LISTEN: Columbia men’s basketball overcomes Princeton at Jadwin Gym

Ivy Hoops Online contributor George “Toothless Tiger” Clark recaps a 75-65 win for Columbia men’s basketball (15-9, 4-6 Ivy) over Princeton (8-17, 4-6) at Jadwin Gym Saturday night:

LISTEN: Cornell men’s basketball pounds Princeton at Jadwin Gym

Ivy Hoops Online contributor George “Toothless Tiger” Clark recaps an 89-65 romp for Cornell men’s basketball over Princeton Friday night at Jadwin Gym:

Columbia women’s basketball rallies in the second half to devour No. 24 Princeton

For the second time in two weeks, the Columbia Lions women’s basketball team made history by knocking off a top-25 opponent.

Their victim in each case was the same team, the Princeton Tigers.

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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.

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Quakeaways from Penn men’s basketball’s win over Princeton

PHILADELPHIA — The streak is dead.

After 14 consecutive losses to its most hated rivals, Penn finally — finally — took out hated Princeton at the Palestra on Saturday by the thinnest of margins, 61-60. The Quakers (11-10, 4-4 Ivy) now sit atop a four-team morass in third place in the Ivy League and hold their destiny in their own hands.

It should have surprised no one that Penn needed to extend to its absolute limit to finally take out the Tigers (8-15, 4-4). The Quakers led by as many as 12 points in the second half on the back of some intense defense, but an extended offensive outage let Princeton climb back into the game.

The afternoon came down to a one-on-one defensive stand by Quakers sophomore point guard AJ Levine against the Tigers’ best player, Dalen Davis. Levine poked the ball away from Davis at the top of the key as the game clock wound below 10 seconds, then forced Davis into a difficult contested midrange jumper which caught front iron and bounced harmlessly away.

Levine was mobbed by his teammates as he flexed to the crowd, a moment of catharsis after eight years of frustration of heartbreak.

What did Quakers fans learn from an exhilarating day?

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LISTEN: Penn men’s basketball tops Princeton to snap 14-game series losing streak

The all-time series record between Penn and Princeton is even again after a 61-60 win for the former over the latter Saturday, as reflected soon after by this sign at the Palestra. (George Clark | Ivy Hoops Online)

Ivy Hoops Online correspondent George “Toothless Tiger” Clark recaps a 61-60 win for Penn men’s basketball (11-10, 4-4 Ivy) versus archrival Princeton (8-15, 4-4) Saturday at the Palestra that snapped the home program’s 14-game losing streak against the Tigers:

LISTEN: Princeton men’s basketball clips Columbia for first road win

Ivy Hoops Online contributor George “Toothless Tiger” Clark recaps an 80-68 win Saturday night at Levien Gym for Princeton men’s basketball (8-14, 4-3 Ivy) over Columbia (14-7, 3-4):

Tiger Takeaways from Princeton women’s basketball salvaging weekend homestand with win over Cornell

After dropping its first Ivy contest and home game of the season Feiday night to Columbia, the Princeton women’s basketball team redeemed itself Saturday by battling past Cornell, 72-61, in the second game of a back-to-back weekend at Jadwin Gymnasium.

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LISTEN: No. 19 Princeton women’s basketball’s press conference after loss to Columbia and postgame recap

Ivy Hoops Online correspondent George “Toothless Tiger” Clark brings us the press conference for No. 19 Princeton women’s basketball following a 73-67 loss for Princeton (17-2, 5-1 Ivy) to Columbia (14-5, 5-1) at Jadwin Gym Friday night:

Clark recaps how Columbia notched its second Associated Press Top 25 win in program history: