No. 15-seed Princeton scored the final nine points and held Arizona scoreless over the final 4 minutes, 21 seconds on Thursday to earn the school’s first NCAA tournament win in 25 years.
— Ryan Langborg lifted Princeton to its first lead with 2:03 to play, and the Tigers used a late-game run to earn their first NCAA tournament win in 25 years, topping No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55 on Thursday.
The 15th-seeded Tigers (22-9) scored the final nine points, holding the Pac-12 tournament champion scoreless over the final 4:43. The 55 points were a season-low for the Wildcats, who became the first team in NCAA tournament history with multiple losses to 15 seeds in any round. Arizona also fell to Steve Nash and 15-seed Santa Clara in the opening round of the 1993 tournament.
The Tigers‘ upset marked the third straight year and 11th time overall that a No. 15 seed won a first-round game.
Tosan Evbuomwan scored 15 points in Princeton’s first tournament victory since beating UNLV in 1998 when current coach Mitch Henderson was a player for the Tigers.
