The Flames hit the road for the first of 4 straight non-conference road games as they face Princeton tonight at 7pm.

1. Princeton is 5-2 on the season.

The have beaten 5 teams ranked in the 200s, according to KenPom, with their 2 losses coming against top 100 KenPom rated teams (Stony Brook and St Joe’s).

2. The Tigers are ranked #88 according to KenPom.

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They have a 98% chance of beating Liberty with a projected score of 76-55.

3. Henry Caruso leads the team in scoring at 17 points per game.

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He’s shooting 53% from 3 and is also leading the team in rebounds with 7.9 per game.

4. Princeton ranks #1 in the country in offensive rebounding percentage allowed.

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This is a measurement KenPom uses. It basically means they are only allowing their opponents to grab 17.8% of all available offensive rebounds. In layman’s terms, Princeton is a really, really good defensive rebounding team. They rank 35th in the country in rebound margin and 25th in total rebounds per game.

5. This is the 3rd all-time meeting between the programs.fields1

Princeton has won each of the previous 2 meetings, coming the past 2 seasons.

6. Princeton beat the Flames, 65-47, last year.andoh1

David Andoh and Theo Johnson led the Flames with 10 points, apiece.

7. This will be Coach McKay’s first ever meeting against Princeton.mckay1

In his 14th season as a head coach, McKay has never faced the Tigers.