No. 15-seeded Princeton advanced to the Sweet 16 with 78-63 win against No. 7 Missouri on Saturday, becoming the second Ivy League team to do so since the men’s NCAA basketball tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.
It is the third straight year a No. 15 has advanced from the tournament’s opening weekend and the fourth overall.
PRINCETON ON FIRE 🔥
No. 15 Princeton running up the board on No. 7 Missouri 😱 pic.twitter.com/DymmNh9nDh
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 19, 2023
Princeton knocks off No. 2 Arizona and No. 7 Missouri to become just the 2nd Ivy League team to advance to Sweet 16 since field expanded in 1985.
Cornell the other in 2010.
Also the fourth No. 15 seed to get to Sweet 16 – joining Saint Peter’s, Oral Roberts and FGCU.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 19, 2023
