivy League history. Matt Maloney (Penn '95) is in first with 273, 17 ahead of Earl.

Centers of attention - Chris Young is shooting 52.6% from the field. Princeton's starting center has shot at least 50% from the field every year but one since 1980.

More centers - Chris Young has started every game this season. The last three freshmen to start at center for Princeton combined for eight first-team All-Ivy selections, three Ivy Player of the Year awards and one Ivy Rookie of the Year award.

Minute men - Gabe Lewullis has played every minute of all seven Princeton games that have been decided by 10 points or fewer, including two overtime games. Brian Earl has played 287 of the 290 minutes in those seven games.

Minute men II - Chris Young had his first 40-minute game in Princeton's win over Columbia.

More minutes - Brian Earl has played every minute of a game 25 times in his career.

Aw, shoot - Ahmed El-Nokali averages one shot every 11 minutes; Chris Krug averages one shot every 8.1 minutes. Gabe Lewullis, Brian Earl and Chris Young all average one shot every 3.5 minutes.

Young vs. Goodrich, volume 7 - Chris Young has 177 points, 88 rebounds, 44 assists and 29 blocked shots with at least 10 games to go in his freshman season. Steve Goodrich had 185 points, 80 rebounds, 35 assists and 21 blocked shots for his entire freshman year.

Depth chart - Princeton used seven players in the two games last weekend (five starters, plus Ahmed El-Nokali and Mason Rocca).

D plus - Princeton leads the nation in scoring defense at 49.1 points per game. Princeton has led the nation in scoring defense 10 straight times and 16 times in the last 23 years.

More D - Princeton's first four Ivy League opponents have averaged 40.0 points per game.

Still more D - Princeton is allowing 49.1 points per game. Princeton has allowed fewer than 50 points per game for a full season twice in the last 23 years (1991, 1992).

History lesson - Princeton needs one win in its remaining 10 games to ensure it will not have a losing record for the season. Princeton has had just one losing season since 1956 (1984-85).

More history - Princeton has never had a losing record in the Ivy League.

Swat man - Chris Young has 29 of Princeton's 53 blocked shots.

Young gun - Chris Young has been the Ivy League Rookie of the Week three times.

Surgical strike - Nate Walton, who played the first five games of the season, will miss the rest of the year after undergoing foot surgery in December. He is currently recuperating in California and will return to school as a first-semester junior this fall.

Mason-ry - Mason Rocca has averaged 10 points and 7.3 rebounds the last four games after averaging 5.1 points and 4.3 rebounds the first 13 games this season.

More Mason-ry - Mason Rocca is shooting 62.5% from the field (20 for 32) for the last eight games after shooting 48.1% for the first nine games of the season.

Still more Mason - Mason Rocca leads Princeton in offensive rebounds and free throw attempts despite being fifth on the team in minutes played.

The shut out - Princeton has had a starter not score 11 times in 17 games.

No me in team, sort of - Gabe Lewullis and Brian Earl have averaged a combined 25 points per game during the current eight-game winning streak after averaging a combined 32.8 points per game in the first nine games of the year, when Princeton was 5-4.

Three for all - Princeton has attempted 312 three-pointers and 278 two-pointers in non-Ivy League games and 86 three-pointers and 104 two-pointers in Ivy League games.

Windex - Princeton is outrebounding its opponents 445-393. Columbia, its opponent Friday night, is being outrebounded by its opponents 595-465.

Ready when the bell rings - Princeton has allowed an average of 17 first-half points in its last six games, and none of the last six opponents has scored more than 23 points in the first half.

The whammy - Princeton has defeated Columbia 10 straight times.

The other whammy - Princeton has won 30 straight Ivy League games.

Ivy items - Brian Earl has averaged 9.2 points per game in 45 career games against Ivy League schools and 13.7 points per game in 53 career games against non-Ivy League schools.

Lion eyes - Gabe Lewullis has averaged 5.0 points per game against Columbia in his career, his lowest average against any Ivy League school. Brian Earl has averaged 11.8 points per game against Columbia in his career, tied for his highest against any Ivy League school (along with Cornell).

Sorry coach - Gabe Lewullis has 1,056 career points, one behind Columbia head coach Armond Hill for 21st all-time at Princeton.

Swish - Chris Young is shooting 71% from the field in his last four games (25 for 35).

Swish II - Chris Young has made 12 straight foul shots.

Bombs away - Princeton has attempted 361 three-pointers and 333 two-pointers. The only time Princeton attempted more three-pointers than two-pointers for an entire season was 1996-97.

Mason-ry - Mason Rocca had one three-pointer in his first 33 career games while shooting 1 for 18. He has three in his last three, shooting 3 for 5.

Tie games - Princeton has won six straight games, all since Bill Carmody stopped wearing a tie.

D-plus - Princeton has allowed an average of 41.5 points per game during its current six-game winning streak.

A league of his own - Twenty-five of Bill Carmody's 30 Ivy League wins have been by double figures, including both this year and 18 of the last 19.

More league - Princeton has won 47 straight Ivy League games against teams other than Penn.

Closing in - Brian Earl is in second place on the Ivy League's career three-pointers list with 252, 21 away from tying the Ivy League career record held by current Houston Rocket Matt Maloney (Penn '95).

Point, counterpoint - Chris Krug has scored 39 points, 20 of which came against UAB and Union and 19 of which came against the other 13 teams.

In case you haven't been paying attention - Florida State, Texas and UNC Charlotte, the three teams Princeton defeated to win the Rainbow Classic in Hawaii last month, are a combined 18-5 since losing to the Tigers.

Forever Young - Chris Young has been in double figures in seven of his last eight games after being in double figures in one of his first seven.

Young vs. Goodrich, volume six - Chris Young is averaging 10.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists while shooting 54.5% from the field, 33.3% from three-point range and 82.1% from the foul line through 15 games of his freshman year. Steve Goodrich averaged 10.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists while shooting 61.6% from the field, 32.5% from three-point range and 70.4% from the foul line for his entire junior year, when he was a first-team All-Ivy League selection.

