Columbia plays Princeton after Noland's 22-point showing

Columbia Lions (14-9, 3-6 Ivy League) at Princeton Tigers (8-16, 4-5 Ivy League)

Princeton, New Jersey; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Columbia takes on Princeton after Kenny Noland scored 22 points in Columbia's 76-67 loss to the Pennsylvania Quakers.

The Tigers are 7-2 on their home court. Princeton has a 6-6 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Lions have gone 3-6 against Ivy League opponents. Columbia is 1-0 in one-possession games.

Princeton averages 8.6 made 3-pointers per game, 1.1 more made shots than the 7.5 per game Columbia allows. Columbia has shot at a 48.3% clip from the field this season, 3.4 percentage points higher than the 44.9% shooting opponents of Princeton have averaged.

The Tigers and Lions meet Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

Noland is averaging 17.2 points and 3.4 assists for the Lions. Blair Thompson is averaging 12.0 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, averaging 71.0 points, 29.7 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 4.6 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.1 points per game.

Lions: 4-6, averaging 77.1 points, 32.4 rebounds, 16.2 assists, 5.0 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.6 points.

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