Yale 59-57 Princeton (Mar 15, 2025) Play-by-Play

Princeton Tigers

19-11, 8-6 Ivy

	1	2	T
PRIN	25	32	57
YALE	31	28	59

TIME	PRIN	YALE
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Yale	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Princeton	0	0
19:41	Nick Townsend made Jumper.	0	2
19:15	CJ Happy missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:12	Casey Simmons Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:02	Nick Townsend made Layup.	0	4
18:35	Xaivian Lee Turnover.	0	4
18:35	Bez Mbeng Steal.	0	4
18:30	Foul on Jackson Hicke.	0	4
18:30	Casey Simmons missed Free Throw.	0	4
18:30	Yale Deadball Team Rebound.	0	4
18:30	Casey Simmons made Free Throw.	0	5
18:08	Caden Pierce missed Three Point Jumper.	0	5
18:02	Xaivian Lee Offensive Rebound.	0	5
18:01	Xaivian Lee missed Three Point Jumper.	0	5
18:00	Princeton Deadball Team Rebound.	0	5
18:00	Princeton Turnover.	0	5
17:38	Samson Aletan Turnover.	0	5
17:38	CJ Happy Steal.	0	5
17:32	Blake Peters missed Three Point Jumper.	0	5
17:29	Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.	0	5
17:18	Samson Aletan missed Layup.	0	5
17:14	Samson Aletan Offensive Rebound.	0	5
17:05	Casey Simmons missed Jumper.	0	5
17:02	CJ Happy Defensive Rebound.	0	5
16:53	Xaivian Lee missed Three Point Jumper.	0	5
16:48	Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.	0	5
16:36	Casey Simmons made Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.	0	7
16:23	Xaivian Lee missed Layup.	0	7
16:23	Samson Aletan Block.	0	7
16:19	Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.	0	7
16:01	John Poulakidas made Jumper.	0	9
15:59	Princeton Timeout	0	9
15:59	CJ Happy subbing out for Princeton	0	9
15:59	Jackson Hicke subbing out for Princeton	0	9
15:59	Malik Abdullahi subbing in for Princeton	0	9
15:59	Dalen Davis subbing in for Princeton	0	9
15:49	Xaivian Lee Turnover.	0	9
15:32	Foul on Malik Abdullahi.	0	9
15:32	Bez Mbeng missed Free Throw.	0	9
15:32	Yale Deadball Team Rebound.	0	9
15:32	Samson Aletan subbing out for Yale	0	9
15:32	Isaac Celiscar subbing in for Yale	0	9
15:32	Bez Mbeng made Free Throw.	0	10
15:09	Malik Abdullahi missed Layup.	0	10
15:06	Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.	0	10
14:51	Isaac Celiscar made Dunk. Assisted by Nick Townsend.	0	12
14:37	Dalen Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caden Pierce.	3	12
14:12	Bez Mbeng missed Jumper.	3	12
14:08	Caden Pierce Defensive Rebound.	3	12
14:06	Dalen Davis Turnover.	3	12
14:06	Bez Mbeng Steal.	3	12
13:58	John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.	3	12
13:56	Xaivian Lee Defensive Rebound.	3	12
13:38	Blake Peters made Layup. Assisted by Caden Pierce.	5	12
13:14	Nick Townsend made Jumper.	5	14
13:07	Foul on Casey Simmons.	5	14
13:07	Malik Abdullahi subbing out for Princeton	5	14
13:07	Jacob Huggins subbing in for Princeton	5	14
13:07	Casey Simmons subbing out for Yale	5	14
13:07	Trevor Mullin subbing in for Yale	5	14
12:57	Caden Pierce missed Three Point Jumper.	5	14
12:55	John Poulakidas Defensive Rebound.	5	14
12:49	Bez Mbeng Turnover.	5	14
12:42	Caden Pierce missed Three Point Jumper.	5	14
12:39	Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.	5	14
12:30	John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.	5	14
12:28	Caden Pierce Defensive Rebound.	5	14
12:14	Dalen Davis missed Jumper.	5	14
12:11	Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.	5	14
12:03	Nick Townsend subbing out for Yale	5	14
12:03	Samson Aletan subbing in for Yale	5	14
12:03	Jacob Huggins subbing out for Princeton	5	14
12:03	CJ Happy subbing in for Princeton	5	14
12:02	Foul on Blake Peters.	5	14
11:48	Samson Aletan Turnover.	5	14
11:48	Caden Pierce Steal.	5	14
11:43	Caden Pierce made Layup. Assisted by Xaivian Lee.	7	14
11:11	Foul on Caden Pierce.	7	14
11:11	Official TV Timeout	7	14
11:00	John Poulakidas made Jumper.	7	16
10:44	Caden Pierce made Dunk. Assisted by Xaivian Lee.	9	16
10:27	John Poulakidas missed Jumper.	9	16
10:25	Princeton Defensive Rebound.	9	16
10:12	Xaivian Lee made Layup.	11	16
10:12	Foul on Bez Mbeng.	11	16
10:12	John Poulakidas subbing out for Yale	11	16
10:12	Isaac Celiscar subbing out for Yale	11	16
10:12	Casey Simmons subbing in for Yale	11	16
10:12	Nick Townsend subbing in for Yale	11	16
10:12	Xaivian Lee made Free Throw.	12	16
10:00	Casey Simmons missed Three Point Jumper.	12	16
9:57	Dalen Davis Defensive Rebound.	12	16
