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Poulakidas' 13 lead Yale over Princeton 59-57 in Ivy League Tournament

AP
Mar 15, 2025

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) 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.

Yale, the defending champion and seven-time NCAA Tournament participant, will play Dartmouth or Cornell in the championship game on Sunday.

Poulakidas went 5 of 13 from the field (3 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Bulldogs (21-7). Nick Townsend scored 12 points while going 3 of 9 and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line and added 12 rebounds. Bez Mbeng shot 4 of 7 from the field and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points.

Xaivian Lee finished with 14 points, seven rebounds, six assists and two steals for the Tigers (19-11). Blake Peters added 14 points for Princeton. Caden Pierce also had 11 points and four assists.

Townsend put up eight points in the first half for the Bulldogs, who led 31-25 at the break. Yale took the lead for good with 1:02 left in the second half on a 3-pointer from Poulakidas to make it a 59-57 game.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
PRIN
Tigers
25
YALE
Bulldogs
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:40	+2	Nick Townsend makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:15		CJ Happy misses three point jump shot
19:13		Casey Simmons defensive rebound
19:01	+2	Nick Townsend makes two point layup	0-4
18:33		Xaivian Lee turnover (bad pass) (Bez Mbeng steals)
18:30		Jackson Hicke shooting foul (Casey Simmons draws the foul)
18:30		Casey Simmons misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:30	+1	Casey Simmons makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-5
18:09		Caden Pierce misses three point jump shot
18:07		Xaivian Lee offensive rebound
18:01		Xaivian Lee misses three point jump shot
18:00		Tigers offensive rebound
18:00		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
17:38		Samson Aletan turnover (lost ball) (CJ Happy steals)
17:28		Blake Peters misses three point jump shot
17:26		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
17:18		Samson Aletan misses two point layup
17:16		Samson Aletan offensive rebound
17:05		Casey Simmons misses two point jump shot
17:03		CJ Happy defensive rebound
16:54		Xaivian Lee misses three point jump shot
16:52		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
16:37	+2	Casey Simmons makes two point layup (Bez Mbeng assists)	0-7
16:23		Samson Aletan blocks Xaivian Lee's two point layup
16:21		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
16:04	+2	John Poulakidas makes two point jump shot	0-9
15:59		Tigers 30 second timeout
15:59		TV timeout
15:50		Xaivian Lee turnover (bad pass)
15:32		Malik Abdullahi shooting foul (Bez Mbeng draws the foul)
15:32		Bez Mbeng misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:32	+1	Bez Mbeng makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-10
15:09		Malik Abdullahi misses two point layup
15:07		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
14:52	+2	Isaac Celiscar makes two point dunk (Nick Townsend assists)	0-12
14:39	+3	Dalen Davis makes three point jump shot (Caden Pierce assists)	3-12
14:14		Bez Mbeng misses two point jump shot
14:12		Caden Pierce defensive rebound
14:03		Dalen Davis turnover (bad pass) (Bez Mbeng steals)
13:57		John Poulakidas misses three point jump shot
13:55		Xaivian Lee defensive rebound
13:38	+2	Blake Peters makes two point layup (Caden Pierce assists)	5-12
13:17	+2	Nick Townsend makes two point jump shot	5-14
13:07		Casey Simmons personal foul
12:58		Caden Pierce misses three point jump shot
12:56		John Poulakidas defensive rebound
12:50		Bez Mbeng turnover (lost ball)
12:44		Caden Pierce misses three point jump shot
12:42		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
12:33		John Poulakidas misses three point jump shot
12:31		Caden Pierce defensive rebound
12:16		Dalen Davis misses two point jump shot
12:14		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
12:02		Blake Peters personal foul
11:50		Samson Aletan turnover (lost ball) (Caden Pierce steals)
11:44	+2	Caden Pierce makes two point layup (Xaivian Lee assists)	7-14
11:11		Caden Pierce personal foul
11:11		TV timeout
11:02	+2	John Poulakidas makes two point jump shot	7-16
10:45	+2	Caden Pierce makes two point dunk (Xaivian Lee assists)	9-16
10:29		John Poulakidas misses two point jump shot
10:27		Tigers defensive rebound
10:12	+2	Xaivian Lee makes two point layup	11-16
10:12		Bez Mbeng shooting foul (Xaivian Lee draws the foul)
10:12	+1	Xaivian Lee makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-16
10:02		Casey Simmons misses three point jump shot
10:00		Dalen Davis defensive rebound
9:53		CJ Happy misses three point jump shot
9:51		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
9:42		CJ Happy shooting foul (Samson Aletan draws the foul)
9:42	+1	Samson Aletan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-17
9:42		Samson Aletan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:42		Nick Townsend offensive rebound
9:38		Blake Peters personal foul
9:29		Nick Townsend misses three point jump shot
9:27		Xaivian Lee defensive rebound
9:14		Nick Townsend personal foul
9:06		Dalen Davis misses two point jump shot
9:04		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
8:55	+2	Bez Mbeng makes two point layup	12-19
8:30	+3	Xaivian Lee makes three point jump shot (Jackson Hicke assists)	15-19
8:08		Nick Townsend turnover (lost ball)
7:38		Blake Peters misses three point jump shot
7:36		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
7:13	+2	Casey Simmons makes two point layup	15-21
7:00	+2	Jacob Huggins makes two point layup (Xaivian Lee assists)	17-21
6:44		Casey Simmons misses two point jump shot
6:42		Jackson Hicke defensive rebound
6:20	+3	Blake Peters makes three point jump shot (Caden Pierce assists)	20-21
5:58		John Poulakidas misses three point jump shot
5:56		Samson Aletan offensive rebound
5:54	+2	Samson Aletan makes two point layup	20-23
5:25		Blake Peters misses three point jump shot
5:23		Samson Aletan defensive rebound
5:06		TV timeout
5:01	+2	Casey Simmons makes two point layup (Samson Aletan assists)	20-25
4:37		CJ Happy misses three point jump shot
4:35		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
4:21		CJ Happy shooting foul (Nick Townsend draws the foul)
4:21	+1	Nick Townsend makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-26
4:21	+1	Nick Townsend makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-27
4:08		Blake Peters misses three point jump shot
4:06		Casey Simmons defensive rebound
3:36	+2	Bez Mbeng makes two point jump shot	20-29
3:22		Xaivian Lee turnover (bad pass)
3:22		TV timeout
3:10		Bez Mbeng turnover (bad pass) (Xaivian Lee steals)
2:52		Blake Peters misses three point jump shot
2:50		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
2:44	+2	Bez Mbeng makes two point layup	20-31
2:25		Caden Pierce misses three point jump shot
2:23		Jacob Huggins offensive rebound
2:20		Jacob Huggins misses two point layup
2:18		Casey Simmons defensive rebound
1:53		Casey Simmons turnover (lost ball) (Blake Peters steals)
1:32	+3	Blake Peters makes three point jump shot (Jacob Huggins assists)	23-31
1:11		John Poulakidas misses three point jump shot
1:09		Xaivian Lee defensive rebound
0:44	+2	Dalen Davis makes two point layup	25-31
0:26		Bez Mbeng misses three point jump shot
0:24		Xaivian Lee defensive rebound
0:04		Xaivian Lee misses three point jump shot
0:02		John Poulakidas defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PRIN
Tigers
32
YALE
Bulldogs
28

