Men's Basketball Drops Nail-Biter Versus Princeton, 81-80

Saturday, January 18

Hanover, NH

2:00 PM

Dartmouth College

7-8,1-1Ivy League

Princeton

13-4,2-0Ivy League

Princeton

Dartmouth

Men's Basketball Drops Nail-Biter Versus Princeton, 81-80

1/18/2025 5:11:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Callie Cyr

HANOVER, N.H. – Ryan Cornish dropped 20 for the Big Green as the Dartmouth men's basketball team fell in a nail-biter with Princeton, 81-80, from Leede Arena on Saturday afternoon.

Brandon Mitchell-Day added 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds while Cade Haskins scored 12 in the contest.

The Big Green's record falls to 7-8 (1-1 Ivy League) and Princeton's improves to 13-4 (2-0 Ivy League). 

Score: Princeton 81, Dartmouth 80
Records: Dartmouth (7-8, 1-1 Ivy League), Princeton (13-4, 2-0 Ivy League) 
Location: Hanover, N.H. (Leede Arena) 
Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025
Attendance: 1,337

UP NEXT:

The Big Green hit the road to Yale on Monday, Jan. 20 with a 2 p.m. tip off in the first away Ivy League game.

FIRST HALF: 

An early run for the Tigers put them up 12-6 going into the first media timeout.
Three pointers from Cornish, Jayden Williams and Jackson Munro on four possessions gave the Big Green the lead, 20-18, with 11:35 remaining.
Princeton responded with five quick points but a steal from Williams led to two successful free throws and sparked a Big Green run to regain a 29-28 lead with 7:10 left.
The half ended with Dartmouth outscoring Princeton and gave the Big Green a 41-38 lead.

SECOND HALF:

The teams exchanged multiple point runs for the first five minutes, with the Big Green staying slightly ahead, 46-45, 5:33 in.
With 12:02 left in the half, a Mitchell-Day steal gave way to a corner three from Romeo Myrthil to allow Dartmouth to jump to a 52-50 lead.
A three pointer from Princeton's Caden Pierce put the Tigers in front by one, 60-59. Xaivian Lee followed that with seven points of his own to force a Big Green timeout. 67-59, Tigers
A seven-point run by the Big Green put them ahead 80-78 which included a dunk from Mitchell-Day and a clutch three from Cade Haskins with 21 seconds left.
Lee drained a dagger three-pointer with six seconds remaining to take the victory, 81-80.

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