PRINCETON, N.J. (Interstat) — Fadima Tall scored 29 points and grabbed 22 rebounds as Princeton defeated visiting Belmont 63-52 in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Monday at Jadwin Gymnasium. Princeton improved to 1-0, while Belmont fell to 0-1. The game was played in front of an announced attendance of 481.

Tall, a 6-foot-1 guard from Silver Spring, Md., who previously attended Georgetown Visitation Prep, was the top star for Princeton. She finished with 29 points, 22 rebounds and one assist in 37 minutes. Princeton shot 20 of 58 from the floor, 6 of 26 from 3-point range and 17 of 19 from the free throw line. The Tigers scored 63 points from 62 possessions for an offensive rating of 101.6. They collected 16 offensive rebounds, seven assists, three blocks and 11 turnovers.

Belmont shot 23 of 62 from the field, 4 of 20 from beyond the 3-point arc and 2 of 3 from the foul line. The Bruins scored 52 points from 65 possessions for an offensive rating of 79.5. Belmont recorded eight offensive rebounds, eight assists, three blocks and 10 turnovers.

Chelby Jordan led Belmont with 13 points, four rebounds, four assists and one block in 30 minutes. Kenley McCarn added 15 points and four rebounds in 32 minutes. Quinn Eubank contributed eight points, nine rebounds, one assist and one block in 32 minutes. KK Brodie had four points, three rebounds, one assist and one block in 30 minutes.

Princeton received additional production from Skye Belker, who had nine points, two rebounds and five assists in 36 minutes. Toby Nweke scored eight points and had one rebound in 15 minutes. Olivia Hutcherson finished with six points, three rebounds, one assist and three blocks in 27 minutes. Grace O’Sullivan added five points, one rebound and one assist in 21 minutes. Emily Eadie had two points and five rebounds in 14 minutes.

Belmont opened the scoring when McCarn made a jump shot with 9:31 remaining in the first quarter. Princeton answered with a Nweke 3-pointer, but the Bruins used early baskets from Brodie and McCarn to build an 8-3 advantage. Princeton responded with a Hutcherson turnaround jumper and a Belker 3-pointer to tie the game at 8. The teams traded baskets later in the opening quarter, and Eadie’s layup put Princeton ahead late in the period.

Belmont’s McCarn made a turnaround jumper early in the second quarter to tie the game at 12. Princeton then got a pullup from Belker and a layup and 3-pointer from Nweke to take control. Belmont stayed within reach as Samiya Jones made a free throw, Tatum Woodson hit a 3-pointer and Jordan made a jump shot. Tall answered with a jump shot and a driving layup for Princeton, and Mari Bickley made two free throws late in the half.

The Bruins continued to battle in the third quarter. Jordan opened with a pullup jump shot and later made a 3-pointer and a layup. Katie Criswell also hit a 3-pointer, while Eubank made layups and McCarn connected on a jump shot, a hook shot and a free throw. Princeton countered with baskets from O’Sullivan, Tall and Cristina Parrella. Belmont eventually tied the game at 39 on Eubank’s layup with 32.3 seconds remaining in the third quarter.

The fourth quarter belonged largely to Tall. She opened the period with a jump shot, then made two 3-pointers after Belmont briefly took the lead on Kate McGinnis’ 3-pointer. Hutcherson added a layup for Princeton, and Tall made free throws down the stretch to help the Tigers pull away. Belmont kept pressing as Eubank made a floating jump shot, Jordan made a driving layup and a turnaround jumper, and McCarn made a pullup jump shot. Princeton sealed the game with late free throws from Hutcherson and Belker and additional free throws from Tall.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Princeton 69, Belmont 62. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Princeton with an 89.9 percent probability to win.