PRINCETON, N.J. — Another day, another clutch shot for Toronto's Xaivian Lee.
Lee, the Princeton guard, nailed a three-pointer with 10 seconds remaining to give his Tigers a 71-67 victory over Columbia on Monday.
Princeton was trailing 67-66 when Lee attempted the stepback triple, taking advantage of a bigger defender.
A Columbia hail-mary three-pointer on the other end did not go down, and the Tigers (14-4, 3-0 Ivy League) nailed two free throws to clinch their seventh straight victory.
It marked the second straight game with theatrics for Lee, who also hit a game-winning three-pointer with 5.6 seconds remaining on Saturday to beat Dartmouth.
Caden Pierce led Princeton with 21 points. while adding nine rebounds and five assists. Lee added 19 points while going 8 of 26 (3 for 13 from three-point range) while he also had nine rebounds and nine assists. Blake Peters shot 4 for 8, including 4 for 7 from beyond the arc to finish with 14 points.
Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa finished with 15 points and two steals for the Lions (11-5, 0-3). Columbia also got 13 points and six rebounds from Blair Thompson. Avery Brown had 10 points and four assists.
Both teams play Saturday. Princeton hosts Cornell and Columbia plays Pennsylvania on the road.
--with files from Sportsnet




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