More Young - Chris Young has 25 of Princeton's 47 blocked shots.

Still more Young - Chris Young has been the Ivy League Rookie of the Week each of the last three times Princeton played.

Windex II - Princeton has outrebounded nine of its last 10 opponents.

Keeping score - Either Gabe Lewullis, Brian Earl or Chris Young has been Princeton's leading scorer in 14 of 15 games; C.J. Chapman was the leading scorer in the other.

Long range thinking - C.J. Chapman has taken 65 three-pointers and 17 two-pointers.

More thinking - Princeton made a season-high 16 three-pointers against Union, one off the school record.

Minute men - After both averaging 39.5 minutes per game in 12 non-league games, Gabe Lewullis and Brian Earl averaged 32 minutes per game in the first two Ivy games.

Minute men II - Brian Earl has played every minute of eight games; Gabe Lewullis has played every minute of seven games.

Board games - Mason Rocca leads the team with 30 offensive rebounds despite being fifth in minutes played.

Moving up the charts - Brian Earl is in 10th place in scoring in Princeton history with 1,206 career points. Next up are Steve Goodrich (1,207) and Brian Taylor (1,239).

Moving up the charts II - Gabe Lewullis is in 22nd place in career scoring at Princeton (1,056 points). Should he match his average in the two games this weekend, he would move to 15th place.

God save the Queen - Eugene Baah, a native of England, had seven assists and no turnovers in the win over Union.

Turning over a new leaf - Princeton has 52 turnovers in its last six games after having 46 turnovers in the two games before that.

There's no I in team - Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis averaged 32.8 points per game between them in the first nine games of the year, when Princeton went 5-4. During the Tigers current six-game winning streak, Earl and Lewullis have averaged 21.1 points per game between them.

Ah, Ahmed - Ahmed El-Nokali is shooting 78% on two-point shots.

Taylor made - Antony Taylor had his first four career points in the win over Union.

Showtime - Princeton has 13 dunks in 15 games. Princeton had 11 dunks in 29 games a year ago.

Road sweet road - Bill Carmody is 14-0 in his career in road Ivy League games, with an average margin of victory of 15.4 points.

Saturday night fever - Princeton has won the Saturday game of its Ivy weekend 32 straight times.

III-Peat? - Princeton set a school record a year ago with a 20-game winning streak. Its closest game during that streak was a six-point win over Penn; its second-closest game was a 69-60 win over the College of New Jersey in its annual Division III game.

III-pointer - Princeton's first game after exams has been against a Division III opponent every year since 1985-86. Prior to last year's nine-point win over the College of New Jersey, the average score of Princeton's 12 return games was 79.3-48.1.

Alma mater - Princeton head coach Bill Carmody is a 1975 graduate of Union. The coach who recruited him and was his coach until his junior year was Gary Walters, now Princeton's Director of Athletics.

Alma mater II - Bill Carmody scored 722 points in his three-year varsity career at Union, 1971-72 to 1974-75. During those three years Union went 59-11. He averaged about 10 ppg in his career -- 12.7 as a senior. He shot nearly 48 percent from the field and 79.7 percent from the free-throw line. He averaged 4.7 assists during his career.

More alma - Bill Carmody held Union records for assists in a career (326), season (146) and game (13) when he graduated. All have since been broken.

Poll cats - Princeton, without playing, went from nine votes to no votes in the Associated Press poll. Princeton went from being ranked 15th to 10th in the poll during last year's exam break.

In case you forgot - Princeton has won five straight games, all since Bill Carmody stopped wearing a tie.

D-plus - Princeton has allowed an average of 41.4 points per game during its current five-game winning streak.

Don't mess with Prairie View A&M - Prairie View A&M defeated Jackson St. who defeated Alcorn St. who defeated Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis who defeated Western Illinois who defeated Princeton who defeated UNC Charlotte who defeated Cincinnati who defeated Duke.

On the other hand - Duke beat Maryland who beat Princeton who beat UNC Charlotte who beat Cincinnati who beat Duke who beat Maryland.

The Young-Goodrich note of the week - Chris Young has 36 assists in 14 games. Steve Goodrich had 35 assists in his entire 26-game freshman year.

Showtime - Princeton has more dunks in 14 games this year (12) than it did in 29 games last year (11).

Centerfold - Chris Young is shooting 51.9% from the field. Princeton's starting center has shot at least 50% from the field every year but one since 1979-80 (Rick Hielscher shot 48% in 1991-92).

Forever Young - Chris Young has been in double figures in six of his last seven games after being in double figures in one of his first seven.

Bombs away - After starting the season 1 for 11 from three-point range, Chris Young is 5 for 7.

More Young - Chris Young has 21 of Princeton's 39 blocked shots.

Windex - Princeton is outrebounding its opponents for the season 415-364. Princeton has not outrebounded its opponents for a full season since 1967-68.

Windex II - Princeton has outrebounded eight of its last nine opponents.

Closing in - Brian Earl is in second place on the Ivy League's career three-pointers list with 248, 25 away from tying the Ivy League career record held by Matt Maloney (Penn '95).

Sportscenter is next - Princeton was tied with Duke and Kentucky for the most appearances on ESPN by a college basketball team in the month of December (five each).

Keeping score - Either Gabe Lewullis, Brian Earl or Chris Young has been Princeton's leading scorer in 13 of 14 games; C.J. Chapman was the leading scorer in the other.

Long range thinking - Princeton has taken 328 three-pointers and 312 two-pointers.

Long range thinking II - C.J. Chapman has taken 62 three-pointers and 15 two-pointers.

Minute men - After both averaging 39.5 minutes per game in 12 non-league games, Gabe Lewullis and Brian Earl averaged 32 minutes per game in the first two Ivy games.

Minute men II - Brian Earl has played every minute of eight games; Gabe Lewullis has played every minute of seven games.

