Saint Joseph's closes on 15-4 run to beat Princeton (Dec 14, 2016)
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) Shavar Newkirk scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Lamarr Kimble had 17 points, eight boards and nine assists, and Saint Joseph's closed on a 15-4 run to beat Princeton 76-68 Wednesday night.
Princeton took its first lead at 62-61 on Spencer Weisz's 3-pointer with 6:37 left. But Newkirk made a driving layup, Charlie Brown hit a pull-up jumper and Markell Lodge grabbed an offensive rebound and put it in to give Saint Joseph's a 67-64 lead. Nick Robinson made two free throws for a five-point lead and his layup extended it to 71-64 with 47.7 seconds left.
Brown finished with 12 points for Saint Joseph's (5-4), which scored the first six points of the game and never trailed in the first half.
Devin Cannady made five 3-pointers and scored 17 points for Princeton (4-5), which hit 10 3s after setting a school record with 17 on Saturday.
