PRINCETON — Jackson Hicke has the last-remaining remnants of a shiner under his eye yet to fully heal and athletic tape holding his right shoulder together. It’s a sign of the wear and tear of this season has taken on him. Even so he wouldn’t blame that for the latest backbreaking loss — a 5 8-56 setback against Harvard on Friday night at Jadwin Gymnasium — that left Princeton eliminated from the Ivy League Tournament. “There’s so many ways we could have won the game today,” Hicke said. “Just taking care of the ball, if we limited their second-chance opportunities, I think we win that game by 10 points. It starts with the juniors got to lead by example better. I don’t think it has anything to do with a short bench or whatever.” The Tigers (8-19, 4-8) needed to win their three remaining games and have other results go their way to avoid missing the Ivy League Tournament for just the second time since it came into existence for the 2016-17 season. Instead, they left Jadwin on Friday with a fifth consecutive defeat and knowing they won’t be making the trip to Ithaca after their loss coupled with victories by Cornell and Penn sealed their fate. “We haven’t been in this situation, which is being eliminated,” coach Mitch Henderson said. “We get to play tomorrow night. That’s a real gift. We’ll get there tomorrow.” Princeton led by 17 early in the second half before Harvard (16-10, 9-3) began chipping away. The Crimson went ahead for the first time with 6:45 remaining on a Robert Hinton basket that was part of a larger 19-2 run. Hinton finished with 15 points, including the game-winning basket with 3.1 seconds remaining after he got a switch onto Jacob Huggins and wiggled free from the Tigers big man inside the paint. “Their pressure wore us down,” Henderson said. “(We had) 15 turnovers and some really bad ones down the stretch. They made some really big plays at the end of the game on some really tough shots when they needed to. It’s hard one for us.” Dalen Davis led Princeton with 18 points, and it was his basket with 25.5 seconds left that tied the game at 56-all. Hicke finished with 15 points. Tye Barbour netted 14 points for the Crimson, and made four of their six 3s. Harvard won despite a 6-for-30 night from beyond the arc. *** Iona 80, Rider 58 NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Kosy Akametu scored 22 points, Denver Anglin added 14 and the Gaels (17-13, 9-10) knocked down 13 treys to route the Broncs (4-24, 3-16) in the season’s penultimate game. Zion Cruz scored 25 points for Rider, which set a program record for most losses in a season with 24. Women Princeton 97, Dartmouth 47 HANOVER, N.H. — Fadima Tall, Madison St. Rose and Emily Eadie each scored 13 points to help No. 25 Princeton rout Dartmouth 97-47 on Friday night. Princeton (22-3, 10-2) has won 19 of its last 21 games — with both losses coming against Columbia. The Tigers improved to 31-1 against the Big Green since the 2009-10 season. Princeton pulled away by outscoring Dartmouth 32-12 in the third quarter. Toby Nweke and Grace O’Sullivan made back-to-back 3-pointers, and Skye Belker scored on two straight possessions to cap Princeton’s 25-4 third-quarter run for a 65-30 lead. Princeton added a 13-2 run to begin the fourth for an 85-40 lead. Belker and Nweke each scored 12 points and Taylor Charles had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Princeton, which did not have a double-digit scorer until the fourth quarter. Nweke made five of Princeton’s 20 steals. The Tigers shot 57% from the field and outrebounded the Big Green 40-23. Dartmouth (10-15, 1-11) was led by Zeynep Ozel and Jacalyn Myrthil with nine points apiece. The Big Green turned it over 26 times and attempted 29 less field goals than Princeton. ...read more read less