Retriever Men’s Basketball Ends Road Swing at Princeton on Monday

UMBC men’s basketball will play the last of a three-game road trip against Princeton on Monday night.

BALTIMORE– UMBC men's basketball will play the last of a three-game road trip against Princeton on Monday night. The Retrievers are 5-4 on the year and 0-2 on the road swing, having most recently lost to Georgetown 100-71 on Wednesday. L.J. Owens (Annapolis, Md./Severn School/William & Mary) led the team with 17 points on a career-best five three pointers.

Princeton Game Info:
What: UMBC Retrievers (5-4) at Princeton Tigers (8-3)
Where: Jadwin Gymnasium - Princeton, N.J.
When: Monday, December 13 - 6:00 P.M.
How to Watch: Live stream on ESPN+, live stats at GoPrincetonTigers.com
Social Media: @UMBC_MBB, @UMBCAthletics, #RetrieverNation, #AEHoops

Scouting the Retrievers:

The Retrievers enter the Monday night matchup at 5-4 on the year after dropping a 100-71 decision to Georgetown on Wednesday night in D.C. UMBC rallied back from an early deficit to take a first half lead, but a hot shooting Hoya side used a big second half to defeat the Retrievers.
Owens had a career-high five three pointers, scoring 17 points in the loss. Darnell Rogers (Baltimore, Md./Indian Land (SC)/New Mexico JC) added 11 points in the loss.
Keondre Kennedy (Atlanta, Ga.) leads the Retrievers averaging 14.3 ppg. He is shooting 49.5 percent from the floor and 43.6 percent from three.
Rogers is the only other Retriever in double figures at 12.8 ppg, dishing out 4.0 apg. Yaw Obeng-Mensah (Toronto, Ontario) leads the team on the glass averaging 5.2 rpg.

Scouting the Tigers:

Princeton comes into the contest at 8-3 on the year, having won their last three games including an 84-73 win against Lafayette on Saturday. The Tigers are a perfect 5-0 at home this year.
Four different Tigers are averaging double figures on the year, led by Jaelin Llewellyn at 15.6 ppg. Ethan Wright is just behind him at 14.3 ppg and a team best 7.7 rpg.
Tosan Evbuomwan and Ryan Langborg are scoring at a 13.5 and 12.5 ppg clip respectively, with Evbuomwan averaging 5.3 apg.

All-Time Series:

The Retrievers and Tigers have met three times previously with Princeton winning all three.
The last time the two met was in 2003 in Baltimore where the Tigers won 68-56.
UMBC will be facing their second Ivy League opponent this season, having defeated Columbia, 98-60 just 11 days ago.

Milestone Watch:

Several Retrievers are approaching career milestones in 2021-22. L.J. Owens is approaching the 1,000 point mark, needing just 218 points to achieve the mark. He is also just 8 games away from 100 career games played.
Darnell Rogers needs 73 points to reach 500 career points.
Newcomer Ray Salnave needs just 173 points to reach 1,500 career points after scoring 1,266 during his time at Monmouth and DePaul.

Up Next:

The Retrievers will return to Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena to take on UNC Greensboro on Thursday, Dec. 16.
Tip-off with the Spartans is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN3 and the ESPN app.

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