Board games - Mason Rocca leads the team with 30 offensive rebounds despite being fifth in minutes played.

Moving up the charts - Brian Earl is in 10th place in scoring in Princeton history with 1,194 career points. Next up are Steve Goodrich (1,207) and Brian Taylor (1,239).

Mason-ry - Mason Rocca had one three-pointer in his first 33 career games while shooting 1 for 18. He has two in his last two, shooting 2 for 4.

Turning over a new leaf - Princeton had 42 turnovers in its last four games after having 46 turnovers in its final two games before that.

There's no I in team - Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis averaged 32.8 points per game between them in the first nine games of the year, when Princeton went 5-4. During the Tigers current five-game winning streak, Earl and Lewullis have averaged 21.2 points per game between them.

Foul play - Princeton has made three more foul shots than its opponents despite 28 fewer attempts.

Foul play II - Princeton averaged 15.1 free throw attempts per game last year and averages 13.4 attempts this year. Princeton averaged 10.1 made free throws a year ago and 10.0 made free throws per game this year.

I'm honored - Chris Young has been the Ivy League Rookie of the Week the last three times Princeton has played.

Ratio days - Princeton has 219 assists and 185 turnovers; its opponents have 137 assists and 187 turnovers.

There's no I in team - Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis averaged 32.8 points per game between them in the first nine games of the year, when Princeton went 5-4. During the Tigers' current four-game winning streak, Earl and Lewullis have averaged 20.2 points per game between them.

Saturday night fever - Princeton has won the Saturday game of its Friday-Saturday Ivy League weekends 31 straight times.

The whammy - Princeton has won 46 straight Ivy games against teams other than Penn.

Another whammy - Princeton has won 10 straight games against Yale.

Tie-ing one on - Princeton has won four straight since Bill Carmody stopped wearing a tie.

Young vs. Goodrich - Chris Young is averaging 9.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game through the first 13 games of his freshman year. Steve Goodrich averaged 9.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game through the first 13 games of his sophomore year.

A league of their own - Princeton has won 29 straight Ivy League games.

More Young - Chris Young has 19 of Princeton's 36 blocked shots.

Windex - Princeton is outrebounding its opponents for the season 375-337. Princeton has not outrebounded its opponents for a full season since 1967-68.

Windex II - Princeton has outrebounded seven of its last eight opponents.

Quick turnaround - Princeton has won 39 straight games when it played the night before.

Career night - Gabe Lewullis had a career-high eight assists against Brown.

Almost a first - Gabe Lewullis had 13 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in the win over Brown, just missing becoming the first Princeton player ever to have a triple-double.

Warning, we break for exams - Princeton does not play again after tonight until it takes on Union on Jan. 25. All Tiger athletic teams will be off the next two weeks for first semester exams.

Going out in style - Princeton has not lost its final game before exam break since 1986-87.

Forever Young - Chris Young has had back-to-back career highs in scoring, with 16 against UNC Charlotte and 19 against Brown.

Closing in - Brian Earl is in second place on the Ivy League's career three-pointers list with 246, 27 away from tying the Ivy League career record held by Matt Maloney (Penn '95).

I'm honored - Brian Earl made the all-tournament team in eight of nine career in-season tournaments.

We're honored - Brian Earl made the all-tournament team in eight of nine career in-season tournaments.

Conference call - Princeton is 1-1 against both the Atlantic Coast Conference and Patriot League this season.

Home sweet home - Princeton has played as many games in Hawaii as it has in Princeton.

Home sweet home II - Princeton will play two home games in two days after playing two home games in the first 51 days of the season.

Sportscenter is next - Princeton was tied with Duke and Kentucky for the most appearances on ESPN by a college basketball team in the month of December (five each).

Bombs away - Princeton has taken 301 three-pointers and 281 two-pointers.

Bombs away C.J. - C.J. Chapman has taken 59 three-pointers and 14 two-pointers.

More bombs - After making one of his first 11 three-point attempts, Chris Young was 2 for 3 against UNC Charlotte.

Minute men - Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis played all 120 minutes at the Rainbow Classic.

Minute men II - Brian Earl has played every minute of eight games; Gabe Lewullis has played every minute of seven games.

Cruise control - Twenty-four of Princeton's 29 Ivy League wins under Bill Carmody have been by at least 10 points.

Board games - Mason Rocca leads the team with 25 offensive rebounds despite being fifth in minutes played.

Feeling grand - Gabe Lewullis surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career in the win over Texas. Lewullis has 1,039 points for his career.

Moving up the charts - Brian Earl is in 10th place in scoring in Princeton history with 1,177 career points. At his current average, he would finish the season in fifth with 1,379.

Mason-ry - Mason Rocca went 1 for 2 from three-point range last night against Brown after going 1 for 18 for his career prior to that.

D plus - Princeton is allowing 51.7 points per game, tops in the nation.

Reverse psychology - Mason Rocca and Chris Young have combined for 65 assists. Brian Earl and C.J. Chapman have combined for 56 assists.

Doing dishes - Princeton has an assist on 74 percent of its baskets; its opponents have an assist on 55 percent of their baskets.

Turning over a new leaf - Princeton had 42 turnovers in its last four games after having 46 turnovers in its final two games before that.

How about another whammy - Princeton has won 21 straight Ivy League games at Jadwin Gym.

Identify yourself - Princeton received one vote in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll.

50-something - Bill Carmody is 50 games over .500 for his career in his 70 games (60-10). Pete Carril did not reach 50 games over .500 at Princeton until his 155th game.

Even more minutes - Brian Earl played a season-low 35 minutes last night.

Ah, Ahmed - Ahmed El-Nokali, who had a career-high seven points against Brown last night, is shooting 83.3 percent on two-point shots.

The whammy to end all whammies - Princeton has never lost to Brown, which will visit Jadwin Saturday night, in Princeton (48-0). It is the longest such streak in Division I.

More on the whammy to end all whammies - The average score of the last five meetings between Princeton and Brown at Princeton has been 79.0-47.6.

