Yale 90-64 Columbia (Feb 22, 2025) Play-by-Play

Columbia Lions

12-12, 1-10 Conference

	1	2	T
COLU	25	39	64
YALE	38	52	90

TIME	COLU	YALE
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball won by Columbia	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball lost by Yale	0	0
19:38	Zine Eddine Bedri missed Jumper.	0	0
19:35	Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:18	Bez Mbeng missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:14	Teo Rice Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:05	John Poulakidas made Jumper.	0	2
18:32	Gerard O'Keefe missed Jumper.	0	2
18:27	Teo Rice Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:03	Nick Townsend made Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.	0	4
17:57	Kenny Noland missed Layup.	0	4
17:52	Zine Eddine Bedri Offensive Rebound.	0	4
17:52	Zine Eddine Bedri missed Two Point Tip Shot.	0	4
17:51	Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.	0	4
17:43	Jack Molloy missed Layup.	0	4
17:39	Avery Brown Defensive Rebound.	0	4
17:37	Avery Brown made Layup.	2	4
17:18	John Poulakidas made Layup.	2	6
17:05	Gerard O'Keefe made Jumper. Assisted by Blair Thompson.	4	6
16:42	John Poulakidas missed Layup.	4	6
16:39	Zine Eddine Bedri Defensive Rebound.	4	6
16:22	Foul on Jack Molloy.	4	6
16:22	Zine Eddine Bedri missed Free Throw.	4	6
16:22	Columbia Deadball Team Rebound.	4	6
16:22	Zine Eddine Bedri made Free Throw.	5	6
16:22	Gerard O'Keefe subbing out for Columbia	5	6
16:22	Josiah Cunningham subbing in for Columbia	5	6
15:59	John Poulakidas made Layup. Assisted by Jack Molloy.	5	8
15:43	Blair Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zine Eddine Bedri.	8	8
15:16	Teo Rice missed Three Point Jumper.	8	8
15:13	Josiah Cunningham Defensive Rebound.	8	8
14:55	Kenny Noland Turnover.	8	8
14:55	Teo Rice Steal.	8	8
14:49	John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.	8	8
14:45	Jack Molloy Offensive Rebound.	8	8
14:44	Jack Molloy Turnover.	8	8
14:44	Josiah Cunningham Steal.	8	8
14:40	Josiah Cunningham Turnover.	8	8
14:40	Teo Rice subbing out for Yale	8	8
14:40	Jack Molloy subbing out for Yale	8	8
14:40	Samson Aletan subbing in for Yale	8	8
14:40	Casey Simmons subbing in for Yale	8	8
14:40	Blair Thompson subbing out for Columbia	8	8
14:40	Zine Eddine Bedri subbing out for Columbia	8	8
14:40	Jake Tavroff subbing in for Columbia	8	8
14:40	Noah Robledo subbing in for Columbia	8	8
14:21	Nick Townsend missed Jumper.	8	8
14:18	Noah Robledo Defensive Rebound.	8	8
14:00	Avery Brown missed Jumper.	8	8
13:56	Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.	8	8
13:50	Samson Aletan made Dunk. Assisted by John Poulakidas.	8	10
13:40	Kenny Noland missed Three Point Jumper.	8	10
13:37	Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.	8	10
13:32	Samson Aletan missed Layup.	8	10
13:27	Samson Aletan Offensive Rebound.	8	10
13:27	Samson Aletan made Two Point Tip Shot.	8	12
13:03	Josiah Cunningham missed Three Point Jumper.	8	12
13:00	John Poulakidas Defensive Rebound.	8	12
12:43	Bez Mbeng Turnover.	8	12
12:43	Nick Townsend subbing out for Yale	8	12
12:43	Isaac Celiscar subbing in for Yale	8	12
12:43	Kenny Noland subbing out for Columbia	8	12
12:43	Gerard O'Keefe subbing in for Columbia	8	12
12:13	Josiah Cunningham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Avery Brown.	11	12
