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Weiss leads Columbia against No. 19 Princeton
By The Associated Press
Columbia Lions (13-5, 4-1 Ivy League) at Princeton Tigers (17-1, 5-0 Ivy League)
Princeton, New Jersey; Friday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Columbia plays No. 19 Princeton after Riley Weiss scored 40 points
in Columbia's 89-32 victory over the Dartmouth Big Green.
The Tigers are 7-0 on their home court. Princeton is 15-1 against opponents
with a winning record.
The Lions are 4-1 in Ivy League play. Columbia has a 2-1 record in games
decided by 3 points or fewer.
Princeton makes 44.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.6
percentage points higher than Columbia has allowed to its opponents (41.6%).
Columbia has shot at a 44.2% rate from the field this season, 2.3 percentage
points greater than the 41.9% shooting opponents of Princeton have averaged.
The Tigers and Lions match up Friday for the first time in conference play this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ashley Chea is averaging 11.7 points, 3.5 assists and 1.6
steals for the Tigers. Madison St. Rose is averaging 14.4 points over the last
10 games.
Weiss is shooting 31.9% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game
for the Lions, while averaging 18.6 points and 1.8 steals. Perri Page is
shooting 51.8% and averaging 14.4 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 10-0, averaging 75.0 points, 32.2 rebounds, 13.3
assists, 9.3 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 63.2 points per game.
Lions: 9-1, averaging 71.3 points, 34.7 rebounds, 17.9 assists, 14.5 steals and
3.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 50.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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