Princeton Clinches Ivy League

The victory gave Princeton (16-10, 11-3) its 23rd Ivy title and first under coach John Thompson III, who took over Sept. 7 after Bill Carmody left for Northwestern. Penn (12-17, 9-5) was seeking a share of its third straight Ivy crown and hoping to force a one-game playoff for an NCAA berth.

Dave Klatsky had 15 points for Penn and Ugonna Onyekew had 14.

After Penn cut a five-point halftime deficit to 35-34, Princeton went on a 24-6 run to take over. Princeton shot 8-for-12 during the stretch with El-Nokali and Andre Logan each scoring seven points.

Logan converted two straight backdoor layups off passes from Walton to start the run. Penn shot 1-for-9 with six turnovers during the stretch.

Penn had a 16-12 lead in the first half, but Princeton went on a 17-5 run to go ahead. The Tigers shot 6-for-9 during the run and got 3-pointers from four players.

This was the 13th straight season, and 31st in 33 years that Princeton or Penn won or shared the Ivy title.

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