The Flames hit the road for the first of 4 straight non-conference road games as they face Princeton tonight at 7pm.
1. Princeton is 5-2 on the season.
The have beaten 5 teams ranked in the 200s, according to KenPom, with their 2 losses coming against top 100 KenPom rated teams (Stony Brook and St Joe’s).
2. The Tigers are ranked #88 according to KenPom.
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They have a 98% chance of beating Liberty with a projected score of 76-55.
3. Henry Caruso leads the team in scoring at 17 points per game.
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He’s shooting 53% from 3 and is also leading the team in rebounds with 7.9 per game.
4. Princeton ranks #1 in the country in offensive rebounding percentage allowed.
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This is a measurement KenPom uses. It basically means they are only allowing their opponents to grab 17.8% of all available offensive rebounds. In layman’s terms, Princeton is a really, really good defensive rebounding team. They rank 35th in the country in rebound margin and 25th in total rebounds per game.
5. This is the 3rd all-time meeting between the programs.
Princeton has won each of the previous 2 meetings, coming the past 2 seasons.
6. Princeton beat the Flames, 65-47, last year.
David Andoh and Theo Johnson led the Flames with 10 points, apiece.
7. This will be Coach McKay’s first ever meeting against Princeton.
In his 14th season as a head coach, McKay has never faced the Tigers.
