Perspective: The No. 15 seed Tigers conjured some Pete Carril magic from three decades ago. Then they went all Rocky Balboa to knock off No. 2 seed Arizona.
Coach Mitch Henderson couldn’t even save his timeouts for critical moments. His team used its last one with 13:06 left in the game. This was no way for a No. 15 seed to shock a No. 2. Yet the Tigers did it nonetheless. They conjured some Pete Carril magic from three decades ago, and when that wasn’t enough, they went all Rocky Balboa on the bigger and more skilled opponent.
“Pretty surreal feeling,” Princeton guard Matt Allocco said. “To beat a great team like that on this stage is a pretty special feeling. But also I can’t say I’m surprised. This team has been so good all year, so gritty. On paper, it’s going to look like a big upset. But we believe in each other, and we think we’re a really good team. When we’re at our best, then I think we can beat anybody in the country.
But Henderson wants these players to have their moment. They are not the Princeton we remember. They have their own style, and now they have their own legacy.“There’s going to be some comparisons from some of you, I’m sure, to Coach Carril,” said Henderson, whose team will play seventh-seeded Missouri on Saturday. “I want to be really clear that this group did this. That was a really long time ago.
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