Princeton 73-68 Columbia (Feb 28, 2025) Play-by-Play

Princeton Tigers

18-9, 7-5 Ivy

	1	2	T
PRIN	34	39	73
COLU	33	35	68

Columbia Lions

12-13, 1-11 Ivy

Zine Eddine Bedri missed Layup.
Blair Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
Zine Eddine Bedri made Layup. Assisted by Gerard O'Keefe.
Kenny Noland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gerard O'Keefe.
Avery Brown made Layup.
Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa missed Three Point Jumper.
Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa made Jumper. Assisted by Zine Eddine Bedri.
Avery Brown missed Jumper.
Kenny Noland missed Jumper.
Kenny Noland made Layup. Assisted by Avery Brown.
Zine Eddine Bedri made Jumper.
Kenny Noland made Layup. Assisted by Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa.
Avery Brown made Layup.
Gerard O'Keefe made Jumper. Assisted by Jake Tavroff.
Gianni Cobb missed Jumper.
Avery Brown missed Layup.
Jake Tavroff made Layup.
Gerard O'Keefe made Jumper.
Gianni Cobb made Layup.
Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa missed Layup.
Gianni Cobb made Layup.
Blair Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
Mason Ritter made Dunk. Assisted by Gianni Cobb.
Mason Ritter missed Jumper.
Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa missed Three Point Jumper.
Gianni Cobb missed Three Point Jumper.
Zine Eddine Bedri missed Jumper.
Avery Brown missed Jumper.
Zine Eddine Bedri made Layup.
Zine Eddine Bedri made Dunk. Assisted by Blair Thompson.
Gerard O'Keefe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Blair Thompson.
Avery Brown made Layup. Assisted by Blair Thompson.
Gerard O'Keefe missed Three Point Jumper.
Blair Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
Avery Brown missed Jumper.
Zine Eddine Bedri missed Jumper.
Kenny Noland missed Three Point Jumper.
Gianni Cobb missed Layup.
Noah Robledo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gianni Cobb.
Noah Robledo missed Three Point Jumper.
Avery Brown missed Jumper.
Kenny Noland made Three Point Jumper.
Gerard O'Keefe missed Three Point Jumper.
Avery Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
Gerard O'Keefe missed Layup.
Noah Robledo missed Three Point Jumper.
Zine Eddine Bedri made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Noland.
Blair Thompson missed Layup.
Zine Eddine Bedri made Layup.
Zine Eddine Bedri made Dunk. Assisted by Gerard O'Keefe.
Blair Thompson missed Layup.
Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa made Layup.
Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa missed Three Point Jumper.
Avery Brown made Layup.
Avery Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
Xaivian Lee made Three Point Jumper.
Jackson Hicke made Jumper.
CJ Happy missed Three Point Jumper.
Xaivian Lee missed Layup.
Caden Pierce missed Layup.
Dalen Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
Blake Peters made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xaivian Lee.
Blake Peters missed Three Point Jumper.
Xaivian Lee made Layup.
Caden Pierce missed Three Point Jumper.
Dalen Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
Caden Pierce made Layup. Assisted by Blake Peters.
Jack Stanton missed Three Point Jumper.
Caden Pierce made Layup.
Xaivian Lee missed Jumper.
Blake Peters made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caden Pierce.
Jackson Hicke made Dunk. Assisted by Xaivian Lee.
Caden Pierce made Layup.
Jackson Hicke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xaivian Lee.
Xaivian Lee missed Layup.
Caden Pierce missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Blake Peters made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xaivian Lee.
Blake Peters missed Three Point Jumper.
Xaivian Lee missed Three Point Jumper.
Xaivian Lee missed Three Point Jumper.
Philip Byriel missed Three Point Jumper.
Jackson Hicke made Three Point Jumper.
CJ Happy missed Jumper.
Xaivian Lee made Layup.
Philip Byriel missed Three Point Jumper.
Xaivian Lee missed Layup.
Xaivian Lee made Three Point Jumper.
Blake Peters missed Three Point Jumper.
Xaivian Lee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caden Pierce.
Caden Pierce missed Layup.
Xaivian Lee made Layup.
Jackson Hicke missed Three Point Jumper.
Jackson Hicke made Layup. Assisted by Blake Peters.
Peyton Seals missed Jumper.
CJ Happy made Layup. Assisted by Dalen Davis.
Caden Pierce missed Layup.
Blake Peters missed Jumper.
CJ Happy missed Jumper.
Blake Peters made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caden Pierce.
Caden Pierce missed Three Point Jumper.
Caden Pierce missed Layup.
Blake Peters made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caden Pierce.
Blake Peters missed Layup.
Blake Peters missed Three Point Jumper.
Jackson Hicke missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Jackson Hicke made Layup.
Caden Pierce missed Layup.
Caden Pierce made Layup. Assisted by Blake Peters.
Blake Peters missed Three Point Jumper.
Xaivian Lee missed Three Point Jumper.
Xaivian Lee missed Jumper.
Xaivian Lee made Layup.
Caden Pierce missed Layup.
Dalen Davis made Layup.
Dalen Davis missed Layup.
Xaivian Lee made Jumper.
Blake Peters made Layup. Assisted by Xaivian Lee.

