Few sporting events live up to their billing. Yale-Harvard did and more Saturday night, as the Bulldogs edged Harvard, 76-75, in overtime in a game at Lavietes Pavilion which offered more theatrics than most Broadway plays.
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Harvard women’s basketball edges Yale on the road
Harvard women’s basketball overcame a 32-point outing by Yale sophomore guard Ciniya Moore and held the Bulldogs at bay, 70-62, at John J. Lee Amphitheater Friday night, powered by a winning performance from Crimson junior guard Karlee White.
Yale men’s basketball escapes Howard
Yale men’s basketball played its first February out-of-conference game since 1957 Monday night.
The result was memorable: an 87-81 overtime defeat of Howard at The Burr in Washington.
Yale men”s basketball survives Brown scare
Yale men’s basketball averted disaster by outscoring Brown 22-5 to end their game and defeat the Bears at John J. Lee Amphitheater, 81-69, Friday night.
“Really tough, gritty win by the team tonight” Yale coach James Jones said. “Brown had us down and out three times in the game.”
Harvard men’s basketball downs Yale on a dagger trey
In what may end up being the Ivy League game of the year, Harvard men’s basketball topped Yale, 67-65, on a 28-foot banked trey with under five seconds remaining by Harvard sophomore guard Tey Barbour before a raucous crowd of 2,425 at John J. Lee Amphitheater.
“Very disappointing loss for us. Hats off to Harvard,” Yale coach James Jones said after a long postgame talk with his team.
Penn women’s basketball turns over, tops Yale on the road
Two teams desperate for consecutive Ivy League wins after both starting 0-3 met at John J. Lee Amphitheater Saturday. Penn easily downed Yale, 64-37.
Yale men’s basketball bombards Columbia from long range for home win
What a difference a week can make.
Yale men’s basketball suffered a surprising 16-point defeat at Jadwin nine days ago. But after manhandling Columbia 91-74 Monday at John J. Lee Amphitheater on the heels of a Saturday crushing of Cornell, Yale once again looks like the cream of the Ivy League crop.
Thoughts on Yale men’s basketball’s loss at Princeton
Some thoughts from Princeton men’s basketball’s 76-60 win over Yale at Jadwin Gym Saturday:
Second half spells doom for Yale women’s basketball in loss to Brown
There was reason for hope.
Yale had won three out of five games and lost the other two in overtime. It grabbed a 25-18 first-quarter lead over a scrappy, veteran Brown squad and was tied with the Bears at 41 at the half in their Ivy League opener at John J. Lee Amphitheater Monday.
And then reality struck.
Yale men’s basketball makes a second-half statement in win at Brown
Yale men’s basketball overcame a subpar game from its leading scorer on the season, senior forward Nick Townsend, and a slow first-half start to defeat Brown 70-53 in Providence Monday night.