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Penn and Princeton Invade Leede This Weekend
2/5/2010 11:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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Opponents: Penn, Princeton
Date: Friday, Feb. 5; Saturday, Feb. 6
Arena: Leede Arena
Location: Hanover, N.H.
Tip-off: 7 p.m.
Radio: Dartmouth Sports Network (WTSL FM 94.3 and AM 1400)
In Search of 1 … and 300
• While Dartmouth remains the last Ivy team to get a league win, it's not like the schedule was conducive to a strong start. The first two games were against Harvard, and the next two on the road, one of which was at now-ranked Cornell.
• Not only would a Big Green victory be their first in Ivy play this year, it would also be their 300th Ivy League triumph since the conference began play in 1954-55.
• Against the Big Red, Dartmouth had a string of 127 straight games with at least one player scoring in double figures come to an end. On a positive note, all 10 Big Green players in uniform for the game hit at least one field goal.
• Dartmouth shot a season-low 27.6 percent against Cornell in the 71-37 loss, its fewest points since managing just 32 against fifth-ranked Kansas on Nov. 28, 2006.
• At Columbia, the Green dressed just nine players due to injury and illness, but were within five points with just over a minute to play.
• Three Dartmouth players had at least 10 points, led by senior Robby Pride with 13.
• The Big Green committed a season-low seven turnovers against the Lions.
Series vs. Penn (2-14, 1-1)
• Penn leads the all-time series, 141-56.
• Dartmouth defeated the Quakers last year on this court in a televised 63-60 contest. The victory snapped a 23-game losing streak against Penn.
• The Big Green completed their first season sweep of Penn in 50 years with a 69-59 triumph at The Palestra. It was just their third win in the past 50 games at the venue.
• Since winning four of the first five contests against the Quakers in Leede Arena, Dartmouth has won just two of 17 in this building.
• A win over Penn would be the third straight for the Big Green; Dartmouth has only two longer winning streaks against the Quakers — seven (1939-42) and five (1943-45).
Scouting the Quakers
• This has been one of the most trying seasons in Penn's storied history, losing 13 of its 14 non-conference contests. But a tip-in at the buzzer at Brown last Saturday gave the Quakers a win in league play.
• Injuries have decimated the squad, including one of its top players in forward Tyler Bernardini, the 2007-08 Ivy League Rookie of the Year.
• Point guard Zack Rosen and forward Jack Eggleston are the go-to scorers for the Quakers, averaging 16.6 and 12.8 points per game, respectively.
• Rosen not only ranks fifth in the league in scoring, but also third in assists with 4.4 helpers a game and fourth in three-pointers made (2.4).
• Eggleston is the workhorse down low, grabbing 6.5 boards per game (second in the conference), and shoots 45.1 percent, the highest for any active Quaker player.
• Penn has endured shooting woes on par with Dartmouth this year, converting just 38.4 percent of its field goals and 29.2 percent from downtown.
• The Big Green will want to keep Penn off the foul line, where the Quakers shoot 72.0 percent. Rosen spends more time at the line than anyone else on the squad, and for good reason — his 85.2 percent is third among Ivy players.
Series vs. Princeton (11-5, 2-0)
• Like Penn, this is the 198th game in the series, with Princeton holding a 136-61 lead.
• The home floor was not kind to its owner last year in this series, with the Tigers defeating Dartmouth here, 59-54, then the Green knocking off Princeton at Jadwin Gym, 66-63, just their third win in 41 tries at the venue.
• Dartmouth has won four of the last six meetings, including a season sweep in 2006-07.
Scouting the Tigers
• Since a four-game losing streak early in the season, Princeton has won nine of its last 10 games with the lone loss coming at Maine, 52-50.
• The Tigers and Dartmouth have played just one common opponent so far this year: Army. Both squads were defeated on their home court by the Black Knights.
• Princeton leads the nation in scoring defense (partly due to the pace it plays) at 53.9 points per game. In a related stat, the Tigers are among the top 30 nationally in steals per game (8.8).
• Last weekend Princeton won twice on the road, at Brown (63-46) and at Yale (58-45).
• Leading scorer Douglas Davis (14.1 ppg) had 16 in the win over Brown and 13 more at Yale, leading the Tigers in both games.
• Dan Mavraides is the only other Tigers scoring in double figures at 11.5 ppg, but is shooting just 38.6 percent from the floor. He also leads the team in rebounding at 4.7 per game.
• While solid from long distance, Princeton is terrific at the foul line at 73.2 percent, second in the league and 42nd in the nation.
Jeepers Sweepers!
Last year Dartmouth won both at Penn and Princeton, the first weekend sweep of the two schools for the Big Green since 1988-89. And it was the first weekend sweep of the two schools on the road ever (although Dartmouth last won at Penn and Princeton in the same season in 1945-46).
Home Sweet Home
Leede Arena has been a comfort zone of sorts for the Big Green shooters. Each of the five times they have hit at least 40 percent of their shots has come on their home court. Overall, Dartmouth is shooting 41.5 percent at Leede and 35.7 percent everywhere else. In the last three home contests, the Green are shooting 45.7 percent.
Kouna Canna
It has been a tough season for sophomore Herve Kouna, who has missed several games due to injury, limiting his development. But things started to come together on the New York road trip, scoring four points and snaring a season-high six boards in just 11 minutes at Cornell, then posting career highs in minutes (26) and points (9) with five more caroms. He also blocked two shots and had a pair of steals.
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