But the momentum ending to the half! Abdulahi with a trey, and then a stop.
Malik nails the 3 to stop the Owls momentum! Pretty happy with the half (see what I did there?)
Henderson’s superb FT defense keeping Princeton in the lead at the half. All of that hard work paying off.
Love that 3 by Malik! That’s what I mean by having fun. If you’re feeling it, let it fly.
This team gets off to surprisingly good starts. But once the opponent adjusts by turning up the defensive pressure, our youngsters turn it over like crazy. And we lose our defensive intensity.
I don’t think they can hang onto this lead, but at least they didn’t melt down like they did in the final minute against Bradley.
People joke about “FT defense,” but physical defense usually results in more missed FTs.
My bingo card totally had Abdullahi having more treys than Hicke at the half.
Four fouls on Happy and Huggins each. No bueno.
McSweeney is so hard to watch. So out of control yet terrified to shoot.
He is just an automatic turnover whenever he touches it. It’s kind of hilarious.
It’s the children’s crusade now. McSweeney struggling but did get one shot to go down.
Real test for the young guys here. Good timeout to settle down.
Sussberg had some good minutes against Bradley. Wonder if he’ll get a little run tonight.
MH hears me! Sussberg in the game.
Mitch is really earning his keep tonight. DD out, 2 centers on the bench with 4 fouls each, freshmen all over the place.
Game is starting to unravel now. Our guys are just too young and raw to weather the storm.
Hicke needs to step up as a playmaker and vocal leader.
What the hell happened to Hicke? He looks like he was in a bar fight last night.
Well, he and the rest of the team did get their pockets picked last night, at minimum.
We’re gonna set two records this season:
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Most pick-six layups allowed.
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Most 4pt plays (Jack Stanton).
Stanton almost treats defender contact as part of his follow-throuigh.
Tigers need to increase their defensive intensity now. Temple is getting too comfy, but they are vulnerable to a bit more pressure.
Welp, they’re hanging in there. Won’t win tonight, but they’re getting better.