Yale Bulldogs vs. Princeton Tigers

Jan 31, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
YALE	44	33	77
PRIN	34	36	70

Game Recap

Poulakidas scores 23 points as Yale knocks off Princeton 77-70. John Poulakidas scored 23 points as Yale beat Princeton 77-70 on Friday night.

Player Stats

YALE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
42Nick Townsend	33	6-9	1-1	1-1	5	3	1	0	2	3	14
10Samson Aletan	24	4-6	0-0	1-1	2	1	2	4	2	2	9
4John Poulakidas	33	8-14	3-5	4-5	3	0	0	0	1	2	23
2Bez Mbeng	38	4-8	3-5	0-0	6	3	3	1	9	0	11
14Casey Simmons	30	4-5	1-1	0-1	9	3	0	1	1	2	9
9Riley Fox	12	3-7	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	7
8Isaac Celiscar	20	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	1	4
33Jack Molloy	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
11Trevor Mullin	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0


TOTAL	-	31-5457.4%	9-1656.3%	6-875.0%	31	12	6	6	15	13	77

PRINCETON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Caden Pierce	28	2-5	1-1	0-0	6	3	0	1	1	2	5
43Philip Byriel	14	0-6	0-6	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
22Dalen Davis	22	2-7	2-6	0-0	2	2	1	0	2	0	6
1Xaivian Lee	29	1-9	0-5	0-0	2	7	0	0	2	0	2
24Blake Peters	26	4-10	4-9	4-5	3	0	1	0	1	1	16
4CJ Happy	20	3-4	1-2	0-0	5	3	2	0	1	3	7
7Malik Abdullahi	14	2-4	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	1	0	2	4
21Jack Stanton	10	6-8	3-5	2-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	17
2Peyton Seals	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	1	1	0
33Jackson Hicke	24	4-13	3-7	2-2	3	0	2	0	0	2	13
9Jack Scott	8	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	24-6934.8%	14-4233.3%	8-988.9%	29	18	9	2	9	12	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfYALEPRIN

(19:46) Philip Byriel Turnover.
(19:46) Samson Aletan Steal.
(19:18) Samson Aletan missed Layup.
(19:16) Xaivian Lee Defensive Rebound.
(18:59) Blake Peters missed Layup.
(18:56) John Poulakidas Defensive Rebound.
(18:44) Nick Townsend missed Layup.
(18:41) Caden Pierce Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:33) Xaivian Lee made Layup. Assisted by Caden Pierce.
02
+2 (18:08) John Poulakidas made Jumper.
22
(17:53) Blake Peters missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:49) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
(17:34) Bez Mbeng Turnover.
(17:17) Dalen Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:15) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:09) Nick Townsend made Layup.
42
(16:49) Foul on Casey Simmons.
+1 (16:49) Blake Peters made Free Throw.
43
+1 (16:49) Blake Peters made Free Throw.
44
(16:34) John Poulakidas missed Jumper.
(16:30) Casey Simmons Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:28) Samson Aletan made Layup.
64
(16:28) Foul on Caden Pierce.
+1 (16:28) Samson Aletan made Free Throw.
74
(16:14) Caden Pierce Turnover.
(16:14) Bez Mbeng Steal.
+2 (16:09) Casey Simmons made Layup. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
94
+3 (15:39) Dalen Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xaivian Lee.
97
(15:14) Casey Simmons missed Layup.
(15:11) John Poulakidas Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:09) Nick Townsend made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Casey Simmons.
127
+3 (14:50) Blake Peters made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xaivian Lee.
1210
+3 (14:33) Bez Mbeng made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Townsend.
1510
(14:10) Blake Peters missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:07) Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:52) John Poulakidas made Jumper.
1710
(13:29) Dalen Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:25) John Poulakidas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:02) Casey Simmons made Layup.
1910
(12:45) Jackson Hicke missed Layup.
(12:42) Jackson Hicke Offensive Rebound.
(12:41) Xaivian Lee missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:36) CJ Happy Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:35) CJ Happy made Layup.
1912
+3 (12:16) John Poulakidas made Three Point Jumper.
2212
+3 (11:42) Blake Peters made Three Point Jumper.
2215
(11:23) John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:20) CJ Happy Defensive Rebound.
(11:00) Xaivian Lee missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:56) CJ Happy Offensive Rebound.
(10:53) Xaivian Lee Turnover.
(10:53) Nick Townsend Steal.
(10:45) Isaac Celiscar missed Layup.
(10:42) Isaac Celiscar Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:41) Isaac Celiscar made Layup.
2415
+3 (10:23) Jackson Hicke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by CJ Happy.
2418
(10:05) John Poulakidas missed Jumper.
(10:01) Jackson Hicke Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:54) Jackson Hicke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xaivian Lee.
2421
(9:36) Riley Fox missed Layup.
(9:34) Nick Townsend Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:33) Nick Townsend made Layup.
2621
(9:22) Blake Peters missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:19) Yale Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:19) Foul on CJ Happy.
+3 (9:00) Bez Mbeng made Three Point Jumper.
2921
(8:40) Philip Byriel missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:37) Casey Simmons Defensive Rebound.
(8:27) Bez Mbeng missed Layup.
(8:24) Philip Byriel Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:12) Malik Abdullahi made Layup.
2923
+2 (7:47) Riley Fox made Layup.
3123
(7:30) Dalen Davis Turnover.
(7:17) Riley Fox missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:14) Dalen Davis Defensive Rebound.
(7:09) Philip Byriel missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:05) Riley Fox Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:42) Casey Simmons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jack Molloy.
3423
(6:09) Foul on Jack Molloy.
(6:00) Foul on Trevor Mullin.
(6:00) Blake Peters missed Free Throw.
(6:00) Princeton Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:00) Blake Peters made Free Throw.
3424
+1 (6:00) Blake Peters made Free Throw.
3425
(5:41) Nick Townsend missed Layup.
(5:38) Jack Scott Defensive Rebound.
(5:28) Caden Pierce missed Layup.
(5:23) Jack Scott Offensive Rebound.
(5:16) Blake Peters Turnover.
+2 (4:59) Samson Aletan made Layup. Assisted by Nick Townsend.
3625
(4:37) Foul on CJ Happy.
(4:37) CJ Happy Turnover.
+3 (4:18) John Poulakidas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevor Mullin.
3925
(3:46) Jackson Hicke missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:42) CJ Happy Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:27) Blake Peters made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caden Pierce.
3928
(3:02) John Poulakidas Turnover.
(3:02) Blake Peters Steal.
(2:56) Jackson Hicke missed Layup.
(2:52) Blake Peters Offensive Rebound.
(2:43) Xaivian Lee missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:39) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
(2:35) Foul on Samson Aletan.
(2:35) Samson Aletan Turnover.
(2:23) Philip Byriel missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:19) Blake Peters Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:17) Blake Peters made Three Point Jumper.
3931
(1:58) Nick Townsend Turnover.
(1:39) Xaivian Lee missed Layup.
(1:37) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:24) Samson Aletan made Layup. Assisted by Casey Simmons.
4131
(1:16) Xaivian Lee Turnover.
(1:16) Bez Mbeng Steal.
(0:45) Yale Turnover.
(0:40) Xaivian Lee missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:37) Blake Peters Offensive Rebound.
(0:36) Blake Peters missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:32) Caden Pierce Offensive Rebound.
(0:26) Foul on Samson Aletan.
+3 (0:07) Dalen Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xaivian Lee.
4134
+3 (0:01) Bez Mbeng made Three Point Jumper.
4434

2nd half

Team Stats

YALE

PRIN

77Points70

31-54(57.4%)Field Goal(%)24-69(34.8%)

9-16(56.3%)3-Point(%)14-42(33.3%)

6-8(75.0%)Free Throw(%)8-9(88.9%)

34(10)Rebounds(Offensive)30(17)

12Assists18

6Steals9

6Blocks2

17Turnovers9

13(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

20Largest Lead2

Game Details

Friday, January 31, 2025 · 5:00 PM

Jadwin Gymnasium · Princeton, NJ

attendance: 3,212 (46.9%)

tv: ESPN2