11:44	John Poulakidas made Jumper.	11	14
11:36	Foul on Noah Robledo.	11	14
11:36	Noah Robledo Turnover.	11	14
11:36	Official TV Timeout	11	14
11:36	Noah Robledo subbing out for Columbia	11	14
11:36	Blair Thompson subbing in for Columbia	11	14
11:20	John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.	11	14
11:17	Blair Thompson Defensive Rebound.	11	14
11:07	Gerard O'Keefe made Layup. Assisted by Jake Tavroff.	13	14
10:42	Bez Mbeng missed Three Point Jumper.	13	14
10:42	Yale Offensive Rebound.	13	14
10:21	Samson Aletan made Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.	13	16
9:58	Josiah Cunningham missed Layup.	13	16
9:54	Samson Aletan Defensive Rebound.	13	16
9:51	Bez Mbeng Turnover.	13	16
9:51	John Poulakidas subbing out for Yale	13	16
9:51	Trevor Mullin subbing in for Yale	13	16
9:51	Josiah Cunningham subbing out for Columbia	13	16
9:51	Kenny Noland subbing in for Columbia	13	16
9:24	Blair Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.	13	16
9:21	Samson Aletan Defensive Rebound.	13	16
9:00	Bez Mbeng made Layup. Assisted by Samson Aletan.	13	18
8:53	Foul on Trevor Mullin.	13	18
8:53	Avery Brown subbing out for Columbia	13	18
8:53	Jake Tavroff subbing out for Columbia	13	18
8:53	Gianni Cobb subbing in for Columbia	13	18
8:53	Zine Eddine Bedri subbing in for Columbia	13	18
8:43	Zine Eddine Bedri Turnover.	13	18
8:27	Samson Aletan made Layup. Assisted by Trevor Mullin.	13	20
8:02	Zine Eddine Bedri Turnover.	13	20
8:02	Bez Mbeng Steal.	13	20
7:58	Casey Simmons missed Dunk.	13	20
7:54	Blair Thompson Defensive Rebound.	13	20
7:46	Zine Eddine Bedri missed Jumper.	13	20
7:44	Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.	13	20
7:33	Bez Mbeng made Layup.	13	22
7:00	Zine Eddine Bedri missed Three Point Jumper.	13	22
7:00	Columbia Deadball Team Rebound.	13	22
7:00	Columbia Turnover.	13	22
7:00	Official TV Timeout	13	22
7:00	Bez Mbeng subbing out for Yale	13	22
7:00	Samson Aletan subbing out for Yale	13	22
7:00	Casey Simmons subbing out for Yale	13	22
7:00	Jordan Brathwaite subbing in for Yale	13	22
7:00	John Poulakidas subbing in for Yale	13	22
7:00	Nick Townsend subbing in for Yale	13	22
7:00	Gianni Cobb subbing out for Columbia	13	22
7:00	Zine Eddine Bedri subbing out for Columbia	13	22
7:00	Avery Brown subbing in for Columbia	13	22
7:00	Jake Tavroff subbing in for Columbia	13	22
6:52	John Poulakidas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Brathwaite.	13	25
6:31	Jake Tavroff made Layup. Assisted by Avery Brown.	15	25
6:06	Foul on Kenny Noland.	15	25
6:06	John Poulakidas made Free Throw.	15	26
6:06	John Poulakidas made Free Throw.	15	27
6:06	John Poulakidas made Free Throw.	15	28
5:50	Kenny Noland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Blair Thompson.	18	28
5:32	Trevor Mullin made Layup.	18	30
5:20	Blair Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.	18	30
5:17	Kenny Noland Offensive Rebound.	18	30
5:17	Kenny Noland missed Two Point Tip Shot.	18	30
5:17	Columbia Offensive Rebound.	18	30
5:15	Foul on Jordan Brathwaite.	18	30
5:15	Gerard O'Keefe made Free Throw.	19	30
5:15	Isaac Celiscar subbing out for Yale	19	30
5:15	Samson Aletan subbing in for Yale	19	30
5:15	Gerard O'Keefe made Free Throw.	20	30
5:15	Gerard O'Keefe subbing out for Columbia	20	30
5:15	Josiah Cunningham subbing in for Columbia	20	30
