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2016 NCAA TOURNAMENT - FIRST ROUND
#14 UTAH 76 vs. 
#3 PRINCETON 86
TEAMS 1ST 2ND FINAL
Utah (17-14)
32 44 76 Princeton (29-4)
41
45 86
Tigers Outlast Utes to Advance
Philadelphia, PA (AP) - The #3-seeded Princeton Tigers (29-4) outlasted the #14-seeded Utah Utes (17-14) 86-76 this evening to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament against the winner of tonight's Gonzaga/Valparaiso game.
The Tigers took an early lead and never looked back. The Utes kept the game within their grasp, but every one of their runs fell short. The Utes made one final run in the closing minutes to cut the deficit to five, but it wasn't enough as the Tigers pulled away to win by double-digits.
"I really loved the resiliency we showed out there tonight," stated Coach Frizzell. "Utah made some runs, but we still managed to keep our composure and secure the win."
The key to the Tigers' win tonight was their free throw shooting. Princeton went to the line a season-high 31 times and converted 27 of those attempts into points. That adds up to 87% free throw shooting, which will give you a lot of wins.
"We work on free throw shooting a lot in practice and it's been paying dividends all year long, as evidenced by the fact that we're shooting 80% from the line on the year," said Coach Frizzell.
Elliah Townsend led the way with 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals. Tim Robertson also had a huge game with 17 points, 3 rebounds, and 5 assists while Wesley French paced the offense with 11 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 steals. Romain Bright was the only other Princeton player to get into double-figures as he ended with 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals.
Deanthony Towe's 18 points and 6 assists led the way for Utah. Akil Tafo also played well, contributing 16 points, 4 rebounds, and 7 assists to the effort while Carldell Smithson added 15 points and 3 assists.Comment
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2016 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS - FIRST ROUND
Play-In Game
Portland State 92, Radford 68
East Regional
#1 North Carolina 105, #16 Portland State 60
#8 San Francisco 94, #9 Baylor 89
#12 Minnesota 73, #5 Oregon State 60
#4 Kansas 99, #13 Siena 97
#6 Penn State 86, #11 Connecticut 68
#3 Texas 76, #14 Loyola (Ill.) 62
#10 Richmond 81, #7 Virginia Commonwealth 67
#2 Marquette 94, #15 Stony Brook 51
West Regional
#1 Texas Tech 89, #16 Elon 55
#9 Texas A&M 71, #8 Santa Clara 64
#5 Maryland 85, #12 Belmont 55
#4 Duquesne 87, #13 North Texas 72
#6 Duke 92, #11 Dayton 72
#3 Arizona 91, #14 Jackson State 41
#10 Rice 88, #7 Arkansas 71
#2 Oregon 104, #15 Lafayette 50
South Regional
#1 Georgia Tech 72, #16 South Carolina State 46
#8 South Florida 84, #9 Arkansas-Little Rock 76
#5 Michigan 77, #12 Bradley 71
#4 Boston College 96, #13 Wagner 50
#6 Gonzaga 91, #11 Valparaiso 78
#3 Princeton 86, #14 Utah 76
#10 UCLA 68, #7 Indiana 55
#2 Tennessee 94, #15 North Dakota State 61
Midwest Regional
#1 LSU 87, #16 Texas-San Antonio 75
#8 La Salle 76, #9 South Carolina 75
#5 Florida 79, #12 Utah State 62
#4 Villanova 86, #13 Cal State Northridge 52
#6 Clemson 101, #11 Massachusetts 66
#3 Pittsburgh 81, #14 Central Michigan 62
#10 Washington 78, #7 Saint Mary's 65
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GONZAGA 73 vs. #3 PRINCETON 88
TEAMS 1ST 2ND FINAL
Gonzaga (24-10)
33 40
73 Princeton (30-4)
49
39 88
Bright's 33 Points Leads Princeton to the Sweet Sixteen
Philadelphia, PA (AP) - Romain Bright's 33 points propelled the #3-seeded Princeton Tigers (30-4) past the #6-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs tonight.
Bright scored a career-high 33 points and shot 6-9 from three-point range. He also go to the free throw line 13 times and converted 11 of them.
"I just had it going tonight and everything was falling," said Bright.
Elliah Townsend just missed a double-double as he tallied 13 points and 9 rebounds. C.J. Harrington added 11 points and 7 rebounds while Wesley French ended with 11 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists. Tremmell Christensen also added 10 points off the bench.
