Blake Peters made five 3-pointers in the second half and Princeton shocked another power conference team to reach the NCAA Tournament regional semifinals for the first time in 56 years by beating Missouri 78-63 on Saturday.
The No. 15 seeded Princeton followed up a first-round win over Pac-12 tournament champion Arizona by dominating 10th seeded Missouri of the SEC from the start.
Princeton will play the winner of Sunday's game between Baylor and Creighton in the Sweet 16 in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday night. The fans who made the cross-country trip to California started chanting "Sweet 16! Sweet 16!" in the closing minute. Princeton showed no signs of being outclassed against another power conference team, controlling the play from the start. Keeshawn Kellman had two dunks and a blocked shot in a span of 16 seconds midway through the half.
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