The No.15 Princeton Tigers left little doubt on Saturday afternoon against the No.7 Missouri Tigers, upsetting the Tigers, 78-63, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament’s South Region.
Princeton was led offensively by guard Ryan Langborg, who had 22 points, six rebounds and four assists while hitting 8-of-17 shots from the floor, including 4-of-12 from beyond the arc. The Tigers also saw guard Blake Peters come off the bench and contribute 17 points, with all five of his field goals coming from three-point range.
The Tigers despite losing by 15 points had three starters with double-digit efforts offensively including guard Deandre Gholston who had 19 points, forward Noah Carter, and guard Kobe Brown also had good performances with 14 and 12 points respectively.
Overall, the story of the game was Princeton’s ability to shoot the 3. The Tigers took more than 50% of their shots in the game from beyond the arc (33 of 62) and they hit 12. Missouri, on the other hand, made 6-of-22 shots from 3-point range.
The Tigers move on to the Sweet 16. They are the fourth No. 15 seed in history to do so. They look to follow the lead of the St. Peter’s Peacocks, who made the Elite Eight last season before being beaten by North Carolina. The Tigers will take on the winner of No. 6 Creighton and No. 3 Baylor with the matchup set to take place at the KFC Yum Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Neither a date nor time has been announced.