PRINCETON, NJ – Monmouth University Men's Basketball was defeated Saturday night by Princeton University at Jadwin Gymnasium, 91-54.
 
Klemen Vuga led Monmouth with 10 points, with Jack Holmstrom and Myles Ruth finishing with nine each.
 
MU used a 6-0 run to tie the game at 10, but a 20-4 Princeton push had the Tigers leading. Jack Collins knocked home a three and Myles Foster scored, plus the foul in transition to make it 30-19 before the home team took a 41-22 lead to the locker room.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES

"Princeton is so disciplined, I thought we would be able to get them out of their stuff but the longer the game goes the better they get. We just have to keep trying to get better." – Head Coach King Rice
 
-Klemen Vuga's 10 points marked his third double-figure effort of the season.
-Jack Holmstrom made his third start of the season for MU.
-Jack Collins scored five points and now has 96 in the first 10 games of his career, tied with Justin Robinson for second most by a true freshman in the first 10 games of a career under King Rice.
-This marked MU's first trip to Princeton since 2019.
-Monmouth had a two-game winning streak over the Tigers snapped.
-King Rice is now 3-3 all-time vs. Princeton.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth forced 12 Princeton turnovers.
-The Tigers put three in double figures.
-MU shot 71.% from the foul line.

UP NEXT
-Monmouth visits Syracuse Monday night at the JMA Wireless Dome. The game will air on the ACC Network and on the radio via the Monmouth Digital Network.