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Princeton visits Brown following Lewis' 30-point game

Princeton Tigers (8-17, 4-6 Ivy League) at Brown Bears (8-15, 2-8 Ivy League)

The Associated Press
February 19, 2026 at 9:44AM
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Princeton Tigers (8-17, 4-6 Ivy League) at Brown Bears (8-15, 2-8 Ivy League)

Providence, Rhode Island; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Brown faces Princeton after Landon Lewis scored 30 points in Brown's 79-76 victory against the Dartmouth Big Green.

The Bears are 5-7 on their home court. Brown is second in the Ivy League at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 68.4 points while holding opponents to 42.8% shooting.

The Tigers are 4-6 in Ivy League play. Princeton gives up 72.4 points to opponents and has been outscored by 3.3 points per game.

Brown's average of 7.2 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.3 fewer made shots on average than the 7.5 per game Princeton gives up. Princeton has shot at a 42.0% rate from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points less than the 42.8% shooting opponents of Brown have averaged.

The teams play for the second time this season in Ivy League play. Princeton won the last matchup 63-53 on Jan. 24. Dalen Davis scored 22 points to help lead the Tigers to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lewis is scoring 16.4 points per game and averaging 7.0 rebounds for the Bears. Jeremiah Jenkins is averaging 9.5 points and 3.9 rebounds over the last 10 games.

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Jackson Hicke is averaging 14.9 points and 5.2 rebounds for the Tigers. Davis is averaging 13.9 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bears: 2-8, averaging 66.2 points, 30.2 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 7.4 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.2 points per game.

Tigers: 4-6, averaging 70.0 points, 29.2 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 4.1 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.7 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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