Ivy Hoops Online correspondent George “Toothless Tiger” Clark recaps a 75-69 win in overtime for Princeton men’s basketball (4-11) over Vermont (8-7) at Jadwin Gym Tuesday afternoon:
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Yale men’s basketball notches tough road win over Vermont
The last time Yale men’s basketball defeated Vermont in Burlington, Barack Obama was president. (It was 2014.)
Burlington was a house of horrors for Yale two years ago, when a Vermont four-point play with .7 seconds left downed the visitors.
But Yale exorcised those demons with a tough 77-74 victory over the Catamounts Sunday in a heavyweight mid-major battle.
“We just played together and stuck in there,” Yale coach James Jones said. “Vermont is a really good team. Just makes you feel good about us going forward.”
Yale men’s basketball suffers stunning 66-65 loss at Vermont
Yale had a 5 point lead on Vermont with 3.8 seconds left. They lost. Here’s how. Absolute insanity. pic.twitter.com/52z3UiOklb
— Mike McAllister (@McAllisterMike1) December 3, 2023
Yale men’s basketball snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in stunning fashion at Vermont Saturday night, suffering a 66-65 loss after having led 65-62 with six-tenths of a second left to play.
Then madness ensued.