Princeton Tigers vs. Yale Bulldogs

Mar 15, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
PRIN	25	32	57
YALE	31	28	59

Game Recap

Poulakidas' 13 lead Yale over Princeton 59-57 in Ivy League Tournament. John Poulakidas had 13 points in top-seeded Yale's 59-57 win over fourth-seeded Princeton on Saturday in the Ivy League Tournament semifinals.

Player Stats

PRINCETON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4CJ Happy	18	1-8	1-8	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	3	3
3Caden Pierce	40	5-11	1-6	0-0	5	4	1	1	1	1	11
33Jackson Hicke	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
1Xaivian Lee	40	5-15	3-10	1-1	7	6	2	0	4	4	14
24Blake Peters	39	5-10	4-9	0-0	5	0	1	0	1	4	14
12Jacob Huggins	18	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	3	4
7Malik Abdullahi	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21Jack Stanton	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Dalen Davis	27	4-9	1-2	2-2	2	2	0	0	1	0	11
TOTAL	-	22-5738.6%	10-3528.6%	3-3100%	25	14	5	2	7	17	57

YALE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
42Nick Townsend	36	3-9	0-1	6-6	12	4	0	0	1	3	12
10Samson Aletan	26	2-5	0-0	1-4	5	2	0	2	3	2	5
14Casey Simmons	35	5-10	0-2	1-2	5	0	0	0	1	1	11
4John Poulakidas	34	5-13	3-9	0-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	13
2Bez Mbeng	37	4-7	0-2	4-5	7	1	3	1	3	2	12
8Isaac Celiscar	17	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
22Jeannot Basima	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Trevor Mullin	14	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4

TOTAL	-	22-4944.9%	3-1520.0%	12-1866.7%	33	7	3	3	8	9	59

Play-by-Play

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1st halfPRINYALE

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Yale.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Princeton.
+2 (19:41) Nick Townsend made Jumper.
02
(19:15) CJ Happy missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:12) Casey Simmons Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:02) Nick Townsend made Layup.
04
(18:35) Xaivian Lee Turnover.
(18:35) Bez Mbeng Steal.
(18:30) Foul on Jackson Hicke.
(18:30) Casey Simmons missed Free Throw.
(18:30) Yale Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:30) Casey Simmons made Free Throw.
05
(18:08) Caden Pierce missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:02) Xaivian Lee Offensive Rebound.
(18:01) Xaivian Lee missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:00) Princeton Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:00) Princeton Turnover.
(17:38) Samson Aletan Turnover.
(17:38) CJ Happy Steal.
(17:32) Blake Peters missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:29) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
(17:18) Samson Aletan missed Layup.
(17:14) Samson Aletan Offensive Rebound.
(17:05) Casey Simmons missed Jumper.
(17:02) CJ Happy Defensive Rebound.
(16:53) Xaivian Lee missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:48) Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:36) Casey Simmons made Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
07
(16:23) Xaivian Lee missed Layup.
(16:23) Samson Aletan Block.
(16:19) Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:01) John Poulakidas made Jumper.
09
(15:49) Xaivian Lee Turnover.
(15:32) Foul on Malik Abdullahi.
(15:32) Bez Mbeng missed Free Throw.
(15:32) Yale Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:32) Bez Mbeng made Free Throw.
010
(15:09) Malik Abdullahi missed Layup.
(15:06) Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:51) Isaac Celiscar made Dunk. Assisted by Nick Townsend.
012
+3 (14:37) Dalen Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caden Pierce.
312
(14:12) Bez Mbeng missed Jumper.
(14:08) Caden Pierce Defensive Rebound.
(14:06) Dalen Davis Turnover.
(14:06) Bez Mbeng Steal.
(13:58) John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:56) Xaivian Lee Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:38) Blake Peters made Layup. Assisted by Caden Pierce.
512
+2 (13:14) Nick Townsend made Jumper.
514
(13:07) Foul on Casey Simmons.
(12:57) Caden Pierce missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:55) John Poulakidas Defensive Rebound.
(12:49) Bez Mbeng Turnover.
(12:42) Caden Pierce missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:39) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
(12:30) John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:28) Caden Pierce Defensive Rebound.
(12:14) Dalen Davis missed Jumper.
(12:11) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
(12:02) Foul on Blake Peters.
(11:48) Samson Aletan Turnover.
(11:48) Caden Pierce Steal.
+2 (11:43) Caden Pierce made Layup. Assisted by Xaivian Lee.
714
(11:11) Foul on Caden Pierce.
+2 (11:00) John Poulakidas made Jumper.
716
+2 (10:44) Caden Pierce made Dunk. Assisted by Xaivian Lee.
916
(10:27) John Poulakidas missed Jumper.
(10:25) Princeton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:12) Xaivian Lee made Layup.
1116
(10:12) Foul on Bez Mbeng.
+1 (10:12) Xaivian Lee made Free Throw.
1216
(10:00) Casey Simmons missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:57) Dalen Davis Defensive Rebound.
(9:51) CJ Happy missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:48) Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.
(9:41) Foul on CJ Happy.
+1 (9:41) Samson Aletan made Free Throw.
1217
(9:41) Samson Aletan missed Free Throw.
(9:40) Nick Townsend Offensive Rebound.
(9:38) Foul on Blake Peters.
(9:27) Nick Townsend missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:25) Xaivian Lee Defensive Rebound.
(9:15) Foul on Nick Townsend.
(9:05) Dalen Davis missed Jumper.
(9:01) Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:54) Bez Mbeng made Layup.
1219
+3 (8:29) Xaivian Lee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jackson Hicke.
1519
(8:08) Nick Townsend Turnover.
(7:37) Blake Peters missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:30) Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:13) Casey Simmons made Layup.
1521
+2 (7:00) Jacob Huggins made Layup. Assisted by Xaivian Lee.
1721
(6:43) Casey Simmons missed Jumper.
(6:38) Jackson Hicke Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:20) Blake Peters made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caden Pierce.
2021
(5:56) John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:52) Samson Aletan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:52) Samson Aletan made Two Point Tip Shot.
2023
(5:24) Blake Peters missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:21) Samson Aletan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:00) Casey Simmons made Layup. Assisted by Samson Aletan.
2025
(4:36) CJ Happy missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:33) Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.
(4:21) Foul on CJ Happy.
+1 (4:21) Nick Townsend made Free Throw.
2026
+1 (4:21) Nick Townsend made Free Throw.
2027
(4:07) Blake Peters missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:05) Casey Simmons Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:33) Bez Mbeng made Jumper.
2029
(3:22) Xaivian Lee Turnover.
(3:09) Bez Mbeng Turnover.
(3:09) Xaivian Lee Steal.
(2:52) Blake Peters missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:49) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:45) Bez Mbeng made Layup.
2031
(2:24) Caden Pierce missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:19) Jacob Huggins Offensive Rebound.
(2:19) Jacob Huggins missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(2:18) Casey Simmons Defensive Rebound.
(1:53) Casey Simmons Turnover.
(1:53) Blake Peters Steal.
+3 (1:31) Blake Peters made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Huggins.
2331
(1:10) John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:08) Xaivian Lee Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:44) Dalen Davis made Layup.
2531
(0:25) Bez Mbeng missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:21) Xaivian Lee Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) Xaivian Lee missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:01) John Poulakidas Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

PRIN

YALE

57Points59

22-57(38.6%)Field Goal(%)22-49(44.9%)

10-35(28.6%)3-Point(%)3-15(20.0%)

3-3(100.0%)Free Throw(%)12-18(66.7%)

28(6)Rebounds(Offensive)35(8)

14Assists7

5Steals3

2Blocks3

9Turnovers9

17(0)Fouls(Technical)9(0)

1Largest Lead12

Game Details

Saturday, March 15, 2025 · 11:00 AM

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