Princeton Pulls Away From Rutgers With Dominant Fourth Quarter

PRINCETON, N.J. (Interstat) — Fadima Tall scored 28 points to lead Princeton to an 81-63 women’s basketball victory over Rutgers on Wednesday night at Jadwin Gymnasium.

The Tigers, improving to 10-1, used a 30-point fourth quarter to break open a close game. The Scarlet Knights (7-4) trailed just 51-44 after three quarters but could not contain the late surge.

Tall added three assists in 36 minutes for Princeton. Olivia Hutcherson scored 16 points and Ashley Chea added 16.

Nene Ndiaye led Rutgers with 20 points. Kaylah Ivey contributed 15 points and four assists.

An announced crowd of 1,186 saw Princeton win its third straight game.