Yale (103) vs Cornell (88) · Feb 8, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Feb 8, 2025

Game Recap

Poulakidas' 32 and Mbeng's triple-double lead Yale over Cornell 103-88. John Poulakidas scored 32 points and Bez Mbeng had a double double, the second in Yale history, to lead the Bulldogs over Cornell 103-88 on Saturday.

Box Score

	1	2	T
YALE	54	49	103
COR	44	44	88

YALE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
42Nick Townsend	32	11-13	1-1	2-3	6	5	0	1	2	1	25
14Casey Simmons	19	1-5	0-1	1-2	0	0	1	0	2	4	3
10Samson Aletan	23	5-8	0-0	0-2	4	0	0	2	0	0	10
4John Poulakidas	32	12-18	6-10	2-2	3	2	1	0	1	0	32
2Bez Mbeng	35	5-9	1-4	4-4	10	12	5	1	3	2	15
9Riley Fox	11	1-2	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	3
8Isaac Celiscar	16	3-5	0-1	3-4	1	1	1	0	0	0	9
33Jack Molloy	8	1-1	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	1	2	3
3Jordan Brathwaite	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
22Jeannot Basima	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11Trevor Mullin	13	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
44Devon Arlington	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
12Teo Rice	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL		40-6462.5%	10-2147.6%	13-1968.4%	30	22	9	4	10	16	103

CORNELL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12AK Okereke	29	6-10	2-2	0-0	5	6	1	0	2	0	14
21Guy Ragland Jr.	15	2-6	0-2	0-0	3	2	2	0	1	3	4
22Jake Fiegen	27	1-4	1-3	0-0	5	1	1	1	2	4	3
31Cooper Noard	29	8-15	6-13	6-6	3	0	0	0	0	1	28
1Nazir Williams	31	6-14	1-5	1-2	2	4	2	0	2	3	14
4Gioacchino Panzini	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33Chris Cain	9	0-2	0-2	0-2	0	1	0	2	1	2	0
23DJ Nix	12	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
3Ryan Kiachian	13	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	0	2
7Anthony Nimani	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
14Corbin Zentner	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
5Jacob Beccles	11	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	1	4
8Adam Hinton	15	4-7	4-6	2-2	3	1	0	0	0	1	14
TOTAL		32-6847.1%	15-3740.5%	9-1275.0%	25	21	6	3	11	17	88