9:51	CJ Happy missed Three Point Jumper.	12	16
9:48	Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.	12	16
9:41	Foul on CJ Happy.	12	16
9:41	Samson Aletan made Free Throw.	12	17
9:41	Samson Aletan missed Free Throw.	12	17
9:40	Nick Townsend Offensive Rebound.	12	17
9:38	Foul on Blake Peters.	12	17
9:38	Blake Peters subbing out for Princeton	12	17
9:38	Jackson Hicke subbing in for Princeton	12	17
9:27	Nick Townsend missed Three Point Jumper.	12	17
9:25	Xaivian Lee Defensive Rebound.	12	17
9:15	Foul on Nick Townsend.	12	17
9:15	CJ Happy subbing out for Princeton	12	17
9:15	Jacob Huggins subbing in for Princeton	12	17
9:05	Dalen Davis missed Jumper.	12	17
9:01	Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.	12	17
8:54	Bez Mbeng made Layup.	12	19
8:29	Xaivian Lee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jackson Hicke.	15	19
8:08	Nick Townsend Turnover.	15	19
8:08	Bez Mbeng subbing out for Yale	15	19
8:08	John Poulakidas subbing in for Yale	15	19
8:08	Dalen Davis subbing out for Princeton	15	19
8:08	Blake Peters subbing in for Princeton	15	19
7:37	Blake Peters missed Three Point Jumper.	15	19
7:30	Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.	15	19
7:13	Casey Simmons made Layup.	15	21
7:00	Jacob Huggins made Layup. Assisted by Xaivian Lee.	17	21
6:43	Casey Simmons missed Jumper.	17	21
6:38	Jackson Hicke Defensive Rebound.	17	21
6:20	Blake Peters made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caden Pierce.	20	21
5:56	John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.	20	21
5:52	Samson Aletan Offensive Rebound.	20	21
5:52	Samson Aletan made Two Point Tip Shot.	20	23
5:24	Blake Peters missed Three Point Jumper.	20	23
5:21	Samson Aletan Defensive Rebound.	20	23
5:06	Official TV Timeout	20	23
5:06	Trevor Mullin subbing out for Yale	20	23
5:06	Bez Mbeng subbing in for Yale	20	23
5:06	Jacob Huggins subbing out for Princeton	20	23
5:06	Jackson Hicke subbing out for Princeton	20	23
5:06	CJ Happy subbing in for Princeton	20	23
5:06	Dalen Davis subbing in for Princeton	20	23
5:00	Casey Simmons made Layup. Assisted by Samson Aletan.	20	25
4:36	CJ Happy missed Three Point Jumper.	20	25
4:33	Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.	20	25
4:21	Foul on CJ Happy.	20	25
4:21	Nick Townsend made Free Throw.	20	26
4:21	Samson Aletan subbing out for Yale	20	26
4:21	Isaac Celiscar subbing in for Yale	20	26
4:21	Nick Townsend made Free Throw.	20	27
4:21	CJ Happy subbing out for Princeton	20	27
4:21	Jackson Hicke subbing in for Princeton	20	27
4:07	Blake Peters missed Three Point Jumper.	20	27
4:05	Casey Simmons Defensive Rebound.	20	27
3:33	Bez Mbeng made Jumper.	20	29
3:22	Xaivian Lee Turnover.	20	29
3:22	Official TV Timeout	20	29
3:22	Jackson Hicke subbing out for Princeton	20	29
3:22	Jacob Huggins subbing in for Princeton	20	29
3:09	Bez Mbeng Turnover.	20	29
3:09	Xaivian Lee Steal.	20	29
2:52	Blake Peters missed Three Point Jumper.	20	29
2:49	Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.	20	29
2:45	Bez Mbeng made Layup.	20	31
2:24	Caden Pierce missed Three Point Jumper.	20	31
2:19	Jacob Huggins Offensive Rebound.	20	31
2:19	Jacob Huggins missed Two Point Tip Shot.	20	31
2:18	Casey Simmons Defensive Rebound.	20	31
1:53	Casey Simmons Turnover.	20	31
1:53	Blake Peters Steal.	20	31
1:31	Blake Peters made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Huggins.	23	31
1:10	John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.	23	31
1:08	Xaivian Lee Defensive Rebound.	23	31
0:44	Dalen Davis made Layup.	25	31
0:25	Bez Mbeng missed Three Point Jumper.	25	31
0:21	Xaivian Lee Defensive Rebound.	25	31
0:03	Xaivian Lee missed Three Point Jumper.	25	31
0:01	John Poulakidas Defensive Rebound.	25	31
0:00	End of 1st half	25	31

Bez Mbeng gets the hoop and the harm

0:24

Samson Aletan denies Princeton Tigers with block

0:25

Samson Aletan throws down big slam dunk vs. Princeton Tigers

0:13

Pizzitola Sports Center

11:00 AM, March 15, 2025Coverage: ESPNU/ESPN+

Providence, RI

Line: YALE -7.5

Over/Under: 144.5

Attendance: 1,684

Referees:
Brandon Cruz
Ryan Corbett
Michael Nardone

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Yale	13-1	-	22-7
Cornell	9-5	4	18-11
Princeton	8-6	5	19-11
Dartmouth	8-6	5	14-14
Harvard	7-7	6	12-15
Brown	6-8	7	14-13
Pennsylvania	4-10	9	8-19
Columbia	1-13	12	12-15

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