LISTEN: Princeton men’s basketball postgame press conference and recap after 61-59 win at Penn

Ivy Hoops Online correspondent George “Toothless Tiger” Clark brings us the audio of the postgame press conference for Princeton after its dramatic 61-59 win at Penn Friday evening:

Clark recaps the action between Princeton (16-6, 5-2 Ivy) and Penn (6-14, 2-5) at the Palestra:

 

Quakeaways from Penn men’s basketball’s 61-59 loss to Princeton

There have been plenty of excruciating losses in Penn’s 12-game losing streak to arch-rival Princeton, but none have inflicted a pain quite like Friday’s 61-59 loss to the Tigers at the Palestra.

With less than a minute to go, there was Penn (6-14, 2-5 Ivy) in the lead despite being forced to play without star wing Ethan Roberts, who sat out the contest with an undisclosed injury. As has happened in so many of these losses to Princeton (16-6, 5-2), every break possible went the wrong way for the Quakers when it mattered most.

After sophomore guard Sam Brown missed the back-end of a one-and-one which would have extended the Penn lead to 59-56, junior forward Johnnie Walter had the offensive rebound in his hands for a split-second but couldn’t quite corral the ball. The Tigers secured possession and then saw sophomore guard Dalen Davis break free to drain a wide-open three-pointer from the left wing, giving the Tigers a 59-58 advantage with just over 30 seconds remaining.

On the next possession, senior big man Nick Spinoso drew heavy contact as he went up for a layup, hit his first free throw to tie the game, but missed the freebie which would have given Penn the lead. Walter then fouled Princeton’s Jackson Hicke as he put up a midrange jumper with six-tenths of a second to play.

There was zero doubt Hicke would miss. The 6-foot-5 sophomore hit both shots at the line to kick Penn fans back into a familiar pit of misery.

What could Penn fans take away from yet another disheartening loss?

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LISTEN: Reflecting on Princeton men’s basketball’s wild road so far

Princeton correspondent George “Toothless Tiger” Clark reflects on what has been a wild road for the Tigers (15-6, 4-2 Ivy) this season as they near the midway point of Ivy League play:

LISTEN: Princeton men’s basketball shuts down Brown, 69-49

Ivy Hoops Online correspondent George “Toothless Tiger” Clark recaps a 69-49 win for Princeton (15-6, 4-2 Ivy) over Brown (10-9, 2-4) at Jadwin Gym Saturday:

LISTEN: Princeton men’s basketball’s postgame press conference after 77-70 loss to Yale

Ivy Hoops Online correspondent George “Toothless Tiger” Clark brings us Princeton’s press conference after a 77-70 home loss for Princeton (14-6, 3-2 Ivy) to Yale (12-6, 5-0) Friday evening:

LISTEN: Cornell men’s basketball outlasts Princeton, 85-76

Ivy Hoops Online correspondent George “Toothless Tiger” Clark recaps an 85-76 win for Cornell (11-6, 3-1 Ivy) over Princeton (14-5, 3-1) at Jadwin Gym Saturday:

LISTEN: How Princeton men’s basketball completed another comeback to clip Columbia, 71-67

Ivy Hoops Online correspondent George “Toothless Tiger” Clark reflects on a 71-67 comeback win to remember for Princeton (14-4, 3-0 Ivy) over Columbia (11-5, 0-3) at Jadwin Gym Monday:

LISTEN: How Princeton men’s basketball nipped Dartmouth, 81-80, in an instant classic

Ivy Hoops Online correspondent George “Toothless Tiger” Clark recaps an instant classic 81-80 win for Princeton men’s basketball (13-4, 2-0 Ivy) at Dartmouth (7-8, 1-1) Saturday:

Princeton men’s basketball survives Harvard, 68-64

Princeton and Harvard tip off at Lavietes Pavilion on Jan. 11, 2025 in what became a 68-64 win for the Tigers over the Crimson. (Ray Curren | Ivy Hoops Online)

BOSTON – There were plenty of mistakes, their shooting was inconsistent, and closing the game out was a mess. But in the end, it was a 68-64 road victory for Princeton over Harvard to open Ivy League play Saturday afternoon.

The Tigers will gladly take it and be on their way.

“The league is so even this year. Even this game, next weekend at Dartmouth, it’s going to be hard. On the margins, that’s where we’ve been really trying to get better,” Princeton coach Mitch Henderson said. “I think it’s kind of going to be whomever is needed on a night that’s going to get us through.”

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LISTEN: Sizing up Princeton men’s basketball stands as Ivy League play nears

Ivy Hoops Online correspondent George “Toothless Tiger” Clark reflects on Princeton men’s basketball’s 10-4 start to the 2024-25 season with Ivy League play slated to start on Jan. 11 at Harvard: