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FINAL
Feb 22, 2025

Game Recap

Poulakidas' 28 points lead Yale in 90-64 rout of Columbia. John Poulakidas' 28 points helped Yale defeat Columbia 90-64 on Saturday night.

Box Score

12T
COLU253964
YALE385290
Columbia Lions logoCOLUMBIAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
23Zine Eddine Bedri150-70-11-23200201
3Blair Thompson273-82-40-04210108
4Gerard O'Keefe272-60-12-22100006
2Kenny Noland222-51-20-01100325
1Avery Brown284-91-45-622002314
11Nigel Clarkson20-10-10-00000000
24Arop Arop20-10-10-00000000
34Jake Tavroff202-50-00-04200044
20Robbie Stankard50-10-01-23000121
35Noah Robledo111-31-20-01010123
12Gianni Cobb152-30-02-32400116
5Nicolo Romanelli20-00-00-00000000
8Josiah Cunningham247-91-21-140402016
TOTAL-23-5839.7%6-1833.3%12-1675.0%261460131464
Yale Bulldogs logoYALEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
42Nick Townsend274-90-11-18100119
33Jack Molloy132-40-10-02100114
12Teo Rice133-61-20-03010037
4John Poulakidas2811-193-63-321001128
2Bez Mbeng314-110-53-41010203211
9Riley Fox10-00-00-00000000
8Isaac Celiscar151-20-02-32100004
14Casey Simmons230-40-10-05000020
10Samson Aletan229-100-00-261012018
3Jordan Brathwaite101-20-10-01300012
22Jeannot Basima10-00-00-00000000
11Trevor Mullin133-41-20-02210037
44Devon Arlington30-00-00-01100000
TOTAL-38-7153.5%5-1926.3%9-1369.2%42214181490

Play-by-Play

1st halfcoluyale
  • (20:00) Start game
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (19:58) Jump Ball won by Columbia
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (19:58) Jump Ball lost by Yale
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (19:38) Zine Eddine Bedri missed Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (19:35) Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (19:18) Bez Mbeng missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (19:14) Teo Rice Offensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (19:05) John Poulakidas made Jumper.
    02
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (18:32) Gerard O'Keefe missed Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (18:27) Teo Rice Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (18:03) Nick Townsend made Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
    04
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (17:57) Kenny Noland missed Layup.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (17:52) Zine Eddine Bedri Offensive Rebound.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (17:52) Zine Eddine Bedri missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (17:51) Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (17:43) Jack Molloy missed Layup.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (17:39) Avery Brown Defensive Rebound.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    +2 (17:37) Avery Brown made Layup.
    24
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (17:18) John Poulakidas made Layup.
    26
  • Columbia Lions logo
    +2 (17:05) Gerard O'Keefe made Jumper. Assisted by Blair Thompson.
    46
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (16:42) John Poulakidas missed Layup.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (16:39) Zine Eddine Bedri Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (16:22) Foul on Jack Molloy.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (16:22) Zine Eddine Bedri missed Free Throw.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (16:22) Columbia Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    +1 (16:22) Zine Eddine Bedri made Free Throw.
    56
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (16:22) Gerard O'Keefe subbing out for Columbia
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (16:22) Josiah Cunningham subbing in for Columbia
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (15:59) John Poulakidas made Layup. Assisted by Jack Molloy.
    58
  • Columbia Lions logo
    +3 (15:43) Blair Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zine Eddine Bedri.
    88
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (15:16) Teo Rice missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (15:13) Josiah Cunningham Defensive Rebound.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (14:55) Kenny Noland Turnover.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (14:55) Teo Rice Steal.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (14:49) John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (14:45) Jack Molloy Offensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (14:44) Jack Molloy Turnover.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (14:44) Josiah Cunningham Steal.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (14:40) Josiah Cunningham Turnover.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (14:40) Teo Rice subbing out for Yale
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (14:40) Jack Molloy subbing out for Yale
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (14:40) Samson Aletan subbing in for Yale
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (14:40) Casey Simmons subbing in for Yale
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (14:40) Blair Thompson subbing out for Columbia
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (14:40) Zine Eddine Bedri subbing out for Columbia
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (14:40) Jake Tavroff subbing in for Columbia
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (14:40) Noah Robledo subbing in for Columbia
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (14:21) Nick Townsend missed Jumper.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (14:18) Noah Robledo Defensive Rebound.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (14:00) Avery Brown missed Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (13:56) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (13:50) Samson Aletan made Dunk. Assisted by John Poulakidas.
    810
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (13:40) Kenny Noland missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (13:37) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (13:32) Samson Aletan missed Layup.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (13:27) Samson Aletan Offensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (13:27) Samson Aletan made Two Point Tip Shot.
    812
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (13:03) Josiah Cunningham missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (13:00) John Poulakidas Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (12:43) Bez Mbeng Turnover.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (12:43) Nick Townsend subbing out for Yale
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (12:43) Isaac Celiscar subbing in for Yale
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (12:43) Kenny Noland subbing out for Columbia
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (12:43) Gerard O'Keefe subbing in for Columbia
  • Columbia Lions logo
    +3 (12:13) Josiah Cunningham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Avery Brown.
    1112
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (11:44) John Poulakidas made Jumper.
    1114
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (11:36) Foul on Noah Robledo.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (11:36) Noah Robledo Turnover.
  • (11:36) Official TV Timeout
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (11:36) Noah Robledo subbing out for Columbia
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (11:36) Blair Thompson subbing in for Columbia
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (11:20) John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (11:17) Blair Thompson Defensive Rebound.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    +2 (11:07) Gerard O'Keefe made Layup. Assisted by Jake Tavroff.
    1314
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (10:42) Bez Mbeng missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (10:42) Yale Offensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (10:21) Samson Aletan made Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
    1316
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (9:58) Josiah Cunningham missed Layup.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (9:54) Samson Aletan Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (9:51) Bez Mbeng Turnover.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (9:51) John Poulakidas subbing out for Yale
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (9:51) Trevor Mullin subbing in for Yale
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (9:51) Josiah Cunningham subbing out for Columbia
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (9:51) Kenny Noland subbing in for Columbia
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (9:24) Blair Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (9:21) Samson Aletan Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (9:00) Bez Mbeng made Layup. Assisted by Samson Aletan.
    1318
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (8:53) Foul on Trevor Mullin.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (8:53) Avery Brown subbing out for Columbia
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (8:53) Jake Tavroff subbing out for Columbia
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (8:53) Gianni Cobb subbing in for Columbia
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (8:53) Zine Eddine Bedri subbing in for Columbia
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (8:43) Zine Eddine Bedri Turnover.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (8:27) Samson Aletan made Layup. Assisted by Trevor Mullin.
    1320
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (8:02) Zine Eddine Bedri Turnover.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (8:02) Bez Mbeng Steal.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (7:58) Casey Simmons missed Dunk.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (7:54) Blair Thompson Defensive Rebound.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (7:46) Zine Eddine Bedri missed Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (7:44) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (7:33) Bez Mbeng made Layup.
