Box Score BALTIMORE – Defending Ivy League champion Princeton used a massive 29-5 run in the first half to take command and went on to defeat the Retrievers, 94-64, before an exuberant crowd of 2,097 at "The Peake."

Graduate student guard Colton Lawrence (Myerstown, Pa., The Hill School / Bentley) scored an early season high of 17 points to lead the Retrievers.

The Tigers hit 12-of-19 shots (63.2 percent) from behind the arc and 37-of-64 (57.8%) for the contest.

HOW IT HAPPENED- FIRST HALF
·       The Retrievers got off to a fast start, hitting 6-of-7 shots to start the contest and taking a 12-2 lead. But the Tigers scored the next eight points and cut the gap to 14-12 at the 13:56 mark.
·       Princeton took their first lead at 17-15 and extended the run to 29-5 to forge ahead, 31-17, at the 8:12 mark. UMBC misfired on 15-of-16 shots after the hot start.
·       Junior guard Matteo Picarelli (Milan, Italy, Inter-Community School of Zurich (Switzerland)) hit a jumper in the lane with 7 seconds to play in the half to cut the deficit to 41-27.

FIRST HALF NOTES AND STATS  
·       The Tigers hit 8 of their first 10 shots from behind the arc and finished the half 8-of-12. Lawrence hit 2-of-3 treys to start the game, but the Retrievers missed on their final nine long-distance attempts of the half.  

HOW IT HAPPENED- SECOND HALF
·       Princeton built the lead to 53-32 before a Lawrence trey trimmed the deficit under 20 points at the 16:32 mark.
·       Both squads sizzled from the floor early in the second half, combining to knock down 16-of-25 shots from the floor to start the period. A Lawrence turn-around jumper got the hosts to within 56-41 with 14:52 remaining, but UMBC would get no closer.

NOTES
Princeton's Matt Allocco led all scorers with 18 points.
UMBC' graduate student Tra'Von Fagan (Waterloo, Iowa, Cedar Falls / Buffalo) led all rebounders with 9 and added 8 points.   
The Retrievers continue the homestand on Friday, Nov. 18 when they host Lafayette. Game time is 2:00 p.m.