City of Basketball Love

Josh Verlin (@jmverlin)
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Lafayette traveled across the river to Princeton and got stomped, 104-52, to drop to 1-4 on the season.

At First…
There wasn’t much time for Lafayette to catch its breath. Princeton jumped out to a 16-4 lead as the Tigers hit six of their first seven shots from the floor and didn't look back.

Turning Point…
Lafayette’s only tie of the game came at 2-2 after a layup by Matt Klinewski bucket, and after that it quickly went downhill for the Leopards. It was 33-11 midway through the first half and 57-24 at halftime, and Lafayette never got within 20 points the rest of the way.

Standout Stars…
Princeton had an incredibly balanced offense despite the high scoring output, with no player scoring more than the 14 points of Noah Bramlage; Henry Caruso added 13 while Steven Cook, Mike LeBlanc and Devin Cannady all had 12 for the Tigers. Both Cook and Caruso had 10 rebounds for double-doubles.

Lafayette was led by 14 points from junior point guard Nick Lindner.

Noteworthy Numbers…
Princeton shot 55.1 percent (38-of-69) from the floor while holding Lafayette to 34.5 percent (20-of-58); the Tigers also enjoyed a 50-26 rebounding advantage and made 17 3-pointers to the Leopards' six.

Up Next…
Lafayette (1-4) vs. Penn (4-1) (Nov. 29, 2 PM)
Princeton (3-0) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (1-3) (Nov. 30, 7 PM)