The Trentonian (Trenton, NJ)

PRINCETON GAMEDAY

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Who: Princeton (11-10, 3-3) at Harvard (10-11, 5-1)

When: Friday, 7 p.m., Lavietes Pavilion, Cambridge, Mass.

TV/ Radio: ESPNU/ WPRB 103.3 FM

Last Time Out: Princeton lost to Penn, 82-65; Harvard def. Cornell, 76-73

Series History: Princeton leads 132-46

Ivy Standings: Penn (16-6, 6-0), Harvard (10-11, 5-1), Brown (10-9, 3-3), Princeton (11-10, 3-3), Columbia (6-13, 3-3), Cornell (8-11, 2-4), Yale (9-13, 2-4), Dartmouth (4-15, 0-6)

Slump Buster: Princeton finds itself in a bit of trouble after back to back home losses to Brown and Penn. The Tigers sit in a three-way tie for third in the Ivy race, but have the next four on the road. That begins Friday night at Harvard where they won last season for the first time since 2010. Princeton is trying to avoid a three-game conference skid for the first time since 2014. It beat the Crimson twice last season by a combined five points. Cannady Climbing: Junior guard Devin Cannady needs 16 points to move into 16th on the program’s all-time scoring list. Cannady has 1,118 points.

Scouting Harvard: The Crimson split last weekend, falling to Columbia before rebounding with a win over Cornell. Sophomore guard Bryce Aiken has been in and out of the lineup. He played 19 minutes at Columbia and went 0-for-6 then sat out the second night of a back to back. When healthy, Aiken is one of the top players in the league. He’s averaging 14.1 points in 14 games. The 3-pointer could be a key for the Tigers since Harvard is 0-4 when the opponent hits 10 or more from beyond the arc. Princeton averages 9.9 makes per game.

On Deck: The Tigers finish the weekend at last-place Dartmouth, which must deal with first-place Penn on Friday. The Big Green (4-15, 0-6) have five players averaging double-figures led by Taylor Johnson (12.3 ppg). They were rocked in the offseason by the transfer of all-Ivy forward Evan Boudreaux.

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