Yale Bulldogs vs. Texas A&M Aggies

Mar 20, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
YALE	29	42	71
TA&M	40	40	80

Game Recap

Texas A&M avoids an Ivy League upset by beating Yale 80-71 in NCAA Tournament. No need to overthink this one. Texas A&M was never in danger of letting the Ivy Leaguers from Yale pull another March Madness upset.

Player Stats

YALE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
42Nick Townsend	37	7-13	1-3	0-3	4	4	3	0	3	4	15
10Samson Aletan	15	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	4	2
14Casey Simmons	32	5-9	1-3	0-0	5	1	1	0	1	1	11
4John Poulakidas	38	7-18	4-10	5-5	3	1	1	0	0	2	23
2Bez Mbeng	35	0-5	0-1	2-4	8	9	0	0	4	5	2
9Riley Fox	6	2-3	2-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	6
8Isaac Celiscar	24	5-6	0-1	2-2	3	2	0	0	1	1	12
33Jack Molloy	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Jordan Brathwaite	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
11Trevor Mullin	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0
TOTAL	-	27-5846.6%	8-2138.1%	9-1464.3%	28	18	6	1	12	21	71

TEXAS A&M	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Andersson Garcia	32	2-6	1-3	2-6	8	3	1	1	0	0	7
15Henry Coleman III	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	2	2
4Wade Taylor IV	29	6-13	1-6	3-6	1	5	2	0	1	2	16
2Hayden Hefner	18	2-6	0-4	0-0	2	0	2	0	1	1	4
35Manny Obaseki	20	3-5	1-1	2-2	0	1	0	1	3	1	9
21Pharrel Payne	25	10-12	0-0	5-6	10	1	0	0	1	2	25
9Solomon Washington	22	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	1	2	3	2
0Jace Carter	9	4-6	2-4	0-1	4	0	1	1	1	2	10
1Zhuric Phelps	25	2-6	1-4	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	1	5
10CJ Wilcher	6	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	31-6051.7%	6-2524.0%	12-2157.1%	35	11	9	4	10	15	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfYALETA&M

