Allocco's last-second 3 sends Princeton to 70-69 win over Furman, first 8-0 start since 66-67 season

Published Dec. 2, 2023 5:38 p.m. ET

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PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Matt Allocco scored 13 points and his 3-pointer with 4.2 seconds left sent Princeton to a 70-69 win over Furman on Saturday.

Furman's JP Pegues missed a 3 attempt at the buzzer to end it.

The Tigers are off to their first 8-0 start since the 1966-67 season.

Xaivian Lee led Princeton with 24 points and Caden Pierce scored 22 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for the Tigers.

Furman (4-4,) was led by Garrett Hien, who recorded 16 points and eight rebounds. JP Pegues added 14 points and five assists for Furman. In addition, Alex Williams had 13 points and seven rebounds.

Furman visits Arkansas on Monday.

Princeton takes on Drexel at home on Tuesday.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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