Pierce leads Princeton against Cornell after a 21-point game

Cornell Big Red (10-6, 2-1 Ivy League) at Princeton Tigers (14-4, 3-0 Ivy League)

Princeton, New Jersey; Saturday, 2:00 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -4.5; Over/Under is 158.5

BOTTOM LINE: Princeton hosts Cornell after Caden Pierce scored 21 points in Princeton’s 71-67 win over the Columbia Lions.

The Tigers lost 6-1 at home. Princeton has a 4-1 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Big Red are 2-1 in conference play. Cornell is 1-2 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Princeton averages 10.5 three-point shots per game, 2.6 more shots than the 7.9 per game that Cornell gives up. Cornell has shot 51.6% from the field this season, 7.7 percentage points higher than the 43.9% average of Princeton’s opponents.

The Tigers and Big Red will face off in the Ivy League for the first time this season on Saturday.

TOP PERFORMERS: Xaivian Lee is averaging 17.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists for the Tigers. Pierce is averaging 12.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists over the last 10 games.

Nazir Williams is averaging 14.3 points and 3.5 assists for the Big Red. Cooper Noard is averaging 14.2 points in the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 9-1, averaging 78.1 points, 34.1 rebounds, 15.7 assists, 9.0 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.7 points per game.

Big Red: 6-4, averaging 88.6 points, 30.4 rebounds, 20.1 assists, 5.8 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 54.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.9 points.

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