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Columbia Sweeps No. 24 Princeton as Tigers Rebound With Second-Half Surge at Cornell

The win is Columbia’s third over an AP Top 25 opponent in program history.

Overview

  • Columbia beat No. 24 Princeton 70-56 to complete a season sweep and move to 16-6 overall and 7-2 in the Ivy League.
  • Perri Page posted a career-high 25 points with 10 rebounds, and Riley Weiss scored 23 with 20 after halftime to power the Lions’ comeback.
  • Columbia flipped the game with a 22-10 third quarter and a key four-point sequence early in the fourth.
  • Princeton answered the setback less than 24 hours later, defeating Cornell 59-38 to improve to 20-3 and 8-2 in Ivy play.
  • Madison St. Rose led Princeton with 15 points and seven rebounds as the Tigers held Cornell to 31% shooting and just 15 second-half points.