Aside from the weather, the top thing you missed by not going to Hawaii was ... - Chris Young had career highs in points (16 vs. UNC Charlotte), rebounds (10 vs. Florida State) and assists (seven vs. Texas) in the tournament.

In a zone - Gabe Lewullis and Brian Earl won their career sixth in-season tournament at the Rainbow Classic. Those six wins have come in five different time zones: the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic and Holiday Festival in the Eastern, the First Bank Classicat Marquette in the Central, the Sun Classic Basketball Tournament at UTEP in the Mountain, the Coors Light Classic at Fresno State in the Pacific and the Rainbow Classic in the Hawaiian-Aleutian.

More that you missed by not going to Hawaii - Brian Earl made the all-tournament team for the eighth time in nine career in-season tournaments.

We're honored - Gabe Lewullis, the MVP of the Rainbow Classic, was named the Ivy League Player of the Week this week. Chris Young was named Rookie of the Week for the second-straight time.

Sportscenter is next - Princeton was tied with Duke and Kentucky for the most appearances on ESPN by a college basketball team in the month of December (five each).

A league of their own - Princeton has won 28 straight Ivy League games.

Forever Young - Chris Young has averaged 11.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists in his last seven games after averaging 5.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in his first five.

Forever Young II - Chris Young has 16 of Princeton's 31 blocked shots.

Windex - Princeton is outrebounding its opponents for the season 344-311. Princeton has not outrebounded its opponents for a full season since 1967-68.

Windex II - Princeton has outrebounded seven of its last eight opponents.

Quick turnaround - Princeton has won 38 straight games when it played the night before.

Saturday night fever - Princeton has won the Saturday game of its Friday-Saturday Ivy League weekends 31 straight times.

Conference call - Princeton is 1-1 against both the Atlantic Coast Conference and Patriot League this season.

Home sweet home - Princeton has played as many games in Hawaii as it has in New Jersey.

Home sweet home II - Princeton will play two home games in two days after playing two home games in the first 51 days of the season.

Bombs away - Princeton has taken 279 three-pointers and 257 two-pointers.

Bombs away C.J. - C.J. Chapman has taken 54 three-pointers and 13 two-pointers.

More bombs - After making one of his first 11 three-point attempts, Chris Young was 2 for 3 against UNC Charlotte.

Minute men - Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis played all 120 minutes at the Rainbow Classic.

Minute men II - Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis have each played 474 of 490 minutes this season, including all 45 minutes of both overtime games.

Minute men III - Brian Earl has played every minute of eight games; Gabe Lewullis has played every minute of seven games.

More minutes - C.J. Chapman had his first career 40-minute game in the win over UNC Charlotte.

Cruise control - Twenty-three of Princeton's 28 Ivy League wins under Bill Carmody have been by at least 10 points.

Board games - Mason Rocca is tied for the team lead with 23 offensive rebounds despite being fifth in minutes played.

Feeling grand - Gabe Lewullis surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career in the win over Texas. Lewullis has 1,026 points for his career.

Moving up the charts - Brian Earl is in 10th place in scoring in Princeton history with 1,162 career points. At his current average, he would finish the season in fifth with 1,379.

Bombs away - Brian Earl is in second place on the Ivy League's career three-pointers list with 243. He trails only Matt Maloney (Penn '95), who finished his career with 273.

Mason-ry - Mason Rocca is a career 59% shooter from two-point range (41 for 70) and a career 5.6% shooter from three-point range (1 for 18).

Free for all - Chris Young made both ends of two one-and-one's in the final two minutes in the win over Texas and two foul shots with 24 seconds to go to snap a 43-43 tie and give Princeton the win over UNC Charlotte.

D plus - Princeton allowed its three opponents an average of 45 points per game in the tournament in Hawaii.

Reverse psychology - Mason Rocca and Chris Young have combined for 58 assists; Brian Earl and C.J. Chapman have combined for 54 assists.

Career oriented - Gabe Lewullis had five assists against Florida State, marking the sixth time he has reached his career high.

Doing dishes - Princeton has an assist on 74% of its baskets; its opponents have an assist on 55% of their baskets.

Turning over a new leaf - Princeton had 34 turnovers in three games in Hawaii after having 46 turnovers in its final two games before that.

How about another whammy - Princeton has won 20 straight Ivy League games at Jadwin Gym.

Layup lines - Princeton is shooting 58% as a team from two-point range.

Aloha - Princeton has not been swept in an in-season tournament since the 1979 Rainbow Classic, after which then-coach Pete Carril vowed he would never again play in a warm-weather tournament. Princeton has not played in Hawaii since; Carril retired in 1996 and is now in the Hall of Fame.

Tournament tested - Brian Earl has been on the all-tournament team in eight of nine in-season tournaments in his career. He has been the Most Valuable Player of four different events.

Turning over a new leaf - Princeton committed 87 turnovers in its first seven games and has committed 46 in its last two games.

Young, but getting older - Freshman center Chris Young has averaged 11 points per game in his last four games after averaging 5.2 points per game in the first five.

Equal rights - Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis lead Princeton with 148 points and 354 minutes played each.

Equal rights II - Princeton has taken 213 three-pointers and 214 two-pointers.

Conference call - Princeton is 2-3 against the Atlantic Coast Conference in Bill Carmody's three years as head coach, having lost to North Carolina twice (1996, 1997), defeated Wake Forest (1997) and North Carolina State (1997) and lost to Maryland (last week).

Windex - Princeton is outrebounding its opponents 29.9-27.2. Princeton has not outrebounded its opponents over a full season since 1967-68.

Windex II - Princeton has not been outrebounded since the Western Illinois game, a span of five games.

Almost grand - Gabe Lewullis has 981 career points, leaving him 19 shy of becoming the 24th 1,000-point scorer in school history.

Closing in - Brian Earl has a Princeton-record 238 career three-pointers, leaving him third all-time in Ivy League history. He trails Penn's Matt Maloney (273) and Dartmouth's Jim Barton (242).

Moving up the charts - Brian Earl has 1,134 career points, good for 10th place all-time at Princeton. Next up is Steve Goodrich, last year's Ivy League Player of the Year, with 1,207. At his current pace, Earl would finish the season in fifth place.

Mason-ry - Mason Rocca is averaging nine points and six rebounds off the bench in his last three games.

Minute men - Brian Earl has played every minute of five games; Gabe Lewullis has played every minute of four. They each played all 45 minutes of both of Princeton's overtime games.

Reverse psychology - Princeton's two centers (Chris Young and Mason Rocca) have combined for 41 assists in 426 minutes. Princeton's two starting guards (Brian Earl, C.J. Chapman) have combined for 42 assists in 591 minutes.

Three's company - Of the 12 Princeton players who have taken a shot this year, seven have taken more three-pointers than two-pointers.

Centerfold - Princeton has had five players start at center since the first game of the 1987 season (Kit Mueller, Rick Hielscher, Jesse Rosenfeld, Steve Goodrich, Chris Young).

Centerfold II - Chris Young made the first three-pointer by the center position for Princeton this year when he made his first career three against Rutgers. Steve Goodrich made 31 three-pointers as Princeton's center last year.

Double play - Brian Earl has been in double figures in every game this year.

Double play II - Gabe Lewullis was held below double figures for the first time this season when he had four points against Rutgers.

Swish - Princeton is shooting 57% on two-point shots.

Swish II - Chris Young is shooting 55% on two-point shots.

Injury update - Nate Walton will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery on his foot.

Etched in stone - Bill Carmody has not made a lineup change for a reason other than death in the family in his first three years as head coach.

Depth chart - Mason Rocca is the only non-starter to play in all nine games.

Free for all - Princeton is shooting 76.2% from the foul line as a team after shooting 67.4% a year ago.

Free for all II - Brian Earl is shooting 88.9% from the foul line (24 for 27).

More free stuff - Mason Rocca has been to the foul line 39 times in 199 minutes. Chris Young has been to the foul line 16 times in 227 minutes; C.J. Chapman has been to the foul line twice in 237 minutes.

Phil it up - Phil Belin has taken 12 shots in 66 minutes; Ahmed El-Nokali has taken 10 shots in 114 minutes.

Senior citizens - Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis account for 53% of Princeton's points and 65% of Princeton's three-pointers.

Almost 50-50 - Princeton centers Chris Young and Mason Rocca each needs to make his next shot to be shooting exactly 50% from the field.

Career day - Chris Krug has 18 points and 21 rebounds on the year, of which 10 points and eight rebounds came in the UAB game.

Ah, Ahmed - Ahmed El-Nokali has three turnovers in 47 minutes in Princeton's last two games.

The dreaded dunk stat - Princeton is 4-0 when it does not dunk and 1-4 when it does.

Swat man - Chris Young has 12 of Princeton's 25 blocked shots on the season.

The whammy - Princeton has won 22 consecutive games at Jadwin Gym.

Aberration situation - Princeton committed 87 turnovers in its first seven games (12.4 per game) and then committed 29 against Maryland.

Sounding like a broken record - Brian Earl had the 236th three-pointer of his career in the loss to Maryland, breaking the school career record formerly held by Sean Jackson '92.

Senior citizens - Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis have each been in double figures in every game.

More Young - Chris Young is the Ivy League's reigning Rookie of the Week.

Masonry - Mason Rocca has 24 assists in 162 minutes this year after having 11 in 206 minutes his first two years.

Masonry II - Mason Rocca had 10 assists in 58 minutes against UAB and Maryland.

Free birds - Princeton is shooting 77.8% from the foul line as a team after shooting 67.4% a year ago.

Free birds II - The three Princeton players with at least 20 free throw attempts (Brian Earl, Gabe Lewullis, Mason Rocca) are shooting a combined 80.2% (69 for 86).

23 skidoo - Princeton's 23-point loss to Maryland was its worst since a 23-point loss to Washington State at the Oldsmobile Spartan Classic at Michigan State in 1992.

Dunk-fest - Maryland had 10 dunks against Princeton, one fewer than Princeton had as a team in the entire 1997-98 season.

Swish - Chris Young is shooting 58.9% from two-point range (23 for 39).

Bombs away - Princeton has taken 201 three-point attempts, 182 two-point attempts and 117 free-throw attempts.

Aloha - After taking on Rutgers, Princeton's next game is against Florida State in the opening round of the Rainbow Classic at the University of Hawaii. The Tigers play Florida State Dec. 28 at 8 p.m. Hawaii time, which makes it Dec. 29 at 1 a.m. Eastern time.

Injury update - Nate Walton's foot injury is expected to require surgery, which would keep him out for the rest of the season.

Almost grand - Gabe Lewullis has 977 career points, leaving him 23 shy of becoming the 24th 1,000-point scorer in Princeton history.

Already grand - Brian Earl has 1,122 career points, which ties him with Chris Thomforde for 12th place all-time at Princeton. Earl needs 12 points to move past Rick Hielscher and Frank Sowinski into 10th place and 86 to move past Steve Goodrich into ninth. At his current average, Earl would finish the season in fourth place all-time with 1,445 points.

Minute men - Gabe Lewullis has played 316 of 330 minutes; Brian Earl has played 314 of 330 minutes.

Windex - Princeton is outrebounding its opponents 241-219. The Tigers have not outrebounded their opponents for an entire season since 1967-68.

Windex II - Princeton outrebounded Maryland 26-22.

The decade of greed - The 81 points Princeton allowed Maryland were the most by a Tiger team since an 81-71 loss to Dartmouth in 1987.

Swat man - Chris Young has more than half of Princeton's blocked shots (11 of 21).

Ah, Ahmed - Ahmed El-Nokali played a season-high 29 minutes against Maryland.

Outside looking in - Princeton had a season-low five three-pointers against Maryland.

Foul play - No Princeton player has fouled out of a game this season.