    1322
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (7:00) Zine Eddine Bedri missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (7:00) Columbia Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (7:00) Columbia Turnover.
  • (7:00) Official TV Timeout
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (7:00) Bez Mbeng subbing out for Yale
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (7:00) Samson Aletan subbing out for Yale
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (7:00) Casey Simmons subbing out for Yale
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (7:00) Jordan Brathwaite subbing in for Yale
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (7:00) John Poulakidas subbing in for Yale
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (7:00) Nick Townsend subbing in for Yale
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (7:00) Gianni Cobb subbing out for Columbia
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (7:00) Zine Eddine Bedri subbing out for Columbia
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (7:00) Avery Brown subbing in for Columbia
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (7:00) Jake Tavroff subbing in for Columbia
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +3 (6:52) John Poulakidas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Brathwaite.
    1325
  • Columbia Lions logo
    +2 (6:31) Jake Tavroff made Layup. Assisted by Avery Brown.
    1525
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (6:06) Foul on Kenny Noland.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +1 (6:06) John Poulakidas made Free Throw.
    1526
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +1 (6:06) John Poulakidas made Free Throw.
    1527
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +1 (6:06) John Poulakidas made Free Throw.
    1528
  • Columbia Lions logo
    +3 (5:50) Kenny Noland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Blair Thompson.
    1828
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (5:32) Trevor Mullin made Layup.
    1830
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (5:20) Blair Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (5:17) Kenny Noland Offensive Rebound.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (5:17) Kenny Noland missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (5:17) Columbia Offensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (5:15) Foul on Jordan Brathwaite.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    +1 (5:15) Gerard O'Keefe made Free Throw.
    1930
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (5:15) Isaac Celiscar subbing out for Yale
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (5:15) Samson Aletan subbing in for Yale
  • Columbia Lions logo
    +1 (5:15) Gerard O'Keefe made Free Throw.
    2030
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (5:15) Gerard O'Keefe subbing out for Columbia
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (5:15) Josiah Cunningham subbing in for Columbia
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (4:56) Trevor Mullin made Layup.
    2032
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (4:44) Kenny Noland Turnover.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (4:33) Samson Aletan made Dunk. Assisted by Nick Townsend.
    2034
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (4:16) Foul on Trevor Mullin.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (4:14) Kenny Noland Turnover.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (4:04) Foul on Kenny Noland.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (4:04) Kenny Noland subbing out for Columbia
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (4:04) Gerard O'Keefe subbing in for Columbia
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (3:54) Jordan Brathwaite missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (3:52) Nick Townsend missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (3:51) Samson Aletan Offensive Rebound.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (3:50) Foul on Jake Tavroff.
  • (3:50) Official TV Timeout
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (3:50) Samson Aletan missed Free Throw.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (3:50) Yale Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (3:50) Samson Aletan missed Free Throw.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (3:47) Nick Townsend Offensive Rebound.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (3:47) Blair Thompson Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (3:37) Foul on Trevor Mullin.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (3:37) John Poulakidas subbing out for Yale
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (3:37) Trevor Mullin subbing out for Yale
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (3:37) Bez Mbeng subbing in for Yale
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (3:37) Casey Simmons subbing in for Yale
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (3:30) Avery Brown Turnover.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (3:20) Foul on Avery Brown.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (3:15) Samson Aletan made Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
    2036
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (3:05) Foul on Casey Simmons.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (3:05) Avery Brown subbing out for Columbia
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (3:05) Gianni Cobb subbing in for Columbia
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (2:52) Blair Thompson missed Layup.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (2:48) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (2:32) Samson Aletan Turnover.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (2:32) Josiah Cunningham Steal.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (2:23) Gerard O'Keefe missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (2:18) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (2:07) Bez Mbeng missed Layup.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (2:04) Jake Tavroff Defensive Rebound.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    +2 (2:02) Josiah Cunningham made Layup. Assisted by Gianni Cobb.
    2236
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (1:44) Foul on Jake Tavroff.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (1:44) Jordan Brathwaite subbing out for Yale
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (1:44) Samson Aletan subbing out for Yale
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (1:44) Teo Rice subbing in for Yale
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (1:44) Jack Molloy subbing in for Yale
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (1:44) Jake Tavroff subbing out for Columbia
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (1:44) Zine Eddine Bedri subbing in for Columbia
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (1:35) Nick Townsend missed Layup.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (1:31) Blair Thompson Defensive Rebound.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (1:26) Gianni Cobb missed Layup.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (1:23) Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (1:15) Jack Molloy missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (1:10) Josiah Cunningham Defensive Rebound.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    +2 (0:49) Josiah Cunningham made Layup. Assisted by Zine Eddine Bedri.
    2436
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (0:49) Foul on Teo Rice.
  • Columbia Lions logo
    +1 (0:49) Josiah Cunningham made Free Throw.
    2536
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (0:32) Jack Molloy made Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
    2538
  • Columbia Lions logo
    (0:03) Gerard O'Keefe missed Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (0:03) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

64Points90
23-58(39.7%)Field Goal(%)38-71(53.5%)
6-18(33.3%)3-Point(%)5-19(26.3%)
12-16(75%)Free Throw(%)9-13(69.2%)
27(6)Rebounds(Offensive)43(13)
14Assists21
6Steals4
0Blocks1
14Turnovers8
14(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)
0Largest Lead26

Game Details

Saturday, February 22, 2025 · 7:00 PM
John J. Lee Amphitheater · New Haven, CT
attendance: 2,125 (75.9%)
tv: ESPN+
spread: YALE -16.5
over/under: 159.5