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Princeton comes back to beat Dartmouth 63-56

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HANOVER, N.H. (AP) Amir Bell had 12 points, six rebounds and four assists on Friday, and Princeton rallied in the second half to beat Dartmouth 63-56.

The Tigers (12-12, 5-3 Ivy) took the lead for good with a 15-4 run that put them up 52-47 after trailing by six with 13:28 left. Dartmouth (9-14, 2-7) stayed within five points in the final two minutes, but the Tigers ran down most of the shot clock and Steven Cook nailed a 3-pointer to make it 59-51 with 1:18 left.

Cook finished with 10 points and nine rebounds. Clay Wilson added 11 points and Spencer Weisz scored 10.

Gabas Maldunas had 16 points, seven boards and five assists for Dartmouth. Miles Wright added 16 points.

The Big Green opened the game on a 9-0 run and never trailed in the first half to lead 32-27 at the break.