Yale Bulldogs vs. Columbia Lions

Feb 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
YALE	34	26	60
COLU	25	29	54

Game Recap

Townsend's 18 lead Yale over Columbia 60-54. Nick Townsend scored 18 points as Yale beat Columbia 60-54 on Saturday.

Player Stats

YALE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Isaac Celiscar	30	4-7	1-2	0-1	6	2	1	1	0	3	9
42Nick Townsend	33	6-12	2-5	4-6	7	4	1	0	3	0	18
10Samson Aletan	24	1-1	0-0	0-1	2	2	1	1	3	3	2
11Trevor Mullin	25	0-3	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	3	0
14Casey Simmons	28	4-7	1-3	7-8	3	1	1	1	1	2	16
7Jack Sullivan	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0
9Riley Fox	12	3-4	0-0	1-1	1	1	0	0	1	0	7
3Jordan Brathwaite	25	4-5	0-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	2	8
22Jeannot Basima	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44Devon Arlington	15	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
TOTAL	-	22-4055.0%	4-1330.8%	12-1770.6%	25	14	4	5	14	15	60

COLUMBIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Connor Igoe	24	2-6	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	3	4	4
14Mason Ritter	33	4-6	0-0	2-3	9	1	0	0	1	2	10
3Blair Thompson	31	3-10	0-4	1-1	2	1	3	0	1	3	7
24Miles Franklin	28	3-8	0-2	0-0	7	1	1	0	0	4	6
2Kenny Noland	40	7-18	3-11	3-3	2	2	5	0	2	1	20
6Leland Coleman	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
22Richard Nweke	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Ryan Soulis	10	0-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0
7Hampton Sanders	18	1-3	0-1	2-2	1	0	1	0	1	2	4
4Gerard O'Keefe	7	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	-	21-5836.2%	4-2119.0%	8-988.9%	27	5	10	1	10	18	54