PRINCETON

COLUMBIA

TIME		PRIN	COLU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Columbia	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Princeton	0	0
19:40	Zine Eddine Bedri missed Layup.	0	0
19:37	Columbia Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:35	Blair Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:32	Princeton Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:14	Xaivian Lee made Three Point Jumper.	3	0
19:05	Zine Eddine Bedri made Layup. Assisted by Gerard O'Keefe.	3	2
18:46	CJ Happy Turnover.	3	2
18:46	Kenny Noland Steal.	3	2
18:19	Foul on CJ Happy.	3	2
18:19	Zine Eddine Bedri missed Free Throw.	3	2
18:19	Columbia Deadball Team Rebound.	3	2
18:19	Zine Eddine Bedri made Free Throw.	3	3
17:50	Jackson Hicke made Jumper.	5	3
17:37	Kenny Noland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gerard O'Keefe.	5	6
17:15	CJ Happy missed Three Point Jumper.	5	6
17:10	Gerard O'Keefe Defensive Rebound.	5	6
17:04	Foul on Blake Peters.	5	6
17:04	Blair Thompson made Free Throw.	5	7
17:04	CJ Happy subbing out for Princeton	5	7
17:04	Philip Byriel subbing in for Princeton	5	7
17:04	Blair Thompson made Free Throw.	5	8
17:04	Gerard O'Keefe subbing out for Columbia	5	8
17:04	Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa subbing in for Columbia	5	8
16:49	Xaivian Lee missed Layup.	5	8
16:47	Zine Eddine Bedri Defensive Rebound.	5	8
16:42	Avery Brown made Layup.	5	10
16:17	Caden Pierce missed Layup.	5	10
16:15	Blair Thompson Defensive Rebound.	5	10
16:12	Avery Brown Turnover.	5	10
16:00	Jackson Hicke Turnover.	5	10
16:00	Official TV Timeout	5	10
16:00	Jackson Hicke subbing out for Princeton	5	10
16:00	Dalen Davis subbing in for Princeton	5	10
15:52	Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa missed Three Point Jumper.	5	10
15:48	Caden Pierce Defensive Rebound.	5	10
15:39	Xaivian Lee Turnover.	5	10
15:27	Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa made Jumper. Assisted by Zine Eddine Bedri.	5	12
15:08	Dalen Davis missed Three Point Jumper.	5	12
15:05	Kenny Noland Defensive Rebound.	5	12
14:49	Avery Brown missed Jumper.	5	12
14:47	Philip Byriel Defensive Rebound.	5	12
14:39	Blake Peters made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xaivian Lee.	8	12
14:20	Kenny Noland missed Jumper.	8	12
14:16	Caden Pierce Defensive Rebound.	8	12
14:11	Blake Peters missed Three Point Jumper.	8	12
14:08	Avery Brown Defensive Rebound.	8	12
14:05	Kenny Noland made Layup. Assisted by Avery Brown.	8	14
13:39	Xaivian Lee made Layup.	10	14
13:25	Zine Eddine Bedri made Jumper.	10	16
13:10	Caden Pierce missed Three Point Jumper.	10	16
13:05	Blake Peters Offensive Rebound.	10	16
12:55	Foul on Kenny Noland.	10	16
12:55	Blair Thompson subbing out for Columbia	10	16
12:55	Zine Eddine Bedri subbing out for Columbia	10	16
12:55	Jake Tavroff subbing in for Columbia	10	16
12:55	Noah Robledo subbing in for Columbia	10	16
12:55	Xaivian Lee subbing out for Princeton	10	16
12:55	Caden Pierce subbing out for Princeton	10	16
12:55	Philip Byriel subbing out for Princeton	10	16
12:55	Peyton Seals subbing in for Princeton	10	16
12:55	CJ Happy subbing in for Princeton	10	16
12:55	Jackson Hicke subbing in for Princeton	10	16
12:41	Dalen Davis missed Three Point Jumper.	10	16
