2025-26 Monmouth Men's Basketball Gameday Preview: Game Nine
                                                                                     
Monmouth Hawks (4-4, 0-0 CAA) vs. Princeton Tigers (3-7, 0-0 Ivy)
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025 – 8:00 p.m.
OceanFirst Bank Center, West Long Branch, N.J.
 
Please find PDF of full notes attached.
 
TV: Flo College/NBC Sports Philadelphia
 
QUICK BULLETS

• Following the Lafayette Classic MTE, Monmouth returns home to host in-state foe Princeton Wednesday.
• The game will be broadcast on FloCollege and NBC Sports Philadelphia.
• Monmouth went 2-1 at the Lafayette Classic, earning wins over Ball State and host Lafayette.
• Justin Ray scored a team-high 21 points in the finale against the Leopards, going a perfect 7-for-7 from the field. It was his fourth performance in the last five games with at least 10 points.
• Jason Rivera-Torres scored 20 points for the Hawks against Lafayette, reaching the 20-point mark for the second day in a row.
• Three Hawks are averaging double figures this season, led by Rivera-Torres (14.4), Stefanos Spartalis (13.4) and Ray (13.4).
• Monmouth ranks 13th nationally in blocks per game, averaging 5.9.

 
 A MONMOUTH WIN WOULD...

• Improve the Hawks to 3-0 at home to start the 2025-26 campaign.

 
 MORE INFO ON THE ALL-TIME SERIES

• Monmouth is looking to snap a three-game skid against Princeton, dating back to the 2022-23 campaign.

 
 NEXT UP

• The Hawks travel to face Georgia Tech on Saturday, Dec. 6. Tipoff is slated for 12 p.m., and the game can be streamed via ACCNX.