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Princeton's balanced attack overcomes Harvard, 63-48
Led by El-Nokali (15), five Tigers score in double figures
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Princeton
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26
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37
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63
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Harvard
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17
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31
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48
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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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Chapman
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35
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3-9
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3-4
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1-3
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2
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1
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12
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Robins
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26
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4-12
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1-2
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4-7
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0
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1
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11
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Young
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30
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4-5
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2-4
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2-8
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5
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3
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11
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El-Nokali
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40
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6-8
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3-4
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1-2
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3
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2
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15
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Gloger
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31
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3-9
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4-7
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0-4
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1
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3
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12
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Baah
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5
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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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Walton
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23
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0-3
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2-4
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1-5
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4
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3
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2
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Rocca
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10
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0-0
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0-1
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2-4
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1
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1
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0
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TOTALS
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200
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20-47
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15-26
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11-33
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16
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14
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63
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Percentages: Fg-.426, Ft-.577. 3-Point Goals: 8-29, .276 (Chapman 3-9, Robins 2-7, Young 1-2, El-Nokali 0-2, Gloger 2-7, Baah 0-1, Walton 0-1). Team Rebounds: None. Blocked Shots: 3 (Chapman 1, Robins 1, Young 1). Turnovers: 10 (Gloger 3, El-Nokali 2, Rocca 2, Robins 1). Steals: 7 (Chapman 2, Gloger 2, El-Nokali 1, Robins 1, Young 1). Technical Fouls: 0. Attendance: 2,195.
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HARVARD
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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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Long
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34
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4-11
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0-1
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3-8
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2
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5
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10
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Clemente
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39
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5-10
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0-0
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2-8
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2
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3
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12
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Coleman
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26
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3-6
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0-0
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2-6
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1
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3
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7
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Gellert
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36
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1-10
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2-2
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1-2
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3
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3
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4
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Prasse-
Freeman
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38
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3-6
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3-6
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1-3
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6
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2
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11
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Merchant
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12
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0-2
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3-3
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0-3
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1
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3
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3
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Mayshak
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12
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0-1
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1-4
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0-0
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0
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3
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1
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Winter
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3
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0-0
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0-0
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0-1
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0
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1
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0
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TOTALS
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200
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16-46
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9-16
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9-31
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15
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23
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48
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Percentages: Fg-.348, Ft-.563. 3-Point Goals: 7-20, .350 (Long 2-8, Clemente 2-4, Coleman 1-2, Prasse-Freeman 2-2, Merchant 0-1, Gellert 0-3). Team Rebounds: 3. Blocked Shots: None. Turnovers: 13 (Prasse-Freeman 7, Clemente 2, Coleman 1, Gellert 1, Long 1, Mayshak 1). Steals: 7 (Clemente 2, Gellert 2, Long 1, Merchant 1, Prasse-Freeman 1). Technical Fouls: 0.
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For Packet OnLine
Friday, Feb. 25, 2000
Balanced scoring and tenacious defense helped the Princeton University's men's basketball team hold off pesky Harvard, 63-48, Friday night in Cambridge, Mass.
The Tigers were led by sophomore guard Ahmed El-Nokali, who tied his career high of 15 points. Freshman guard Spencer Gloger and C.J. Chapman had 12, and Ray Robins and Chris Young added 11.
The victory left Princeton (16-9, 8-2) two games behind Pennsylvania in the league standings. The Quakers defeated Dartmouth, 69-55, Friday night after trailing 33-30 at the half. Princeton will take on Dartmouth Saturday night at 7 p.m. while Harvard will host Pennsylvania.
Princeton's victory over Harvard (10-14, 5-6) was marked by erratic shooting and sloppy floor play. The Tigers shot just 29 percent from three-point range despite hitting four of their first five threes in the first half and two of their first three treys in the second half. Overall, Princeton was eight of 29 from beyond the arc and 20 of 47 from the field (43 percent).
Princeton offset its tepid shooting with a suffocating defense that kept Harvard from setting up its half-court offense. In the first half, Dartmouth's two leading scorers, Dan Clemente and Damian Long, were held to a total of five points.
Clemente and Long didn't find the range until after the Tigers had built a 20-point lead with 9:40 to go in the game. At that point, Clemente had just seven points and Long two. But two threes and a deuce by Long and a trey and a layup by Clemente sparked a Harvard rally that pulled the Crimson to within nine, 55-46, with 3:30 left. That was the closest Harvard would get.
Princeton looked like it would put the game away early, hitting three straight three-pointers in the first two minutes to race out to a 9-0 lead.
Young, who scored 30 points against Harvard at Jadwin Gym two weeks ago, hit another three six minutes into the game to extend the Tigers' lead to 14-3.
But Princeton turned ice cold and the game turned sloppy. After nailing four of its first five three-pointers, the Tigers went 1 for 11 during the final 14 minutes of the half. After Gloger hit a three-pointer about eight minutes into the game, tying Brian Earl's record for three-pointers by a freshman, only one Princeton player scored from the field the rest of the half. Ahmed El-Nokali picked up the Tigers with three scores, all on layups, to help Princeton to a 26-17 halftime lead.
Despite Princeton's cold shooting, Harvard could get no closer than six points — 21-15 with about four minutes left in the half.
For the game, Harvard was limited to 35 percent shooting from the field and from three-point range. Princeton outrebounded Harvard, 33-31, and had a 11-9 edge on the offensive boards.
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