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Yale men’s basketball holds off Akron to win Paradise Jam Tournament

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22-for-22.

You read that right. Yale men’s basketball (6-1) was 22-for-22 from the free-throw line and held off a furious Akron (5-2) charge to win the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Tournament, 97-94, Monday night.

“I thought our guys were really connected against a really difficult opponent,” Yale coach James Jones said.

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Nick Townsend powers Yale men’s basketball to Paradise Jam Tournament final

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It was the Nick Townsend show Sunday evening at the Paradise Jam Tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The senior forward posted a career-high 32 points plus eight rebounds to lead Yale into the tournament final with a decisive 74-63 win over the College of Charleston.

“They let him (Townsend) go one on one, and he took advantage of it,” coach James Jones said.

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LISTEN: Sizing up Princeton men’s basketball stands as Ivy League play nears

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Ivy Hoops Online correspondent George “Toothless Tiger” Clark reflects on Princeton men’s basketball’s 10-4 start to the 2024-25 season with Ivy League play slated to start on Jan. 11 at Harvard:

A look at Yale men’s basketball entering Ivy League play

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The out-of-conference portion of the Yale men’s schedule ended today with an emphatic 93-65 win over visiting Howard.

Yale (7-6) was picked to finish second behind Princeton in the Ivy media preseason poll.

So what have we learned about Yale?

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Just how vulnerable is Princeton men’s basketball?

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Pictured Monday is Jadwin Gym, the scene of an instant classic win for Princeton over Akron.(Ray Curren/Ivy Hoops Online)

 

PRINCETON, N.J. – By now, you’ve probably seen Dalen Davis’ game-winning three-pointer to beat Akron 76-75 on Monday afternoon, completing a remarkable comeback, not for the first time this season for Princeton.


The win over the Zips (7-5) may have been the most impressive comeback, down 11 with seven minutes left, but the Tigers also overcame deficits against Iona, Northeastern, Merrimack, Monmouth and Rutgers.


Impressive fortitude, yes. But is it a sign of a veteran team that will continue to do this for the next few months, or an ominous omen that the preseason Ivy League favorites might be extremely vulnerable this season?

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LISTEN: Princeton men’s basketball’s postgame presser after 76-75 win over Akron

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Ivy Hoops Online correspondent George “Toothless Tiger” Clark brings us Princeton men’s basketball’s postgame press conference after a dramatic 76-75 comeback win for Princeton (10-4) over Akron (7-5) Monday afternoon at Jadwin Gym, featuring coach Mitch Henderson and sophomore guards Dalen Davis and Jackson Hicke: