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Princeton gets scare from Cornell in Ivy opener
Chapman scores career-high 19 points in 59-44 victory
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Princeton
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30
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29
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59
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Cornell
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15
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29
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44
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PRINCETON
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Min
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FG
M-A
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FT
M-A
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Reb
O-T
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A
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F
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PTS
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Baah
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2
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0-0
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0-0
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0-0
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0
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0
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0
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Young
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25
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3-3
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0-2
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0-5
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4
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4
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6
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El-Nokali
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39
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3-4
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3-3
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0-3
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4
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4
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9
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Gloger
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33
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3-6
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4-4
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0-1
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2
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2
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11
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Chapman
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38
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7-11
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0-1
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1-4
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0
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1
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19
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Bechtold
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16
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3-6
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0-0
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2-4
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1
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2
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7
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Robins
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38
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1-6
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0-0
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0-5
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5
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2
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3
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Neu
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1
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0-0
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0-0
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0-0
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0
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0
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0
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Rozier-Byrd
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7
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0-0
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0-0
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0-0
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0
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1
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0
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Jackman
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1
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0-0
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4-4
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0-1
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0
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0
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4
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TOTALS
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200
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20-36
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11-14
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3-23
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16
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16
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59
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Percentages: Fg-.556, Ft-.786. 3-Point Goals: 8-18, .444 (Chapman 5-8, Robins 1-3, Gloger 1-3, Bechtold 1-4). Team Rebounds: 4. Blocked Shots: 4 (Young 2, Baah 1, Bechtold 1). Turnovers: 16 (Gloger 5, El-Nokali 3, Robins 3, Young 3, Bechtold 1, Chapman 1). Steals: 8 (Robins 3, Chapman 2, Young 2, El-Nokali 1). Technical Fouls: 0. Attendance: 2,175.
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CORNELL
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Min
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FG
M-A
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FT
M-A
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Reb
O-T
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A
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F
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PTS
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Prather
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35
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6-15
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0-1
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1-2
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0
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2
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14
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Barratt
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16
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1-9
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0-0
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3-7
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0
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0
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2
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Mercedes
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31
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1-9
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0-2
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1-2
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2
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2
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2
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Kruse
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21
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1-3
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0-0
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0-0
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0
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5
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2
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Brown
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26
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3-8
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4-6
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9-11
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1
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1
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10
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Cuttica
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34
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2-8
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0-0
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4-6
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0
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3
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6
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Rohe
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6
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2-4
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0-0
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3-3
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0
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0
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4
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Vernon
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1
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0-0
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0-0
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0-0
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0
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0
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0
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Pieri
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3
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0-1
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0-0
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0-0
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0
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0
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0
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Carroll
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1
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1-1
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0-0
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1-1
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0
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1
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2
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Gabler
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1
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0-0
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0-0
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0-0
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0
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0
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0
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TOTALS
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200
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18-62
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4-10
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24-37
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5
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19
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44
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Percentages: Fg-.290, Ft-.400. 3-Point Goals: 4-19, .211 (Prather 2-5, Mercedes 0-2, Cuttic 2-7, Muller 0-3, Pieri 0-1, Barratt 0-1). Team Rebounds: 3. Blocked Shots: 2 (Barratt 2). Turnovers: 13 (Prather 4, Brown 3, Kruse 2, Mercedes 2, Cuttica 1, Muller 1). Steals: 12 (Mercedes 4, Prather 4, Muller 2, Cuttica 1, Pieri 1). Technical Fouls: 0.
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For Packet OnLine
Friday, Jan. 28, 2000
After letting an 18-point first half lead evaporate to four midway through the second half, Princeton went on a 17-2 run to close out a 59-44 win over Cornell in its Ivy League opener Friday night in Ithaca, N.Y.
Princeton, which improved to 9-7, scored the first 11 points of the game and hit its first six shots from the field en route to a 30-15 halftime lead. After extending the lead to 34-18 on a Spencer Gloger layup with 17:50 to go, Cornell began to battle back.
Princeton, which again played without senior co-captain Mason Rocca and junior Nate Walton due to injuries, was forced to go more than 10 minutes of the second half without 6-11 center Chris Young, who picked up his fourth foul at the 14:38 mark.
Princeton Coach Bill Carmody brought in reserve forward Terence Rozier-Byrd to replace Young, but lifted him about two minutes later and moved 6-7 forward Ray Robins to the post.
Cornell, which trailed 34-24 when Young left the game, pulled to within four with about 10 minutes remaining when Cornell's Greg Barratt scored following a steal off an in-bounds pass. After Robins missed an easy layup on the other end, and Cornell's David Muller was fouled, the Tigers appeared to be on the ropes. But Muller missed both free throws, and C.J. Chapman, who scored a career-high 19 points, sank a clutch three-pointer that triggered a 10-0 Princeton run.
Ahmed El-Nokali scored on a three-point play, Chapman followed with a layup off a steal and Mike Bechtold hit a jumper to extend the Tigers' lead to 14 with 5:47 left. Cornell (6-9, 0-3 Ivy) never got closer than 12 again.
Chapman, a 6-1 junior who started his second consecutive game at forward, may have played his finest game at Princeton. In addition, to taking over when the Tigers were in trouble and hitting five of eight three-point attempts, he limited Cornell's leading scorer, 6-5 forward Ray Mercedes, to two points — more than 13 points below his average — on one of nine shooting from the floor.
Chapman, who combined with Gloger to score 20 of Princeton's 30 first-half points, was seven for 11 from the field.
The Tigers once again were badly outrebounded off the offensive glass, 24-3. Many of Cornell's field goals came off offensive rebounds.
Princeton also turned the ball over 16 times, three times more than Cornell.
The Tigers' big edge was its outside shooting. Princeton went 20 of 36 from the field (.556), and eight of 18 from three-point range. Cornell hit 29 percent of its shots from the field, 18 of 62.
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