!$%@&%# - Princeton has not had a technical foul called either for it or against it in its first eight games.

!$%@&%# II - Bill Carmody has not had a technical foul called against him in his first three seasons as head coach. During that time, Princeton has had a technical foul called against a player, a manager and its fans.

Balanced attack - Gabe Lewullis has taken 52 two-point shots and 57 three-point shots.

Ratio days - Princeton has 130 assists and 116 turnovers; its opponents have 85 assists and 124 turnovers.

More ratios - Gabe Lewullis and C.J. Chapman have the same number of steals as turnovers; Chris Krug has one more turnover than steal.

Doing dishes - Princeton has an assist on 75% of its baskets; its opponents have an assist on 55% of their baskets.

Not to put any extra pressure on him or anything - Chris Young started the first game of his freshman year at center. The last three players to do so at Princeton (Kit Mueller, Rick Hielscher, Steve Goodrich) combined to win three Ivy League Player of the Year awards, one Rookie of the Year award and eight first-team All-Ivy honors.

Just in case it happens - Princeton has not allowed back-to-back games of at least 80 points since the 1971-72 season.

In case you forgot - Princeton allowed Bucknell 27 points in its home opener, including six in the first half.

Center fold - Steve Goodrich, last year's Princeton center, made 31 three-pointers a year ago; no Princeton center has made a three-pointer so far this season.

And another thing - Brian Earl's father, Denny, played basketball at Rutgers.

Strength against strength - Princeton leads the nation in scoring defense at 51.0 points per game; Maryland is 11th in the nation in scoring offense at 86.3 points per game.

Senior citizens - Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis have combined for 56% of Princeton's points (249 of 447); combined for 63% of Princeton's three-pointers (40 of 63); both been in double figures in each game; had six 20-point games between them -- Princeton had nine 20-point games all of last year; averaged a combined 35.6 points per game through six games -- the last time two Princeton players averaged more than that for a full season was 1971-72, when Brian Taylor and Andy Rimol combined for 38.1.; and both played 277 of 290 minutes (39.6 per game), including all 45 minutes of both of Princeton's overtime games.

Long range planning - Brian Earl is tied with Sean Jackson '92 for the school career record in three-pointers made (235).

Windex - Princeton is outrebounding its opponents 215-197. The Tigers have not outrebounded their opponents for a full season since 1967-68.

Bombs away - Princeton has taken 189 three-pointers and 156 two-pointers.

Conference call - Princeton went 2-1 against the Atlantic Coast Conference last year, defeating North Carolina State and Wake Forest and losing to North Carolina.

Young gun - Freshman center Chris Young has scored 28 points in the last three games after scoring 16 in the first four.

Another young gun - Chris Krug scored six points and had 11 rebounds while averaging 15 minutes in the first six games; he had 10 points and eight rebounds while playing 32 minutes against Alabama-Birmingham.

Almost grand - Gabe Lewullis has 957 career points.

Moving up the charts - Brian Earl is in 13th place all-time in scoring at Princeton with 1,111 points. Next up are Chris Thomford (1,122) and Rick Hielscher (1,130).

Doing dishes - Brian Earl has almost doubled his career assists per game average this season, going from 2.4 per game his first three years to 4.4 per game this year.

Passing fancy - Princeton has had exactly 21 assists on 21 baskets twice in its last 24 games (vs. Niagara in the 1997 Holiday Festival final and vs. Monmouth earlier this year).

Fancy passing - Princeton has an assist on 76 percent of its baskets (116 of 152).

The brand new dunk stat - No current Princeton senior, junior or sophomore has ever dunked in a game. Princeton has three dunks on the year, two by freshman Chris Krug and one by freshman Chris Young.

Reverse psychology - Center Chris Young more than twice as many assists (14) as guard C.J. Chapman (six).

Reverse psychology II - Princeton's two centers (Chris Young, Mason Rocca) combine for the same number assists as point guard Brian Earl (31).

Something for nothing - Princeton is shooting 79.2 percent as a team from the foul line; the Tigers shot 67.4% from the line a year ago.

Something for nothing II - Brian Earl is shooting 91.7% from the line.

Something for nothing III - Mason Rocca shot 10 for 13 from the foul line in the win over Alabama-Birmingham. Rocca made both ends of three one-and-one's in the second half.

Injury update - Nate Walton missed the UAB game due to chronic foot problems. His status for Maryland is unknown.

Lineup card - Bill Carmody has used four different starting lineups in 62 career games: Henderson, Earl, Johnson, Lewullis, Goodrich (26 times); Mastaglio, Earl, Johnson, Lewullis, Goodrich (twice); Earl, Henderson, Lewullis, Mastaglio, Goodrich (29 times); Earl, Chapman, Young, Lewullis, Krug (seven times).

D plus - Princeton held Bucknell to 27 points in its only home game. The 27 points were the fewest points allowed in a game by the Tigers since a 30-16 win over Dartmouth in 1967, 20 years before the shot clock.

Ratio days - Princeton has 116 assists and 87 turnovers; its opponents have 65 assists and 108 turnovers.

Ratio days II - Brian Earl has 31 assists and 15 turnovers.

Ratio days III - C.J. Chapman has more steals (12) than turnovers (10).

Working overtime - C.J. Chapman made four three-pointers in the five-minute overtime against Western Illinois.

Heating up - Since missing his first six three-pointers, C.J. Chapman is 12 for 27.

Tournament tested - Brian Earl was named to the all-tournament team at the ISU Cyclone Challenge. He has been on the all-tournament team at seven of eight career tournaments, including four selections as Most Valuable Player.

Fan-tastic - Princeton has sold 2,282 season tickets this year after selling 1,628 last year, an increase of 40 percent.

Doing dishes - Mason Rocca had nine assists in 29 minutes at the Cyclone Challenge after having 15 in his first 266 career minutes prior to that.

Minute men - Princeton has seven players averaging between 10 and 30 minutes per game; it had none last year.

