Dalen Davis hits a game-winning 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left to push Princeton past Akron 76-75
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) Dalen Davis hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds remaining and Princeton rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat Akron 76-75 on Monday.
Xaivian Lee led Princeton (10-4) with 19 points. Davis struggled for most of the game, shooting 5 of 17 from the field, including 2 of 9 from 3-point range, to finish with 18 points. Jackson Hicke went 4 of 5 from the field to finish with 10 points.
The Zips (7-5) were led in scoring by Nate Johnson, who finished with 17 points and two blocks. Akron also got 15 points and 10 rebounds from James Okonkwo. Isaiah Gray also had 15 points and two steals.
Lee scored eight points in the first half and Princeton went into the break trailing 41-30. Davis scored 14 second-half points.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Amani Lyles vs. Malik Abdullahi (Tigers gains possession) | Â | |
19:37 | Â | Amani Lyles shooting foul (Malik Abdullahi draws the foul) | Â | |
19:37 | +1 | Malik Abdullahi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 | |
19:37 | Â | Malik Abdullahi misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
19:37 | Â | Isaiah Gray defensive rebound | Â | |
19:28 | Â | Dalen Davis shooting foul (Isaiah Gray draws the foul) | Â | |
19:28 | Â | Isaiah Gray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
19:28 | +1 | Isaiah Gray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-1 | |
19:14 | Â | Philip Byriel turnover (Isaiah Gray steals) | Â | |
19:01 | Â | Isaiah Gray misses two point layup | Â | |
18:59 | Â | Marvin Musiime-Kamali offensive rebound | Â | |
18:56 | Â | Marvin Musiime-Kamali misses two point layup | Â | |
18:54 | Â | Xaivian Lee defensive rebound | Â | |
18:24 | Â | Caden Pierce misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:22 | Â | Amani Lyles defensive rebound | Â | |
18:06 | Â | Amani Lyles turnover | Â | |
17:50 | Â | Xaivian Lee misses two point layup | Â | |
17:48 | Â | Isaiah Gray defensive rebound | Â | |
17:37 | Â | Nate Johnson misses two point layup | Â | |
17:35 | Â | Dalen Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
17:30 | +2 | Xaivian Lee makes two point layup (Dalen Davis assists) | 1-3 | |
17:06 | Â | Marvin Musiime-Kamali turnover (Dalen Davis steals) | Â | |
17:00 | Â | Blake Peters misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:58 | Â | Marvin Musiime-Kamali defensive rebound | Â | |
16:52 | +2 | Isaiah Gray makes two point layup | 3-3 | |
16:41 | +2 | Philip Byriel makes two point layup (Xaivian Lee assists) | 3-5 | |
16:30 | Â | Isaiah Gray turnover (Caden Pierce steals) | Â | |
16:26 | Â | Amani Lyles blocks Caden Pierce's two point layup | Â | |
16:24 | Â | Dalen Davis offensive rebound | Â | |
16:08 | Â | Sharron Young personal foul | Â | |
15:57 | Â | Xaivian Lee misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:55 | Â | Zips defensive rebound | Â | |
15:52 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:35 | +2 | James Okonkwo makes two point layup | 5-5 | |
15:13 | +2 | Malik Abdullahi makes two point layup (Xaivian Lee assists) | 5-7 | |
15:02 | +2 | Nate Johnson makes two point layup | 7-7 | |
14:42 | Â | Jackson Hicke turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
14:26 | +3 | Shammah Scott makes three point jump shot (Sharron Young assists) | 10-7 | |
14:12 | Â | Dalen Davis misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:10 | Â | James Okonkwo defensive rebound | Â | |
13:48 | Â | Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:46 | Â | Jackson Hicke defensive rebound | Â | |
13:38 | Â | Xaivian Lee misses two point layup | Â | |
13:36 | Â | Sharron Young defensive rebound | Â | |
13:30 | Â | Sharron Young misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:28 | Â | Malik Abdullahi defensive rebound | Â | |
13:21 | Â | Dalen Davis misses two point layup | Â | |
13:19 | Â | Nate Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
13:08 | Â | Shammah Scott misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:06 | Â | Blake Peters defensive rebound | Â | |
12:55 | Â | Dalen Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:53 | Â | Bowen Hardman defensive rebound | Â | |
12:35 | Â | Sharron Young turnover (Dalen Davis steals) | Â | |
12:16 | +2 | Xaivian Lee makes two point layup | 10-9 | |
11:54 | Â | Jackson Hicke shooting foul (James Okonkwo draws the foul) | Â | |
11:54 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:54 | +1 | James Okonkwo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-9 | |
11:54 | +1 | James Okonkwo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-9 | |
11:37 | Â | Jack Scott turnover | Â | |
11:23 | +2 | Isaiah Gray makes two point layup | 14-9 | |
11:11 | +2 | Dalen Davis makes two point jump shot | 14-11 | |