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Yale.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Texas A&M.
(19:27) John Poulakidas missed Jumper.
(19:23) Casey Simmons Offensive Rebound.
(19:21) Casey Simmons missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:17) Bez Mbeng Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:03) Casey Simmons made Layup. Assisted by Nick Townsend.
20
(18:30) Andersson Garcia missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:27) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
(18:09) Nick Townsend missed Layup.
(18:06) Andersson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:03) Wade Taylor IV made Layup. Assisted by Andersson Garcia.
22
(17:36) Nick Townsend Turnover.
+2 (17:25) Henry Coleman III made Dunk. Assisted by Manny Obaseki.
24
+3 (17:11) Casey Simmons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
54
(16:59) Wade Taylor IV missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:57) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
(16:42) Bez Mbeng missed Jumper.
(16:39) Henry Coleman III Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:30) Manny Obaseki made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andersson Garcia.
57
(16:17) Casey Simmons missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:13) Andersson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(16:06) Wade Taylor IV missed Jumper.
(16:03) John Poulakidas Defensive Rebound.
(15:56) John Poulakidas missed Jumper.
(15:53) Wade Taylor IV Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:50) Wade Taylor IV made Jumper.
59
(15:20) Nick Townsend Turnover.
(15:20) Wade Taylor IV Steal.
+2 (15:05) Hayden Hefner made Jumper.
511
(14:56) Bez Mbeng Turnover.
(14:56) Henry Coleman III Steal.
(14:28) Henry Coleman III missed Jumper.
(14:24) Casey Simmons Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:04) Casey Simmons made Layup. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
711
(13:47) Foul on Bez Mbeng.
+2 (13:36) Pharrel Payne made Jumper.
713
(13:16) Casey Simmons Turnover.
(13:07) Zhuric Phelps Turnover.
(13:07) Nick Townsend Steal.
(13:00) Bez Mbeng Turnover.
(13:00) Solomon Washington Steal.
(12:54) Andersson Garcia missed Jumper.
(12:47) Pharrel Payne Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:47) Pharrel Payne made Two Point Tip Shot.
715
(12:24) Trevor Mullin Turnover.
(12:24) Zhuric Phelps Steal.
(12:23) Foul on Trevor Mullin.
+2 (12:01) Pharrel Payne made Layup.
717
+2 (11:39) Isaac Celiscar made Jumper.
917
+2 (11:13) Zhuric Phelps made Jumper.
919
(11:00) John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:55) Zhuric Phelps Defensive Rebound.
(10:49) Pharrel Payne missed Jumper.
(10:45) John Poulakidas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:37) Nick Townsend made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Poulakidas.
1219
+3 (10:06) Andersson Garcia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zhuric Phelps.
1222
+2 (9:44) John Poulakidas made Jumper.
1422
+3 (9:17) Zhuric Phelps made Three Point Jumper.
1425
(8:54) Trevor Mullin Turnover.
(8:54) Jace Carter Steal.
+2 (8:51) Jace Carter made Layup.
1427
(8:51) Foul on Samson Aletan.
(8:51) Jace Carter missed Free Throw.
(8:50) Casey Simmons Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:42) John Poulakidas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
1727
+2 (8:29) Andersson Garcia made Layup. Assisted by Wade Taylor IV.
1729
+2 (8:18) Samson Aletan made Dunk. Assisted by Isaac Celiscar.
1929
(8:07) Wade Taylor IV missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:04) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
(8:01) Foul on Wade Taylor IV.
(8:00) Foul on CJ Wilcher.
+1 (8:00) Isaac Celiscar made Free Throw.
2029
+1 (8:00) Isaac Celiscar made Free Throw.
2129
(7:47) CJ Wilcher missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:42) Solomon Washington Offensive Rebound.
(7:26) Solomon Washington Turnover.
(7:11) Casey Simmons missed Layup.
(7:11) Solomon Washington Block.
(7:07) Jace Carter Defensive Rebound.
(6:51) Jace Carter missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:50) Solomon Washington Offensive Rebound.
(6:50) Foul on Riley Fox.
(6:35) Hayden Hefner missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:29) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
(6:19) Nick Townsend missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:15) Hayden Hefner Defensive Rebound.
(6:10) Pharrel Payne missed Jumper.
(6:05) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:02) Nick Townsend made Layup. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
2329
(5:33) Pharrel Payne Turnover.
(5:33) Casey Simmons Steal.
(5:10) Samson Aletan missed Layup.
(5:08) Hayden Hefner Defensive Rebound.
(5:05) Foul on Bez Mbeng.
(4:58) Foul on Samson Aletan.
(4:55) Foul on Samson Aletan.
(4:55) Andersson Garcia missed Free Throw.
(4:55) Texas A&M Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:55) Andersson Garcia made Free Throw.
2330
(4:38) John Poulakidas missed Jumper.
(4:36) Texas A&M Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:23) Pharrel Payne made Dunk. Assisted by Wade Taylor IV.
2332
(4:16) Foul on Zhuric Phelps.
+2 (4:03) Nick Townsend made Jumper.
2532
(3:46) Wade Taylor IV Turnover.
(3:46) Jordan Brathwaite Steal.
(3:20) Foul on Solomon Washington.
+1 (3:20) John Poulakidas made Free Throw.
2632
+1 (3:20) John Poulakidas made Free Throw.
2732
(3:05) Wade Taylor IV missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:00) Pharrel Payne Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:00) Pharrel Payne made Two Point Tip Shot.
2734
(2:36) John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:33) Andersson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(2:32) Foul on Jordan Brathwaite.
+1 (2:32) Andersson Garcia made Free Throw.
2735
(2:32) Andersson Garcia missed Free Throw.
(2:32) Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.
(2:11) Bez Mbeng missed Jumper.
(2:06) Isaac Celiscar Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:06) Isaac Celiscar made Two Point Tip Shot.
2935
(1:43) Foul on Solomon Washington.
(1:43) Solomon Washington Turnover.
(1:43) Bez Mbeng missed Free Throw.
(1:43) Yale Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:43) Bez Mbeng missed Free Throw.
(1:43) Yale Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:17) Bez Mbeng missed Layup.
(1:14) Andersson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(1:06) Foul on Casey Simmons.
(1:06) Wade Taylor IV missed Free Throw.
(1:06) Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.
(0:51) John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:49) Isaac Celiscar Offensive Rebound.
(0:49) Foul on Wade Taylor IV.
(0:46) Bez Mbeng Turnover.
(0:46) Hayden Hefner Steal.
+2 (0:41) Hayden Hefner made Dunk.
2937
(0:21) Nick Townsend missed Jumper.
(0:16) Andersson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:03) Wade Taylor IV made Three Point Jumper.
2940

2nd half

Team Stats

YALE

TA&M

71Points80

27-58(46.6%)Field Goal(%)31-60(51.7%)

8-21(38.1%)3-Point(%)6-25(24.0%)

9-14(64.3%)Free Throw(%)12-21(57.1%)

29(6)Rebounds(Offensive)37(10)

18Assists11

6Steals9

1Blocks4

13Turnovers11

21(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

2Largest Lead15

Game Details

Thursday, March 20, 2025 · 7:25 PM

Reed Arena · College Station, TX

capacity: 12,989

tv: TBS