Not quite tonight - Brian Earl needs 38 three-pointers to tie the Ivy League career record of 273, held by Matt Maloney (Penn '95). Earl is currently tied for third place, behind Maloney, Dartmouth's Jim Barton (242) and Princeton's Sean Jackson (235).

Third from three - Gabe Lewullis is in third place on Princeton's career three-pointers list with 164. He trails only Sean Jackson and Brian Earl.

Blowout city, baby - Three of Princeton's first four wins were by at least 20 points; four of Princeton's wins were by at least 12 points.

Blowout city, baby - Bill Carmody has had 14 wins by at least 25 points in his first two-plus seasons.

Half a dozen - Princeton held Bucknell to six first half points, marking the second time this decade Princeton has done so (vs. Lafayette in 1990-91).

More Windex - Princeton is averaging 30.7 rebounds per game this year after averaging 26.6 a year ago.

The last Earl-Lewullis note - Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis have a combined 2,068 career points; the other 13 Tigers have a combined 435 career points.

Closing in - Brian Earl has 233 career three-pointers, two off the all-time Princeton record of 235 (held by Sean Jackson '92).

Bombs away - Princeton has taken 169 three-pointers and 131 two-pointers.

Still Young, but getting older - Freshman center Chris Young scored 20 points in the last two games after scoring 16 in the first four.

Lineup card - Bill Carmody has used four different starting lineups in 62 career games: Henderson, Earl, Johnson, Lewullis, Goodrich (26 times); Mastaglio, Earl, Johnson, Lewullis, Goodrich (twice); Earl, Henderson, Lewullis, Mastaglio, Goodrich (29) times); Earl, Chapman, Young, Lewullis, Krug (six times).

D plus - Princeton held Bucknell to 27 points in its last game. The 27 points were the fewest points allowed in a game by theTigers since a 30-16 win over Dartmouth in 1967, 20 years before the shot clock.

Murderer's row - Princeton's next three opponents are a combined 24-4 (UAB, Maryland, Rutgers).

Almost grand - Gabe Lewullis has 944 career points.

Moving up the charts - Brian Earl is in 14th place all-time in scoring at Princeton with 1,093 points. Next up are Ted Manakas (1,099) and Chris Thomford.

Doing dishes - Brian Earl has more than doubled his career assists per game average this season, going from 2.4 per game his first three years to 5.0 per game this year.

Passing fancy - Princeton has had exactly 21 assists on 21 baskets twice in its last 23 games (vs. Niagara in the 1997 Holiday Festival final and vs. Monmouth earlier this year).

Fancy passing - Princeton has an assist on 78% of its baskets (102 of 130).

The brand new dunk stat - Princeton is 4-0 in games in which it does not dunk and 0-2 in games in which it does.

Windex - Princeton is outrebounding its opponents 130-119. The Tigers have not outrebounded their opponents for a full season since 1967-68.

Ratio days - Princeton has 102 assists and 78 turnovers; its opponents have 56 assists and 96 turnovers .

Ratio days II - Brian Earl has 30 assists and 12 turnovers; Nate Walton has 13 assists and four turnovers.

Ratio days III - C.J. Chapman has more steals (10) than turnovers (nine).

Working overtime - C.J. Chapman made four three-pointers in the overtime against Western Illinois.

Heating up - Since missing his first six-three-pointers, C.J. Chapman is 11 for 24.

Tournament tested - Brian Earl was named to the all-tournament team at the ISU Cyclone Challenge. He has been on the all-tournament team at seven of eight career tournaments, including four selections as Most Valuable Player.

Fan-tastic - Princeton has sold 2,282 season tickets this year after selling 1,628 last year, an increase of 40%.

Doing dishes - Mason Rocca had nine assists in 29 minutes at the Cyclone Challenge after having 15 in his first 266 career minutes prior to that.

Minute men - Princeton has seven players averaging between 10 and 30 minutes per game; it had none last year.

Not to put any extra pressure on him or anything - Chris Young started the first game of his freshman year at center. The last three Tigers to do so (Kit Mueller, Rick Hielscher, Steve Goodrich) combined to win three Ivy Player of the Year awards, one Ivy Rookie of the Year award and eight first-team All-Ivy honors.

Forever Young - Chris Young started the first game of his freshman year at center. Two of the last three players to do so (Kit Mueller, Steve Goodrich), went on to start every game of their careers.

Not quite tonight - Brian Earl needs 40 three-pointers to tie the Ivy League career record of 273, held by Matt Maloney (Penn '95). Earl is currently in fourth place, behind Maloney, Dartmouth's Jim Barton (242) and Princeton's Sean Jackson (235).

Third from three - Gabe Lewullis is in third place on Princeton's career three-pointers list with 163. He trails only Sean Jackson and Brian Earl.

Three for all - Princeton is ahead of last year's pace for three-pointers attempted (23.5) and made (9.1) per game in a season, both of which are school records. Princeton is averaging 9.3 three-pointers made and 28.2 three-pointers attempted through six games.

Free for all - Princeton is shooting 77.5% as a team from the foul line after shooting 67.4% last year.

Swat man - Chris Young has 10 blocked shots in six games and is on pace to finish the season with 45 blocked shots. The school single-season record is 47, set by Rick Hielscher in 1991-92.

Reverse psychology - Center Chris Young has almost three times as many assists (11) as guard C.J. Chapman (four).

Reverse psychology II - Princeton has made almost as many three-pointers as foul shots (62-56).

Nothing's free - C.J. Chapman has played 168 minutes without going to the foul line.

Center of attention - Princeton centers Chris Young and Mason Rocca combined for 20 points and 12 rebounds against Bucknell.

God save the Queen - Eugene Baah, who spent his first 13 years in England, made his first two career three-point attempts against Bucknell.

Blowout city, baby - Three of Princeton's four wins have been by at least 20 points.

Blowout city, baby II - Bill Carmody has had 14 wins by at least 25 points in his first two-plus seasons.