12:38	Columbia Defensive Rebound.	10	16
12:29	Kenny Noland made Layup. Assisted by Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa.	10	18
12:08	Foul on Kenny Noland.	10	18
12:08	Kenny Noland subbing out for Columbia	10	18
12:08	Gerard O'Keefe subbing in for Columbia	10	18
12:08	Peyton Seals subbing out for Princeton	10	18
12:08	Caden Pierce subbing in for Princeton	10	18
11:56	Dalen Davis Turnover.	10	18
11:56	Avery Brown Steal.	10	18
11:52	Avery Brown made Layup.	10	20
11:51	Princeton Timeout	10	20
11:51	Official TV Timeout	10	20
11:51	Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa subbing out for Columbia	10	20
11:51	Josiah Cunningham subbing in for Columbia	10	20
11:51	CJ Happy subbing out for Princeton	10	20
11:51	Dalen Davis subbing out for Princeton	10	20
11:51	Jackson Hicke subbing out for Princeton	10	20
11:51	Xaivian Lee subbing in for Princeton	10	20
11:51	Jack Stanton subbing in for Princeton	10	20
11:51	Philip Byriel subbing in for Princeton	10	20
11:38	Caden Pierce made Layup. Assisted by Blake Peters.	12	20
11:24	Gerard O'Keefe made Jumper. Assisted by Jake Tavroff.	12	22
11:03	Jack Stanton missed Three Point Jumper.	12	22
11:00	Columbia Defensive Rebound.	12	22
10:45	Avery Brown Turnover.	12	22
10:45	Josiah Cunningham subbing out for Columbia	12	22
10:45	Gianni Cobb subbing in for Columbia	12	22
10:26	Foul on Avery Brown.	12	22
10:26	Caden Pierce made Free Throw.	13	22
10:26	Caden Pierce made Free Throw.	14	22
10:26	Jack Stanton subbing out for Princeton	14	22
10:26	Jackson Hicke subbing in for Princeton	14	22
10:09	Gianni Cobb Turnover.	14	22
10:09	Caden Pierce Steal.	14	22
9:57	Caden Pierce made Layup.	16	22
9:40	Gianni Cobb missed Jumper.	16	22
9:37	Blake Peters Defensive Rebound.	16	22
9:23	Noah Robledo subbing out for Columbia	16	22
9:23	Blair Thompson subbing in for Columbia	16	22
9:18	Xaivian Lee missed Jumper.	16	22
9:16	Avery Brown Defensive Rebound.	16	22
9:09	Foul on Philip Byriel.	16	22
9:09	Jake Tavroff made Free Throw.	16	23
9:09	Jake Tavroff missed Free Throw.	16	23
9:09	Xaivian Lee Defensive Rebound.	16	23
8:51	Blake Peters made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caden Pierce.	19	23
8:26	Avery Brown missed Layup.	19	23
8:26	Jackson Hicke Block.	19	23
8:23	Xaivian Lee Defensive Rebound.	19	23
8:22	Jackson Hicke made Dunk. Assisted by Xaivian Lee.	21	23
8:07	Jake Tavroff made Layup.	21	25
7:55	Caden Pierce made Layup.	23	25
7:45	Gerard O'Keefe made Jumper.	23	27
7:25	Jackson Hicke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xaivian Lee.	26	27
7:15	Gianni Cobb made Layup.	26	29
6:58	Xaivian Lee missed Layup.	26	29
6:56	Caden Pierce Offensive Rebound.	26	29
6:56	Caden Pierce missed Two Point Tip Shot.	26	29
6:54	Blair Thompson Defensive Rebound.	26	29
6:51	Blair Thompson Turnover.	26	29
6:51	Official TV Timeout	26	29
6:51	Avery Brown subbing out for Columbia	26	29
6:51	Jake Tavroff subbing out for Columbia	26	29
6:51	Mason Ritter subbing in for Columbia	26	29
6:51	Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa subbing in for Columbia	26	29
6:51	Philip Byriel subbing out for Princeton	26	29
6:51	CJ Happy subbing in for Princeton	26	29
6:45	Blake Peters made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xaivian Lee.	29	29