Princeton jumped out on top early on and took a 10 point lead by the 10 minute mark in the first half. The Tigers led by 16 points at halftime and easily cruised through the second half comfortably ahead, continually staying ahead by 12-20 points.
"We played very well tonight," stated Coach Frizzell. "Bright was awesome, but it just wasn't him. Everyone played well and it was a great effort. We beat the Zags earlier this year by just a few points, but this one was essentially over by halftime."
The Tigers will play the #2-seeded Tennessee Volunteers (28-5) in the Sweet Sixteen. The Volunteers dispatched the #10-seeded UCLA Bruins 85-66 in the second round to reach the Sweet Sixteen. They also beat #15-seeded North Dakota State 94-61 in the first round.Last edited by superjames1992; 04-24-2009, 04:08 PM.Comment
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2016 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS - SECOND ROUND
East Regional
#1 North Carolina 91, #8 San Francisco 79
#4 Kansas 78, #12 Minnesota 78
#3 Texas 78, #6 Penn State 68
#2 Marquette 82, #10 Richmond 59
West Regional
#1 Texas Tech 90, #9 Texas A&M 42
#5 Maryland 82, #4 Duquesne 61
#6 Duke 100, #3 Arizona 63
#2 Oregon 65, #10 Rice 55
South Regional
#8 South Florida 61, #1 Georgia Tech 60
#4 Boston College 89, #5 Michigan 82
#3 Princeton 88, #6 Gonzaga 73
#2 Tennessee 85, #10 UCLA 66
Midwest Regional
#1 LSU 73, #8 La Salle 52
#4 Villanova 82, #5 Florida 75
#3 Pittsburgh 81, #6 Clemson 74
#10 Washington 90, #15 Austin Peay 56Last edited by superjames1992; 04-23-2009, 08:31 PM.Comment
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Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)
Go Princeton! Shock the World!
You make me want to start up a new dynasty myself.Comment
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2016 NCAA TOURNAMENT - SWEET SIXTEEN
#3 PRINCETON 88 vs. 
#2 TENNESSEE 85
TEAMS 1ST 2ND FINAL
Princeton (31-4)
48 40
88 Tennessee (28-6)
45
40 85
Tigers Head to the Elite Eight After Clutch Shot!!!
San Antonio, TX (AP) - The #3-seeded Princeton Tigers (31-4) knocked off the #2-seeded Tennessee Volunteers (28-6) out of the SEC tonight as Princeton made some clutch plays in the final minute of play to secure the victory at the Alamodome.
With just 45 seconds remaining, Wesley French had the ball at the top of the circle with the Tigers up one. He haphazardly lobbed a pass out to his left to Romain Bright, but it was picked off. A Tennessee player got in front of French and opened up the fastbreak. French was able to catch up in time to force a foul on the shot, but the Volunteers swished both free throws to go up one. French would be the scapegoat.
But then, on the ensuing possession, French redeemed himself. French missed a driving layup with 30 seconds left, but grabbed his own rebound. Amidst the chaos following the offensive rebound, he found a wide open Elliah Townsend out open beyond the three-point line. Townsend had struggled to only 3-9 shooting and was 0-3 from behind the arc, but he made a huge play this time. Townsend got the ball, took the open shot, and sank it. The ball clanked in off of several caroms and it looked like the ball might bounce out before it fell in.
Fortunately, Townsend sunk the shot to put the Tigers up by two points with just 30 seconds left. Tennessee turned the ball over on their ensuing possession and C.J. Harrington sank both free throws to seal the game as the Tigers went on to win by a final score of 88-85.
"This is huge for us to get back to the Elite Eight!" beamed Coach Frizzell. We're just a couple of years removed from our last Elite Eight appearance, when we made it to the Final Four, but it still means a lot. I'm really anxious to see if we can make it to the Final Four in St. Petersburg, Florida!"
Romain Bright had another superb game as he tallied 32 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals. He has now scored 32+ points in two consecutive games. 22 of his points in this one came in the first half as he cooled off in the second half. He was deadly from the free throw line, where he sank 14 of 15 attempts, or 93%.
Wesley French paced the offense with a career-high 7 rebounds to go along with 12 points. Elliah Townsend ended with 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists while Nikola Tolic came off the bench to deliver 9 key points.
Tennessee was led by Shane Hancock and Vern Whitney. Hancock, a senior small forward out of Atlanta, Georgia, scored 20 points to go along with 7 rebounds. Whitney was an absolute monster on the glass, where he grabbed 15 rebounds to go along with 18 points and 3 steals.