Half a dozen - Princeton held Bucknell to six first half points, marking the second time this decade Princeton has done so (vs. Lafayette in 1990-91).

Getting his feet wet - Freshman forward Chris Krug, who has started all six games, had two points, three rebounds and two assists against Bucknell, marking the first time he has had at least one of all three.

More Windex - Princeton is averaging 31.3 rebounds per game this year after averaging 26.6 a year ago.

Depth chart - Mason Rocca and Nate Walton have averaged a combined 9.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.9 assists while shooting 51.4% coming off the bench.

The last Earl-Lewullis note - Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis have a combined 2,037 career points; the other 13 Tigers have a combined 397 career points.

Geography lesson - Ten of the 15 Princeton players are from either California or Pennsylvania.

Sydney who? - Ten of the 15 Princeton players did not play with Sydney Johnson, the Ivy League Player of the Year just two years ago.

The whammy - Princeton has won its last four in-season tournaments.

The other whammy - Princeton has not been swept in an in-season tournament since the 1979 Rainbow Classic.

Yet another whammy - The only time in its last nine in-season tournaments in which Princeton lost its first game was the 1995 ISU Holiday Classic, when it lost to Iowa State 50-47.

Can you spare a dime? - Princeton had 21 assists on 21 baskets against Monmouth. Princeton also had 21 assists on 21 baskets in the 1997 Holiday Festival title game against Niagara.

Heating up - After making 42 of its first 114 shots (36.8%) as a team, Princeton shot 14 for 19 (73.7%) in the second half against Monmouth. After making 21 of its first 71 three-point shots (29.6%), Princeton shot 7 for 11 (63.6%) in the second half against Monmouth.

Reverse psychology - Princeton's starting center (Chris Young, six) has three times as many assists as its starting point guard (C.J. Chapman, two). Princeton's starting point guard has two more rebounds than its starting center (9-7).

Inside-out - Princeton has made 28 two-point shots and 28 three-point shots.

Bombs away - Princeton has taken 82 three-point shots and 51 two-point shots.

Senior citizens - Both Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis have been in double figures in each of the first three games.

Senior citizens II - Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis have combined to score 59% of Princeton's points (101 of 171) and taken 57% of Princeton's shots (76 of 133).

Starting over - Bill Carmody has used four different starting lineups in 60 career games: Henderson, Earl, Johnson, Lewullis, Goodrich (26 times); Mastaglio, Earl, Johnson, Lewullis, Goodrich (twice); Earl, Henderson, Lewullis, Mastaglio, Goodrich (29 times); Earl, Chapman, Young, Lewullis, Krug (three times).

Moving up the charts - Brian Earl has 1,031 career points, tied with John Hummer for 22nd all-time at Princeton. At his current pace, Earl would finish his career with 1,391 points, good for fifth place.

Almost grand - Gabe Lewullis has 889 career points.

Feeling grand - Should Gabe Lewullis reach the 1,000-point mark, he would become the fourth Tiger in three years to do so (Sydney Johnson, Steve Goodrich, Brian Earl). Prior to that, Princeton had four players reach the 1,000-point mark in 14 years (Rick Hielscher, Kit Mueller, Chris Mooney, Bob Scrabis).

Not to put any extra pressure on him or anything - Chris Young started the first game of his freshman year. The last three Princeton players to do so (Kit Mueller, Rick Hielscher, Steve Goodrich) combined to win three Ivy Player of the Year awards, one Ivy Rookie of the Year award and eight first-team All-Ivy honors.

Forever Young - Chris Young started the first game of his freshman year at center. Two of the last three players to do so (Kit Mueller, Steve Goodrich), went on to start every game of his career.

Swish - Since missing his first six three-pointers, C.J. Chapman is 4 for 7.

Swish II - Phil Belin is 12 for 20 (60%) for his career in three-point attempts, including 2 for 2 this year.

Career night - C.J. Chapman (13) and Phil Belin (eight) had career highs in points scored against Monmouth.

Minute men - Gabe Lewullis is averaging 40.3 minutes per game; Brian Earl is averaging 40.0 minutes per game.

Minute men II - Princeton did not have a player average between 10 and 30 minutes a year ago. Princeton has six players this year averaging between 10 and 30 minutes.

Windex - Princeton is outrebounding its opponents 85-84. Princeton has not outrebounded its opponents for a full season since 1967-68.

Closing in - Brian Earl has 221 three-pointers, 14 off the Princeton career record held by Sean Jackson '92.

Closing in II - Brian Earl needs 52 three-pointers to tie the Ivy League career record of 273, held by Matt Maloney (Penn '95). Earl is currently in fourth place, behind Maloney, Dartmouth's Jim Barton (242) and Princeton's Sean Jackson (235).

Closing in III - Gabe Lewullis is in fourth place at Princeton in three-pointers made with 157. He needs five to tie Sydney Johnson for third place.

Ratio days - Nate Walton has 10 assists and four turnovers.

Ol' reliable Nathan - Nate Walton made two three-pointers as a freshman, two three-pointers as a sophomore and three three-pointers in the first three games of his junior year.

Getting better with age - Brian Earl improved his free throw percentage each of his first three years, from 71% to 73% to 76.4%. He is shooting 83.3% from the line this year.

Old timers day - Brian Earl and Gabe Lewullis are the last two Princeton players to have played for former coach Pete Carril.

Geography lesson - Ten of the 15 players on Princeton's roster are from either California or Pennsylvania.

Mad bomber - Brian Earl has taken 28 three-pointers and seven two-pointers.

Mad bomber II - Nineteen of Brian Earl's last 20 shots have been three-pointers.

Three for all - Princeton is ahead of last year's pace for three-pointers attempted (23.5) and made (9.1) per game in a season, both of which are school records. Princeton is averaging 9.3 three-pointers made and 27.3 three-pointers attempted through three games.

Surging - Princeton has won 47 of its last 49 regular-season games.

Showtime - Princeton has 28 three-pointers and one dunk through three games.