Princeton's Douglas Davis hit a leaning jump shot with 2.8 seconds remaining to give the Tigers a 63-62 victory over Harvard and a trip to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2004.
“I got a good screen from [sophomore forward] Will Barrett, and I had been warned that they were going to deny me the ball, but I was able to get open,” Davis said. “I took a couple dribbles, I was able to fade, it felt good and it went in.”
The victory ends a seven-year drought for Princeton and brings the senior class full circle. In its freshman season, the Class of 2011 was part of a 6-23 season, the worst finish in Princeton history.