6:28	Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa missed Layup.	29	29
6:28	CJ Happy Block.	29	29
6:27	CJ Happy Defensive Rebound.	29	29
6:21	Foul on CJ Happy.	29	29
6:21	CJ Happy Turnover.	29	29
6:21	CJ Happy subbing out for Princeton	29	29
6:21	Philip Byriel subbing in for Princeton	29	29
6:21	Jackson Hicke subbing out for Princeton	29	29
6:21	Dalen Davis subbing in for Princeton	29	29
6:05	Gianni Cobb made Layup.	29	31
5:49	Xaivian Lee Turnover.	29	31
5:49	Xaivian Lee subbing out for Princeton	29	31
5:49	Jackson Hicke subbing in for Princeton	29	31
5:40	Blair Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.	29	31
5:37	Jackson Hicke Defensive Rebound.	29	31
5:24	Blake Peters missed Three Point Jumper.	29	31
5:20	Blair Thompson Defensive Rebound.	29	31
5:16	Mason Ritter made Dunk. Assisted by Gianni Cobb.	29	33
4:57	Dalen Davis subbing out for Princeton	29	33
4:57	Xaivian Lee subbing in for Princeton	29	33
4:46	Xaivian Lee missed Three Point Jumper.	29	33
4:43	Blair Thompson Defensive Rebound.	29	33
4:30	Mason Ritter missed Jumper.	29	33
4:27	Xaivian Lee Defensive Rebound.	29	33
4:23	Xaivian Lee missed Three Point Jumper.	29	33
4:21	Gianni Cobb Defensive Rebound.	29	33
4:15	Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa missed Three Point Jumper.	29	33
4:13	Princeton Defensive Rebound.	29	33
4:13	Mason Ritter subbing out for Columbia	29	33
4:13	Zine Eddine Bedri subbing in for Columbia	29	33
4:01	Philip Byriel missed Three Point Jumper.	29	33
3:58	Blair Thompson Defensive Rebound.	29	33
3:53	Gianni Cobb missed Three Point Jumper.	29	33
3:50	Blake Peters Defensive Rebound.	29	33
3:29	Foul on Gianni Cobb.	29	33
3:29	Official TV Timeout	29	33
3:29	Gianni Cobb subbing out for Columbia	29	33
3:29	Avery Brown subbing in for Columbia	29	33
3:29	Philip Byriel subbing out for Princeton	29	33
3:29	CJ Happy subbing in for Princeton	29	33
3:12	Jackson Hicke made Three Point Jumper.	32	33
2:55	Zine Eddine Bedri missed Jumper.	32	33
2:52	Caden Pierce Defensive Rebound.	32	33
2:23	CJ Happy missed Jumper.	32	33
2:21	Blair Thompson Defensive Rebound.	32	33
2:05	Avery Brown missed Jumper.	32	33
2:02	Xaivian Lee Defensive Rebound.	32	33
1:55	Xaivian Lee made Layup.	34	33
1:55	Foul on Blair Thompson.	34	33
1:55	Avery Brown subbing out for Columbia	34	33
1:55	Gianni Cobb subbing in for Columbia	34	33
1:55	Philip Byriel subbing in for Princeton	34	33
1:55	CJ Happy subbing out for Princeton	34	33
1:55	Xaivian Lee missed Free Throw.	34	33
1:54	Gerard O'Keefe Defensive Rebound.	34	33
1:38	Zine Eddine Bedri made Layup.	34	35
1:19	Philip Byriel missed Three Point Jumper.	34	35
1:17	Blair Thompson Defensive Rebound.	34	35
1:16	Foul on Jackson Hicke.	34	35
1:16	Gianni Cobb subbing out for Columbia	34	35
1:16	Avery Brown subbing in for Columbia	34	35
1:04	Zine Eddine Bedri made Dunk. Assisted by Blair Thompson.	34	37
0:50	Xaivian Lee missed Layup.	34	37
0:49	Zine Eddine Bedri Defensive Rebound.	34	37
0:30	Gerard O'Keefe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Blair Thompson.	34	40
0:07	Xaivian Lee made Three Point Jumper.	37	40
0:00	End of 1st half	37	40

Caden Pierce with the massive swat at the rim

0:16

Zine Eddine Bedri with the massive swat at the rim

0:20

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