Game 27: Princeton — the good, bad and ugly

 

We'll do a season wrap up good/bad/ugly at some point in the coming days, but for now, here's your penn-ultimate edition of the year from the second installment of The Rivalry for 2010-11.

The Good: As usual Penn got down early — 15-4 in the first 10 minutes — but an early turnaround was something we hadn't seen much of from Penn. Great driving by freshman Miles Cartwright fueled the scoring spree, which was capped off by a feed from Mizzo to streaking Jack Eggleston who laid in a two-handed jam. When it was over, Penn led 23-19 at the break, a 19-4 run.

Speaking of great penetration by Cartwright, who could forget THIS?!

The Bad: All around second-half defense. Whether it was Kareem Maddox having his way in the paint with 21 second-half points, or Douglas Davis and Dan Mavraides knocking them down from the perimeter (5-for-10 combined), Princeton couldn't be stopped. After a Sydney Jonson timeout refocused the Tigers, they went on to score in 17 of their next 22 possessions.

The Ugly: Penn players and fans sitting and watching Wednesday as Princeton and Harvard make preparations for Saturday's Ivy League playoff to determine who's name will appear on brackets Sunday. The Crimson reports that Harvard is sending three buses (T-shirts, drinks and Pizza included!) to the game at Yale. Both schools sold out of general admissions tickets within about four hours of releasing tickets, according to Princeton Basketball.

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