Princeton Tigers and Cornell Big Red square off in Ivy League Tournament

Published Mar. 12, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

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Cornell Big Red (15-10, 7-7 Ivy League) vs. Princeton Tigers (22-5, 12-2 Ivy League)

Boston; Saturday, 11 a.m. EST

LINE: Princeton -6; over/under is 153.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Princeton Tigers play the Cornell Big Red in the Ivy League Tournament.

The Tigers are 13-1 on their home court. Princeton is second in the Ivy League with 25.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Ethan Wright averaging 6.0.

The Big Red are 7-7 against conference opponents. Cornell is 7-5 against opponents with a winning record.

The teams meet for the third time this season. Cornell won 88-83 in the last matchup on Feb. 5. Chris Manon led Cornell with 22 points, and Tosan Evbuomwan led Princeton with 27 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Evbuomwan is scoring 15.4 points per game and averaging 6.3 rebounds for the Tigers. Wright is averaging 15.3 points and 6.6 rebounds over the last 10 games for Princeton.

Dean Noll is shooting 45.2% and averaging 10.2 points for the Big Red. Keller Boothby is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Cornell.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 8-2, averaging 80.2 points, 34.5 rebounds, 15.1 assists, 5.1 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.6 points per game.

Big Red: 6-4, averaging 75.4 points, 34.0 rebounds, 15.1 assists, 8.7 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.2 points.

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