Men's Basketball Takes Down Princeton, 76-61

Saturday, February 22

Princeton, NJ / Jadwin Gymnasium

8:00 PM

Dartmouth College

13-11,7-4Ivy League

Princeton

17-9,6-5Ivy League

Dartmouth

Princeton

2/23/2025 12:02:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Callie Cyr

PRINCETON, N.J. – Brandon Mitchell-Day recorded his team leading fourth double double with 15 points and 10 rebounds as the Dartmouth men's basketball team took down Princeton 76-61 from Jadwin Gymnasium on Saturday night.

Ryan Cornish drained 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Big Green. Jackson Munro added 12 points, shooting 75% from the field.

The Big Green's record improves to 13-11 (7-4 Ivy League) and Princeton's falls to 17-9 (6-5 Ivy League). 

Score: Dartmouth 76, Princeton 61
Records: Dartmouth (13-11, 7-4 Ivy League), Princeton (17-9, 6-5 Ivy League) 
Location: Princeton, N.J. (Jadwin Gymnasium) 
Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

UP NEXT:

The Big Green return to action when they welcome Yale to Leede Arena on Friday, February 28 with a 5 p.m tipoff.

FIRST HALF: 

Back-to-back three pointers from Romeo Myrthil and Brandon Mitchell-Day started the half for the Big Green. The threes fueled an 18-2 run through the second media timeout.
Halfway through the run, a Ryan Cornish basket from beyond the arc forced a Tiger timeout.
The Tiger offense gained some life with 4:52 to go after they scored seven unanswered, 25-17 Big Green.
The half ended on a 9-2 run from Princeton, 32-28 Dartmouth at the half.

SECOND HALF:

The second half started very even with Dartmouth and Princeton going bucket for bucket.
A massive 15 point run from the Big Green, capped off by a dunk from Romeo Myrthil with 6:24 left gave Dartmouth a 65-46 lead.
A dunk from Mitchell-Day kept the momentum going, 71-50 with 5:02 to go.
The game went scoreless for the final 2:22 and Dartmouth took the victory, 76-61.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

The Big Green out rebounded Princeton 42-32.
Dartmouth led the entire game, with their largest lead coming at 39:17 with a lead of 21 points.
The Big Green capitalized on Princeton mistakes, scoring 12 points off turnovers.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

Dartmouth held Princeton to two points for 9:31 of the first half.
Every Big Green player that saw action tonight contributed points.
This is the first win for the Big Green at Jadwin Gymnasium since 2009, a 66-63 victory on Feb. 21, 2009.