#4-seeded Boston College dispatched the #8-seeded South Florida Bulls by a score of 76-68 in the other Sweet Sixteen matchup in the South Regional. The Eagles (24-9) hail out of the ACC, where they went 12-4 in conference play, and boast an RPI of 7. The Tigers will face off against Boston College on March 27th, 2016 on a Sunday afternoon.Comment
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Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)
Way to eke out the win against Tennessee. Go get 'em in the elite eight.Just kidding.Comment
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2016 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS - SWEET SIXTEEN
East Regional
#1 North Carolina 102, #4 Kansas 82
#3 Texas 92, #2 Marquette 84
West Regional
#5 Maryland 68, #1 Texas Tech 61
#6 Duke 63, #2 Oregon 49
South Regional
#4 Boston College 76, #8 South Florida 68
#3 Princeton 88, #2 Tennessee 85
Midwest Regional
#1 LSU 88, #4 Villanova 74
#3 Pittsburgh 88, #10 Washington 60Comment
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2016 NCAA TOURNAMENT - ELITE EIGHT
#4 BOSTON COLLEGE 93 vs. #3 PRINCETON 73
TEAMS 1ST 2ND FINAL
Princeton (31-5)
23 50 73 Boston College (25-9)
41
52 93
Eagles Embarrass Tigers, Head to the Final Four
San Antonio, TX (AP) - The #3-seeded Princeton Tigers (31-5) had their season ended tonight by the #4-seeded Boston College Eagles (25-9). The Tigers were sluggish out of the gate and fell behind by double-digits early on.
The Tigers continued to struggle throughout the first half, particularly on offense, as they only scored 23 points in the opening half of play and were behind 41-23 at the break.
Princeton would fare much better in the second half as they put 50 up on the scoreboard, but it wouldn't be enough. The Tigers were able to get within 12 points with four minutes remaining, but after some costly fouls, the Eagles went to the line and drilled their free throws, stifling Princeton's comeback attempt and securing themselves a spot in the Final Four in St. Petersburg, Florida.
"This loss is tough to swallow because I felt that we played very poorly in the first half," stated Coach Frizzell. "I felt like we played pretty well in the second half, but our offense in the first half was just terrible. Perhaps it was poor game-planning on my part; I'm not sure, but it wasn't a pretty sight, that's for sure.
"Still, we can't let this ruin a great season. Getting to the Elite Eight is no joke and we've made quite a run. It would have been great to get to the Final Four and I felt that we had the talent to do it, but I don't think many are disappointed in our performance in the tournament. After last year, many expected us to get bounced out early in the tournament again, but we proved them wrong and secured an Elite Eight."
C.J. Harrington ended his career with 9 points and 5 rebounds. Tim Robertson led the team with 15 points and three three-point field goals. Romain Bright was 0-4 from downtown, but he still managed 11 points. Still, 11 points is a far cry from his back-to-back 30 point games in his previous two outings, so his performance, or lack thereof, likely played a large role in the Tigers playing so poorly.
Boston College was led by W.M. Moss, who ended with 20 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists. Melvin Agbal added 18 points and 5 rebounds while Jeremy Deren, who only averages 7.0 points per game on the season, totaled 19 points and 3 rebounds.Comment
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2016 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS - ELITE EIGHT
East Regional
#3 Texas 90, #1 North Carolina 78
West Regional
#6 Duke 85, #5 Maryland
South Regional
#4 Boston College 93, #3 Princeton 73
Midwest Regional
#1 LSU 68, #3 Pittsburgh 64Comment
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2016 NCAA FINAL FOUR - St. PETERSBURG, FL
First Semifinal
TEAMS 1ST 2ND FINAL
#6 Duke (25-10)
36 33 69 #3 Texas (27-6)
49
537 86
Second Semifinal
TEAMS 1ST 2ND FINAL
#4 Boston College (25-10) 47 32 79 #1 LSU (32-5)
38
46 84
National Championship Game
TEAMS 1ST 2ND FINAL
#3 Texas (27-7)
42 45 87 #1 LSU (33-5)
44 47 91
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LSU TIGERS FOR THEIR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!!
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Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)
You keep moving that one step closer with PU. You got the Tigers to the Elite Eight. That in itself should get you a couple of possible power conference head coaching job, I would think. Good luck in what you decide, a step out and up or get tangled up in "Ivy".If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in english, thank a soldier.Comment
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