Who: Penn (15-6, 5-0) at Princeton (11-9, 3-2)
When: Tuesday, 6 p.m., Jadwin Gym
TV/ Radio: ESPNU/ WPRB 13.3 FM
Last Time Out: Princeton lost to Brown, 102-100 in OT; Penn def. Yale, 59-50
Series History: Penn leads 125-113
Ivy Standings: Penn (15-6, 5-0); Harvard (10-11, 5-1); Princeton (11-9, 3-2); Brown (10-9, 3-2): Columbia (6-13, 3-3); Cornell (8-11, 2-4); Yale (9-13, 2-4); Dartmouth (4-15, 0-6)
Tough Road Ahead: On the heels of Princeton’s overtime loss to Brown, one that snapped its 19-game home Ivy winning streak, Mitch Henderson’s squad now faces a stretch of four straight roads following Tuesday’s clash with Penn. The Tigers are two games off the Quakers’ pace and just a 1/2 game in front of fifth place. The top four qualify for the Ivy League Tournament at the Palestra. Penn won the first meeting, 76-70, so this is a huge game for Princeton.
Scorching the Net: Princeton and Brown combined for the highest scoring game in program history with 202 total points. That number surpassed the 200 from the 1965 third-place game against Wichita State, which Princeton won, 118-82, behind 58 points from Bill Bradley. The Tigers have picked up the offensive in general, breaking the 70-point barrier in each of the last seven games. They did that just five times in the first 13. Princeton is 5-2 in its last seven.
Scouting Penn: Steve Donahue’s Quakers are on a roll, winning six of their last seven with the only setback coming away from Ivy League play against Temple. That started with a victory over Princeton, which snapped the Tigers’ eight-game winning streak in the series. Ryan Betley (14.8 ppg) finished with 21 points, although he did most of his damage with 19 first-half points. Betley is the Quakers’ top outside threat, as well, shooting the 3 at 38.1 percent. Max Rothschild was a difference maker in the first meeting with his defense against Myles Stephens. Look for that matchup to be a key once again.