Overview
- The victory puts the Firebirds in control of the Greater Miami Conference race and keeps them unbeaten against Ohio opponents this season.
- Joshua Tyson led Lakota West with 19 points, Roman Combs added 15 and seven rebounds, and Andre Richardson scored 12; Princeton’s Kam Mercer and A’mire Gill each had 16.
- Lakota West opened on an 18-0 burst, Princeton briefly led 47-45 in the fourth, and the Firebirds finished on a 13-6 run capped by a Bryce Curry three and Richardson free throws.
- A crowd of roughly 7,300 filled the Cintas Center after a rapid sellout, with more than 7,000 tickets already sold shortly before tipoff.
- The showdown was framed as a preview of a potential Division I Region 4 meeting in March, with Lakota West pursuing its first conference title since 2013.