Princeton kept its NCAA Tournament Cinderella story alive with a 78-63 victory over Missouri on Saturday night in a second-round South Region game to advance to the Sweet 16.
The Princeton Tigers proved their win over the second-seeded Arizona Wildcats on Thursday wasn’t a fluke.
Princeton, a No. 15 seed, kept its NCAA Tournament Cinderella story alive with a 78-63 victory over the seventh-seeded Missouri Tigers on Saturday night in a second-round South Region game in Sacramento, Calif. to advance to the Sweet 16. Ryan Langborg, who scored a game-high 22 points, goes up for a layup during Princeton’s 78-63 upset win over Missouri.Senior guard Ryan Langborg led the Tigers with 22 points and sophomore guard Blake Peters chipped in with 17 points off the bench.
Senior guard DeAndre Gholston led Missouri with 19 points. Junior forward Nick Carter poured in 14 points and senior guard Kobe Brown added 12 points for the Tigers.
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