Play-by-Play

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1st halfYALECOLU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Yale.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Columbia.
+2 (19:41) Samson Aletan makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Casey Simmons assists).
20
(19:08) Miles Franklin misses 16-foot jumper.
(19:06) Columbia Deadball Team Rebound.
(19:06) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (18:41) Casey Simmons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Samson Aletan assists).
50
(18:06) Miles Franklin misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:05) Columbia Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:03) team shot clock turnover .
(17:48) Nick Townsend bad pass turnover.
(17:48) Kenny Noland Steal.
(17:26) Foul on Casey Simmons.
(17:20) Connor Igoe bad pass turnover.
(17:20) Nick Townsend Steal.
+2 (17:10) Nick Townsend makes driving layup.
70
(17:01) Foul on Connor Igoe.
(17:01) Connor Igoe turnover.
(16:43) Foul on Mason Ritter.
(16:43) Casey Simmons misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:43) Yale Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:43) Casey Simmons makes free throw 2 of 2.
80
(16:22) Blair Thompson bad pass turnover.
(16:22) Isaac Celiscar Steal.
(16:05) Foul on Blair Thompson.
+1 (16:05) Nick Townsend makes free throw 1 of 2.
90
+1 (16:05) Nick Townsend makes free throw 2 of 2.
100
(15:59) Blair Thompson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:56) Trevor Mullin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:27) Isaac Celiscar makes driving layup.
120
(15:04) Kenny Noland misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:02) Mason Ritter Offensive Rebound.
(15:00) Kenny Noland misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:54) Isaac Celiscar Defensive Rebound.
(14:31) Jordan Brathwaite bad pass turnover.
(14:31) Hampton Sanders Steal.
+2 (14:14) Connor Igoe makes layup (Kenny Noland assists).
122
(14:05) Foul on Connor Igoe.
(13:53) Nick Townsend misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:50) Richard Nweke Defensive Rebound.
(13:38) Hampton Sanders misses driving layup.
(13:33) Ryan Soulis Offensive Rebound.
(13:33) Ryan Soulis misses tip in layup.
(13:33) Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.
(13:28) Riley Fox misses driving layup.
(13:25) Nick Townsend Offensive Rebound.
(13:25) Nick Townsend misses tip in layup.
(13:24) Kenny Noland Defensive Rebound.
(13:14) Kenny Noland misses driving layup.
(13:11) Jordan Brathwaite Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:07) Riley Fox makes driving layup (Jordan Brathwaite assists).
142
(13:07) Foul on Hampton Sanders.
+1 (13:07) Riley Fox makes free throw 1 of 1.
152
(12:55) Kenny Noland bad pass turnover.
(12:47) Foul on Samson Aletan.
(12:47) Samson Aletan turnover.
(12:38) Foul on Ryan Soulis.
(12:38) Ryan Soulis turnover.
(12:27) Devon Arlington bad pass turnover.
(12:27) Blair Thompson Steal.
+3 (12:01) Kenny Noland makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot.
155
(12:00) Foul on Devon Arlington.
+1 (12:00) Kenny Noland makes free throw 1 of 1.
156
(11:34) Riley Fox bad pass turnover.
(11:34) Kenny Noland Steal.
+2 (11:31) Kenny Noland makes driving layup.
158
+2 (11:03) Casey Simmons makes layup (Riley Fox assists).
178
(10:36) Connor Igoe traveling turnover.
(10:12) Devon Arlington misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:09) Columbia Defensive Rebound.
(9:54) Foul on Isaac Celiscar.
+2 (9:33) Miles Franklin makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
1710
(9:17) Foul on Connor Igoe.
(9:17) Isaac Celiscar misses free throw 1 of 1.
(9:16) Miles Franklin Defensive Rebound.
(8:50) Mason Ritter misses 5-foot hook shot.
(8:47) Casey Simmons Defensive Rebound.
(8:37) Foul on Leland Coleman.
+1 (8:37) Casey Simmons makes free throw 1 of 2.
1810
+1 (8:37) Casey Simmons makes free throw 2 of 2.
1910
+2 (8:13) Mason Ritter makes layup (Kenny Noland assists).
1912
(8:13) Foul on Jordan Brathwaite.
+1 (8:13) Mason Ritter makes free throw 1 of 1.
1913
(7:57) Isaac Celiscar misses driving layup.
(7:54) Miles Franklin Defensive Rebound.
(7:44) Miles Franklin misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:40) Jordan Brathwaite Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:25) Nick Townsend makes driving layup.
2113
(7:04) Kenny Noland misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:01) Mason Ritter Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:00) Mason Ritter makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
2115
+2 (6:42) Casey Simmons makes layup (Nick Townsend assists).
2315
+2 (6:28) Kenny Noland makes driving layup.
2317
(5:56) Casey Simmons misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:52) Blair Thompson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:39) Kenny Noland makes 26-foot three pointer.
2320
+3 (5:21) Nick Townsend makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Isaac Celiscar assists).
2620
(4:44) Blair Thompson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:44) Isaac Celiscar Block.
(4:44) Columbia Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:44) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (4:29) Jordan Brathwaite makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Trevor Mullin assists).
2820
(4:04) Blair Thompson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:00) Casey Simmons Defensive Rebound.
(3:36) Casey Simmons misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:31) Nick Townsend Offensive Rebound.
(3:28) Nick Townsend misses layup.
(3:25) Leland Coleman Defensive Rebound.
(3:17) Blair Thompson misses driving layup.
(3:17) Samson Aletan Block.
(3:13) Mason Ritter Offensive Rebound.
(3:02) Foul on Casey Simmons.
+3 (2:51) Gerard O'Keefe makes 24-foot three point jumper (Blair Thompson assists).
2823
+2 (2:30) Nick Townsend makes layup.
3023
(1:57) team shot clock turnover .
(1:44) Nick Townsend misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:43) Riley Fox Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:33) Riley Fox makes driving layup (Nick Townsend assists).
3223
(1:04) Gerard O'Keefe misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:00) Kenny Noland Offensive Rebound.
(0:53) Leland Coleman misses 11-foot jumper.
(0:50) Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:33) Isaac Celiscar makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot (Jordan Brathwaite assists).
3423
+2 (0:05) Miles Franklin makes driving layup.
3425

2nd half

Team Stats

YALE

COLU

60Points54

22-40(55.0%)Field Goal(%)21-58(36.2%)

4-13(30.8%)3-Point(%)4-21(19.0%)

12-17(70.6%)Free Throw(%)8-9(88.9%)

26(4)Rebounds(Offensive)30(13)

14Assists5

4Steals10

5Blocks1

14Turnovers14

15(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

13Largest Lead0

Game Details

Saturday, February 28, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Francis S. Levien Gymnasium · New York, NY

attendance: 2,026 (81.0%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: YALE -6.5

over/under: 147.5