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfyalecor

(19:40) Jake Fiegen Turnover.
(19:40) John Poulakidas Steal.
(19:39) Foul on Guy Ragland Jr..
(19:16)
20
+3 (18:43) Cooper Noard made Three Point Jumper.
23
(18:22) John Poulakidas Turnover.
(18:22) Jake Fiegen Steal.
+2 (18:15) AK Okereke made Layup.
25
+3 (17:47) John Poulakidas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
55
+2 (17:25) Cooper Noard made Layup. Assisted by Guy Ragland Jr..
57
(17:11) Foul on Guy Ragland Jr..
(16:54) Casey Simmons missed Layup.
(16:51) Ryan Kiachian Defensive Rebound.
(16:49) Cooper Noard missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:44) Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:38) Bez Mbeng made Layup.
77
(16:31) Nazir Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:25) AK Okereke Offensive Rebound.
(16:23) AK Okereke missed Layup.
(16:23) Nick Townsend Block.
(16:17) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:14) Nick Townsend made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
107
(16:03) Jake Fiegen missed Jumper.
(15:57) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
(15:56) John Poulakidas missed Layup.
(15:56) Cornell Defensive Rebound.
(15:56) Official TV Timeout
(15:36) Ryan Kiachian missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:32) Cooper Noard Offensive Rebound.
(15:30) DJ Nix missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:26) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:16) John Poulakidas made Jumper.
127
+3 (15:05) Nazir Williams made Three Point Jumper.
1210
(14:50) Casey Simmons missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:49) Nick Townsend Offensive Rebound.
(14:49) Foul on Jacob Beccles.
+2 (14:48) Isaac Celiscar made Layup. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
1410
+3 (14:39) Cooper Noard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nazir Williams.
1413
+2 (14:10) Nick Townsend made Layup.
1613
+3 (13:58) DJ Nix made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Kiachian.
1616
+2 (13:48) John Poulakidas made Jumper.
1816
(13:17) Foul on Casey Simmons.
(13:12) Jacob Beccles Turnover.
(13:12) Bez Mbeng Steal.
(12:59) John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:55) AK Okereke Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:48) AK Okereke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jake Fiegen.
1819
(12:32) Foul on DJ Nix.
+1 (12:32) Bez Mbeng made Free Throw.
1919
+1 (12:32) Bez Mbeng made Free Throw.
2019
(12:17) Foul on Riley Fox.
(12:17) Chris Cain missed Free Throw.
(12:17) Cornell Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:16) Chris Cain missed Free Throw.
(12:15) John Poulakidas Defensive Rebound.
(12:05) Isaac Celiscar missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:02) Jack Molloy Offensive Rebound.
(12:02) Foul on Chris Cain.
+1 (12:02) Jack Molloy made Free Throw.
2119
(12:01) Jack Molloy missed Free Throw.
(12:00) Riley Fox Offensive Rebound.
(11:58) Riley Fox missed Dunk.
(11:58) Yale Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:58) Yale Turnover.
(11:58) Official TV Timeout
+2 (11:46) AK Okereke made Layup.
2121
(11:27) John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:23) AK Okereke Defensive Rebound.
(11:20) Adam Hinton missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:17) Cornell Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:15) Adam Hinton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by AK Okereke.
2124
+2 (10:47) John Poulakidas made Jumper. Assisted by Isaac Celiscar.
2324
(10:34) Chris Cain missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:29) Riley Fox Defensive Rebound.
(10:18) Foul on Jake Fiegen.
+1 (10:18) John Poulakidas made Free Throw.
2424
+1 (10:18) John Poulakidas made Free Throw.
2524
(10:04) Foul on Jack Molloy.
(9:55)
2526
(9:30) Bez Mbeng missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:26) Yale Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:11) Riley Fox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Townsend.
2826
+3 (9:01) Adam Hinton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Kiachian.
2829
(8:46) Nick Townsend missed Layup.
(8:42) Ryan Kiachian Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:39) DJ Nix made Layup. Assisted by Adam Hinton.
2831
(8:18) Samson Aletan missed Layup.
(8:15) Adam Hinton Defensive Rebound.
(8:07) Nazir Williams missed Layup.
(8:04) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:01) Samson Aletan made Layup. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
3031
+3 (7:51) Adam Hinton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Kiachian.
3034
+2 (7:32) Bez Mbeng made Layup. Assisted by Nick Townsend.
3234
+2 (7:23) Nazir Williams made Layup.
3236
(7:15) Foul on Nazir Williams.
(7:15) Official TV Timeout
+1 (7:15) Bez Mbeng made Free Throw.
3336
+1 (7:15) Bez Mbeng made Free Throw.
3436
(6:57) Nazir Williams Turnover.
+2 (6:27) John Poulakidas made Jumper.
3636
(5:56) Chris Cain missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:49) Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.
(5:38)
3836
+3 (5:28) AK Okereke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Cain.
3839
(5:09) Samson Aletan missed Layup.
(5:09) Chris Cain Block.
(5:07) Samson Aletan Offensive Rebound.
(5:07) Foul on Chris Cain.
(5:07) Samson Aletan missed Free Throw.
(5:07) Yale Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:06) Samson Aletan missed Free Throw.
(5:05) AK Okereke Defensive Rebound.
(4:57) Chris Cain Turnover.
(4:57) Bez Mbeng Steal.
(4:51) Bez Mbeng missed Layup.
(4:51) Chris Cain Block.
(4:42) Jake Fiegen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:41) Jacob Beccles made Layup. Assisted by AK Okereke.
3841
+2 (4:25) Nick Townsend made Layup. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
4041
+3 (4:11) Cooper Noard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Beccles.
4044
+2 (3:54) Casey Simmons made Layup.
4244
(3:37) AK Okereke Turnover.
(3:37) Bez Mbeng Steal.
(3:26) Casey Simmons missed Layup.
(3:24) Foul on Casey Simmons.
(3:24) Official TV Timeout
(3:23) Jake Fiegen Defensive Rebound.
(3:05) Ryan Kiachian missed
(3:01) Cooper Noard Offensive Rebound.
(2:59) Foul on Jordan Brathwaite.
(2:51) AK Okereke missed Jumper.
(2:49) Yale Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:23) Nick Townsend made Layup. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
4444
(2:06) Nazir Williams missed Jumper.
(2:02) Jordan Brathwaite Defensive Rebound.
(1:49) Isaac Celiscar missed Layup.
(1:44) Nazir Williams Defensive Rebound.
(1:40) Cooper Noard missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:35) Isaac Celiscar Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:23) John Poulakidas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nick Townsend.
4744
(1:10) Cooper Noard missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:06) John Poulakidas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:00) John Poulakidas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
5044
(0:48) Nazir Williams Turnover.
(0:48) Isaac Celiscar Steal.
+2 (0:42) Nick Townsend made Layup. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
5244
(0:29) Cornell Timeout
(0:14) Nazir Williams missed Jumper.
(0:11) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
(0:07) Yale Timeout
(0:02) Foul on Adam Hinton.
+1 (0:02) Nick Townsend made Free Throw.
5344
+1 (0:02) Nick Townsend made Free Throw.
5444
(0:00) Nazir Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Cornell Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

YALE

COR

103Points88

40-64(62.5%)Field Goal(%)32-68(47.1%)

10-21(47.6%)3-Point(%)15-37(40.5%)

13-19(68.4%)Free Throw(%)9-12(75%)

33(8)Rebounds(Offensive)29(11)

22Assists21

9Steals6

4Blocks3

11Turnovers12

16(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

22Largest Lead4

Game Details

Saturday, February 8, 2025 · 1:00 PM

Newman Arena · Ithaca, NY

attendance: 2,644 (59.1%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: YALE -3.5

over/under: 158.5