10:54 | +3 | Bowen Hardman makes three point jump shot (Seth Wilson assists) | 17-11 | |
10:38 | Â | Tavari Johnson personal foul | Â | |
10:29 | +2 | Jack Scott makes two point layup (Xaivian Lee assists) | 17-13 | |
10:18 | Â | Isaiah Gray misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:16 | Â | Xaivian Lee defensive rebound | Â | |
10:06 | Â | Bowen Hardman shooting foul (Blake Peters draws the foul) | Â | |
10:06 | Â | Blake Peters misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
10:06 | +1 | Blake Peters makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-14 | |
9:48 | Â | Nate Johnson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:48 | Â | Blake Peters defensive rebound | Â | |
9:48 | Â | Philip Byriel turnover | Â | |
9:25 | +2 | Nate Johnson makes two point jump shot | 19-14 | |
8:51 | +2 | Xaivian Lee makes two point layup | 19-16 | |
8:42 | Â | Tavari Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:40 | Â | James Okonkwo offensive rebound | Â | |
8:38 | +2 | James Okonkwo makes two point layup | 21-16 | |
8:18 | +2 | Caden Pierce makes two point layup | 21-18 | |
8:07 | +2 | Nate Johnson makes two point layup | 23-18 | |
7:54 | Â | Shammah Scott personal foul | Â | |
7:54 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:42 | Â | Jackson Hicke turnover | Â | |
7:32 | Â | Sharron Young turnover (Dalen Davis steals) | Â | |
7:21 | Â | Philip Byriel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:19 | Â | Marvin Musiime-Kamali defensive rebound | Â | |
7:00 | +2 | Sharron Young makes two point jump shot | 25-18 | |
6:43 | Â | Dalen Davis misses two point layup | Â | |
6:41 | Â | Shammah Scott defensive rebound | Â | |
6:38 | Â | Shammah Scott turnover (Dalen Davis steals) | Â | |
6:35 | Â | Dalen Davis misses two point layup | Â | |
6:33 | Â | Marvin Musiime-Kamali defensive rebound | Â | |
6:22 | Â | James Okonkwo misses two point layup | Â | |
6:20 | Â | Marvin Musiime-Kamali offensive rebound | Â | |
6:16 | +3 | Sharron Young makes three point jump shot (Shammah Scott assists) | 28-18 | |
6:14 | Â | Tigers 30 second timeout | Â | |
5:56 | +2 | Jacob Huggins makes two point layup (Dalen Davis assists) | 28-20 | |
5:35 | +2 | Isaiah Gray makes two point layup | 30-20 | |
5:08 | +2 | Xaivian Lee makes two point layup | 30-22 | |
5:00 | Â | Sharron Young misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:58 | Â | Xaivian Lee defensive rebound | Â | |
4:50 | Â | Peyton Seals turnover (Sharron Young steals) | Â | |
4:46 | Â | Xaivian Lee personal foul | Â | |
4:44 | Â | Nate Johnson misses two point layup | Â | |
4:42 | Â | Xaivian Lee defensive rebound | Â | |
4:22 | Â | Jack Stanton misses two point layup | Â | |
4:20 | Â | Bowen Hardman defensive rebound | Â | |
4:08 | Â | Nate Johnson misses two point layup | Â | |
4:06 | Â | Jack Stanton defensive rebound | Â | |
3:46 | +2 | Peyton Seals makes two point layup | 30-24 | |
3:44 | Â | Zips 30 second timeout | Â | |
3:44 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:26 | +2 | Tavari Johnson makes two point layup | 32-24 | |
3:12 | Â | Dalen Davis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:10 | Â | Bowen Hardman defensive rebound | Â | |
3:10 | Â | Jack Stanton personal foul | Â | |
2:57 | +3 | Isaiah Gray makes three point jump shot (Tavari Johnson assists) | 35-24 | |
2:36 | Â | Peyton Seals turnover | Â | |
2:26 | Â | Tavari Johnson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:24 | Â | Isaiah Gray offensive rebound | Â | |
2:24 | Â | Jackson Hicke shooting foul (Isaiah Gray draws the foul) | Â | |
2:24 | Â | Isaiah Gray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
2:24 | +1 | Isaiah Gray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-24 | |
2:06 | +2 | Jack Scott makes two point layup | 36-26 | |
1:37 | Â | Nate Johnson turnover (Blake Peters steals) | Â | |
1:37 | Â | Tigers 30 second timeout | Â | |
1:14 | Â | Xaivian Lee turnover (Isaiah Gray steals) | Â | |
1:04 | +2 | James Okonkwo makes two point dunk (Seth Wilson assists) | 38-26 | |
0:53 | Â | James Okonkwo shooting foul (Dalen Davis draws the foul) | Â | |
0:53 | +1 | Dalen Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-27 | |
0:53 | +1 | Dalen Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-28 | |
0:40 | Â | Nate Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:38 | Â | Malik Abdullahi defensive rebound | Â | |
0:17 | Â | Nate Johnson shooting foul (Blake Peters draws the foul) | Â | |
0:17 | +1 | Blake Peters makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 38-29 | |
0:17 | +1 | Blake Peters makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 38-30 | |
0:17 | Â | Blake Peters misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | Â | |
0:17 | Â | James Okonkwo defensive rebound | Â | |
0:01 | +3 | Tavari Johnson makes three point jump shot | 41-30 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |