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If a men's basketball team from the Garden State is going to make the NCAA Tournament, then the Princeton Tigers are the state's last hope.
Princeton is the only New Jersey school left in conference play that can earn an automatic bid to the Big Dance starting next week.
It'll be no easy task for Princeton, who take on Yale and Ivy League Player of the Year Bez Mbeng in the tournament semifinal Saturday afternoon from the Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
In order for head coach Mitch Henderson to lead the Tigers to a conference championship and NCAA Tournament appearance for the second time in three seasons, they're going to have to find a way to finally get past the Bulldogs.
Yale won both regular-season matchups against Princeton, a 77-70 win in New Jersey on Jan. 31 and a dominant 84-57 victory on their home court on Feb. 15.
With a 20-7 record, including a stellar 13-1 mark in conference play, the Bulldogs were regular-season champions, the first time a school other than Princeton won the league in five years, with the last one coming in the 2019-20 season.
With the semifinals taking place Saturday afternoon, here's how the Tigers got here:
Princeton came out of the gates strong, winning 14 of its first 18 games. However, the Tigers struggled over the final six weeks of the regular season, posting a 5-6 record with three of those losses coming by double digits, including a 32-point loss in their final road game of the season at Cornell on March 2.
The No. 4 Tigers take on top-seeded Yale in the Ivy League Tournament semifinals on Saturday at 11 a.m.
This year's installment of the Ivy League Tournament will air on ESPN channels. Princeton vs. Yale leads it off on ESPNU with the Dartmouth and Cornell matchup coming on ESPNEWS.
All three tourney games will stream on ESPN+.
Watch the Ivy League Tournament live on ESPN+
Semifinals
Saturday, March 15
Princeton vs. Yale, 11 a.m., ESPNU
Cornell vs. Dartmouth, 2 p.m., ESPNEWS
Championship
Saturday, March 16
Semifinal winners, 12 p.m., ESPN2
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: What channel is Princeton game at Ivy League Tournament 2025? TV schedule
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Princeton is the only New Jersey school left in conference play that can earn an automatic bid to the Big Dance starting next week.
It'll be no easy task for Princeton, who take on Yale and Ivy League Player of the Year Bez Mbeng in the tournament semifinal Saturday afternoon from the Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
In order for head coach Mitch Henderson to lead the Tigers to a conference championship and NCAA Tournament appearance for the second time in three seasons, they're going to have to find a way to finally get past the Bulldogs.
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Yale won both regular-season matchups against Princeton, a 77-70 win in New Jersey on Jan. 31 and a dominant 84-57 victory on their home court on Feb. 15.
With a 20-7 record, including a stellar 13-1 mark in conference play, the Bulldogs were regular-season champions, the first time a school other than Princeton won the league in five years, with the last one coming in the 2019-20 season.
With the semifinals taking place Saturday afternoon, here's how the Tigers got here:
Princeton's hot start dampened by sluggish finish
Princeton came out of the gates strong, winning 14 of its first 18 games. However, the Tigers struggled over the final six weeks of the regular season, posting a 5-6 record with three of those losses coming by double digits, including a 32-point loss in their final road game of the season at Cornell on March 2.
Who does Princeton play in Ivy League Tournament?
The No. 4 Tigers take on top-seeded Yale in the Ivy League Tournament semifinals on Saturday at 11 a.m.
How to watch 2025 Ivy League Tournament
This year's installment of the Ivy League Tournament will air on ESPN channels. Princeton vs. Yale leads it off on ESPNU with the Dartmouth and Cornell matchup coming on ESPNEWS.
All three tourney games will stream on ESPN+.
Watch the Ivy League Tournament live on ESPN+
Ivy League Tournament 2025 schedule, bracket, scores
Semifinals
Saturday, March 15
Princeton vs. Yale, 11 a.m., ESPNU
Cornell vs. Dartmouth, 2 p.m., ESPNEWS
Championship
Saturday, March 16
Semifinal winners, 12 p.m., ESPN2
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: What channel is Princeton game at Ivy League Tournament 2025? TV schedule
Continue reading...
