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Final |
| Yale (15-12, 7-5 Ivy) |
34 |
37 |
71 |
| Columbia (11-14, 4-8 Ivy) |
40 |
25 |
65 |
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
Ben Nwachukwu tied the game at 54 with just over eight minutes left, but Yale’s Dominick Martin untied it with a free throw just 12 seconds later. Martin then blocked Nwachukwu’s jumper and hit one of his own at the other end. The Lions’ next five possessions produced a turnover, three missed three-pointers, and a pair of missed jumpers. Meanwhile, Ross Morin and Sam Kaplan added jumpshots to push Yale’s margin to seven. |
| Key sign it was over |
Justin Armstrong rebounded a missed three-pointer and fed John Baumann for a layup to draw Columbia to within three with under three minutes left. But with the shot clock running down, Martin answered with a short jumper. Eric Flato stole the ball from Kashif Sweet, but missed a jumper with the shot clock again running low. Kaplan fouled Baumann, who hit one of two free throws to make it a four-point game with 1:04 left. However, after a timeout Kaplan fed Martin for a layup and foul that the senior converted for a conventional three-point play. Casey Hughes blocked Armstong’s jumper and Flato hit two free throws to give Yale an insurmountable 68-59 lead with just 40 seconds left. |
| Key performance |
Flato and Martin had the big scoring games for Yale, but Morin’s 10-point, eight-rebound, 16-minute performance was the x factor. The freshman hit all four shots and registered an assist and a block without committing a turnover. |
| Key statistic |
Columbia missed all 11 three-point attempts in the second half. The Lions put up 40 first-half points, due in large part to their 6-of-8 shooting from three-point range in the first 20 minutes. But the Light Blue went ice cold from distance after halftime, scoring just 25 points in the second stanza. |
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| Notes |
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Flato led all scorers with 22 points, while Martin added 18 points and eight rebounds for the Bulldogs. |
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Baumann led the Lions with 16, and Mack Montgomery scored a season-high 15 points on 4-of-6 shooting. |
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Joe Jones started John-Michael Grzan, Dalen Cuff, and Dragutin Kravic on Senior Night, meaning Baumann, Armstrong, and Mack Montgomery all came off the bench for the Lions. As a result, Columbia’s 39-13 edge in bench scoring was rather misleading. |
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The Lions attempted two fewer free throws than the Bulldogs, but made four more. Yale shot just 60.0 percent from the stripe, while Columbia was far better at 82.6 percent. |
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Both teams played at a very fast pace, with 72 possessions for each team. |
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It was a back-and-forth game, with seven lead changes and eight ties. |
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With the win, James Jones improved his record against his brother to 5-1 in three seasons. |
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