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College Hoops: Army holds off Princeton 56-52
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Cleveland Richard scored 18 points and Army held off Princeton 56-52 on Saturday.
The Black Knights (2-1) shot 54.5 percent in the first half (12-for-22) to lead 27-14 at halftime as the Tigers shot only 27.3 percent (6-for-22).
Army took a 41-21 lead on a Marcus Nelson dunk with 14:30 left.
Trailing 50-34, Princeton (2-1) used a 15-2 run, keyed by eight points from Dan Mavraides, to pull within 52-49 with 48 seconds remaining. After Army’s Julian Simmons and Mavraides each made one of two free throw attempts, Army went 3-for-4 from the line. Marcus Schroeder made a layup with 2 seconds left for the Tigers, and teammate Nick Lake missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Simmons added 10 points for the Black Knights.
Mavraides led Princeton with 14 points on 4-for-13 shooting and Lake added 10 points and seven rebounds.
Princeton had 27 turnovers while Army had 23.
Buffalo beats Towson 78-69 in OT
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Rodney Pierce scored 18 points to lead Buffalo to a 78-69 win over Towson in overtime on Saturday.
Pierce shot 7-for-18 from the field for the Bulls (2-1). Calvin Betts added 14 points and 10 rebounds, while John Boyer dished out 12 assists.
Towson (1-1) trailed by seven points with less than 3 minutes remaining in the second half when they went on a 7-0 scoring run to tie the game at 65-all. Troy Franklin’s 3-pointer with 21 seconds remaining capped the Tigers’ spree, and a missed layup by Pierce at the buzzer forced the game into overtime.
In the extra period, though, the Tigers were outscored 13-4, and the Bulls ended the game on a 6-0 run.
Towson was paced by Franklin, who finished with 17 points. Jarrel Smith added 16 points and seven rebounds, while Calvin Lee contributed 15 points and nine rebounds.
The Black Knights (2-1) shot 54.5 percent in the first half (12-for-22) to lead 27-14 at halftime as the Tigers shot only 27.3 percent (6-for-22).
Army took a 41-21 lead on a Marcus Nelson dunk with 14:30 left.
Trailing 50-34, Princeton (2-1) used a 15-2 run, keyed by eight points from Dan Mavraides, to pull within 52-49 with 48 seconds remaining. After Army’s Julian Simmons and Mavraides each made one of two free throw attempts, Army went 3-for-4 from the line. Marcus Schroeder made a layup with 2 seconds left for the Tigers, and teammate Nick Lake missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Simmons added 10 points for the Black Knights.
Mavraides led Princeton with 14 points on 4-for-13 shooting and Lake added 10 points and seven rebounds.
Princeton had 27 turnovers while Army had 23.
Buffalo beats Towson 78-69 in OT
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Rodney Pierce scored 18 points to lead Buffalo to a 78-69 win over Towson in overtime on Saturday.
Pierce shot 7-for-18 from the field for the Bulls (2-1). Calvin Betts added 14 points and 10 rebounds, while John Boyer dished out 12 assists.
Towson (1-1) trailed by seven points with less than 3 minutes remaining in the second half when they went on a 7-0 scoring run to tie the game at 65-all. Troy Franklin’s 3-pointer with 21 seconds remaining capped the Tigers’ spree, and a missed layup by Pierce at the buzzer forced the game into overtime.
In the extra period, though, the Tigers were outscored 13-4, and the Bulls ended the game on a 6-0 run.
Towson was paced by Franklin, who finished with 17 points. Jarrel Smith added 16 points and seven rebounds, while Calvin Lee contributed 15 points and nine rebounds.
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