4:56	Trevor Mullin made Layup.	20	32
4:44	Kenny Noland Turnover.	20	32
4:33	Samson Aletan made Dunk. Assisted by Nick Townsend.	20	34
4:16	Foul on Trevor Mullin.	20	34
4:14	Kenny Noland Turnover.	20	34
4:04	Foul on Kenny Noland.	20	34
4:04	Kenny Noland subbing out for Columbia	20	34
4:04	Gerard O'Keefe subbing in for Columbia	20	34
3:54	Jordan Brathwaite missed Three Point Jumper.	20	34
3:52	Nick Townsend missed Two Point Tip Shot.	20	34
3:51	Samson Aletan Offensive Rebound.	20	34
3:50	Foul on Jake Tavroff.	20	34
3:50	Official TV Timeout	20	34
3:50	Samson Aletan missed Free Throw.	20	34
3:50	Yale Deadball Team Rebound.	20	34
3:50	Samson Aletan missed Free Throw.	20	34
3:47	Nick Townsend Offensive Rebound.	20	34
3:47	Blair Thompson Defensive Rebound.	20	34
3:37	Foul on Trevor Mullin.	20	34
3:37	John Poulakidas subbing out for Yale	20	34
3:37	Trevor Mullin subbing out for Yale	20	34
3:37	Bez Mbeng subbing in for Yale	20	34
3:37	Casey Simmons subbing in for Yale	20	34
3:30	Avery Brown Turnover.	20	34
3:20	Foul on Avery Brown.	20	34
3:15	Samson Aletan made Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.	20	36
3:05	Foul on Casey Simmons.	20	36
3:05	Avery Brown subbing out for Columbia	20	36
3:05	Gianni Cobb subbing in for Columbia	20	36
2:52	Blair Thompson missed Layup.	20	36
2:48	Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.	20	36
2:32	Samson Aletan Turnover.	20	36
2:32	Josiah Cunningham Steal.	20	36
2:23	Gerard O'Keefe missed Three Point Jumper.	20	36
2:18	Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.	20	36
2:07	Bez Mbeng missed Layup.	20	36
2:04	Jake Tavroff Defensive Rebound.	20	36
2:02	Josiah Cunningham made Layup. Assisted by Gianni Cobb.	22	36
1:44	Foul on Jake Tavroff.	22	36
1:44	Jordan Brathwaite subbing out for Yale	22	36
1:44	Samson Aletan subbing out for Yale	22	36
1:44	Teo Rice subbing in for Yale	22	36
1:44	Jack Molloy subbing in for Yale	22	36
1:44	Jake Tavroff subbing out for Columbia	22	36
1:44	Zine Eddine Bedri subbing in for Columbia	22	36
1:35	Nick Townsend missed Layup.	22	36
1:31	Blair Thompson Defensive Rebound.	22	36
1:26	Gianni Cobb missed Layup.	22	36
1:23	Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.	22	36
1:15	Jack Molloy missed Three Point Jumper.	22	36
1:10	Josiah Cunningham Defensive Rebound.	22	36
0:49	Josiah Cunningham made Layup. Assisted by Zine Eddine Bedri.	24	36
0:49	Foul on Teo Rice.	24	36
0:49	Josiah Cunningham made Free Throw.	25	36
0:32	Jack Molloy made Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.	25	38
0:03	Gerard O'Keefe missed Jumper.	25	38
0:03	Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.	25	38
0:00	End of 1st half	25	38

Columbia Lions vs. Yale Bulldogs: Game Highlights

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0:20

Isaac Celiscar fights off defender for and-1

0:19

John J. Lee Amphitheater

7:00 PM, February 22, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

New Haven, CT

Line: YALE -16.5

Over/Under: 159.5

Attendance: 2,125

Referees:
Brandon Cruz
William Flowers Jr.
Randall Wells

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Yale	11-0	-	18-6
Dartmouth	7-4	4	13-11
Princeton	6-5	5	17-9
Cornell	6-5	5	14-10
Brown	5-6	6	13-11
Harvard	5-6	6	10-14
Pennsylvania	3-8	8	7-17
Columbia	1-10	10	12-12

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