Princeton finishes West Coast trip 4-1
HONOLULU » Devin Cannady started a new scoring streak and Princeton capped off its west coast trip by winning four of its five games.
Cannady netted a season-high 28 points and the Tigers finished fifth at the Diamond Head Classic with a 77-63 victory over host Hawaii on Monday afternoon.
Cannady had his streak of 12 straight games in double figures to start the season snapped when he only contributed six points in Princeton’s win over Akron, but the junior guard bounced back with 26 of his 28 in the second half.
Cannady was 7-for-13 from the field and 12-of-16 from the free throw line.
Amir Bell added 11 points and Jerome Desrosiers had 10 off the bench for the Tigers (7-7). Princeton has won five of its last six to pull even at .500 following a 2-6 start.
The Tigers logged over 10,000 miles on this 12-day trip and have off until the Ivy League campaign begins on Jan. 5 at the Palestra against Penn.
Michael Thomas scored 22 points for the Rainbow Warriors (8-4).
The game was tied at 31-all at halftime, but Myles Stephens, who only had six points, scored on a pair of layups to spark Princeton on a 17-5 run to go up by 12.
Here’s a recap of Princeton’s road trip:
PRINCETON 80, CAL POLY 60 » The Tigers begin the west coast trip by making a season-high 16 treys on 24 attempts and pull away from the Mustangs.
PRINCETON 103, USC 93 (OT) » If you stayed up late to catch this 11 p.m. tip it was worth it as Stephens went for a career-high 30 points and nine rebounds. Freshman Sebastian Much, a SoCal native, had his breakout game with 19 points.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE 69, PRINCETON 67 » The Blue Raiders’ Giddy Potts hits a deep deuce with time winding down to hand the Tigers their only loss on the trip. The setback drops Princeton into the consolation rounds of the Diamond Head Classic. PRINCETON 64, AKRON 62 » Stephens is the hero once again when he takes a feed from Much and scores at the buzzer to beat the Zips. Bell goes for 16 points five rebounds to aid Princeton in victory.