Time		Play	Score
19:35		Xaivian Lee turnover (bad pass)
19:13		Nick Townsend misses two point jump shot
19:11		Blake Peters defensive rebound
19:04		Blake Peters turnover (bad pass)
18:47		Samson Aletan turnover (lost ball) (Xaivian Lee steals)
18:42		Xaivian Lee misses three point jump shot
18:40		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
18:27	+3	John Poulakidas makes three point jump shot (Nick Townsend assists)	25-34
18:01		CJ Happy misses three point jump shot
17:59		Caden Pierce offensive rebound
17:56	+3	Blake Peters makes three point jump shot (Caden Pierce assists)	28-34
17:42	+3	John Poulakidas makes three point jump shot (Nick Townsend assists)	28-37
17:28		CJ Happy misses three point jump shot
17:26		Jackson Hicke offensive rebound
17:16		Xaivian Lee misses three point jump shot
17:14		John Poulakidas defensive rebound
16:55		John Poulakidas misses three point jump shot
16:53		Samson Aletan offensive rebound
16:48	+2	Casey Simmons makes two point layup (Samson Aletan assists)	28-39
16:31		Bez Mbeng personal foul
16:14	+3	Caden Pierce makes three point jump shot (Xaivian Lee assists)	31-39
15:49		Bez Mbeng turnover (traveling)
15:49		TV timeout
15:21	+2	Dalen Davis makes two point jump shot	33-39
15:01		Casey Simmons misses three point jump shot
14:59		Blake Peters defensive rebound
14:35		Xaivian Lee misses two point layup
14:33		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
14:33		Jacob Huggins personal foul
14:18		Nick Townsend misses two point layup
14:16		Casey Simmons offensive rebound
14:13	+2	Casey Simmons makes two point layup	33-41
13:48		Dalen Davis misses two point layup
13:46		Bulldogs defensive rebound
13:32		Xaivian Lee shooting foul (Bez Mbeng draws the foul)
13:32	+1	Bez Mbeng makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-42
13:32	+1	Bez Mbeng makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-43
13:09	+2	Caden Pierce makes two point dunk (Xaivian Lee assists)	35-43
12:53		CJ Happy personal foul
12:44	+2	Trevor Mullin makes two point jump shot	35-45
12:19		CJ Happy misses three point jump shot
12:17		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
11:48		Isaac Celiscar misses two point jump shot
11:46		Casey Simmons offensive rebound
11:42		Casey Simmons misses two point layup
11:40		CJ Happy defensive rebound
11:34		Xaivian Lee misses two point layup
11:32		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
11:18		Nick Townsend misses two point layup
11:16		Bulldogs offensive rebound
11:16		Blake Peters shooting foul (Nick Townsend draws the foul)
11:32		TV timeout
11:16	+1	Nick Townsend makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-46
11:16	+1	Nick Townsend makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-47
10:48	+2	Xaivian Lee makes two point layup	37-47
10:22		Isaac Celiscar misses three point jump shot
10:20		Jacob Huggins defensive rebound
10:08	+2	Jacob Huggins makes two point layup (Xaivian Lee assists)	39-47
9:50		Xaivian Lee personal foul
9:40		John Poulakidas misses two point jump shot
9:38		Tigers defensive rebound
9:38		Samson Aletan personal foul
9:10		Caden Pierce turnover (lost ball) (Bez Mbeng steals)
9:05		Jacob Huggins personal foul
8:55	+2	Trevor Mullin makes two point layup	39-49
8:39	+3	Xaivian Lee makes three point jump shot	42-49
8:36		Tigers 30 second timeout
8:36		TV timeout
8:18		John Poulakidas misses three point jump shot
8:16		Caden Pierce defensive rebound
7:56	+3	Blake Peters makes three point jump shot (Dalen Davis assists)	45-49
7:39		Jacob Huggins blocks Samson Aletan's two point layup
7:37		Caden Pierce defensive rebound
7:25		Trevor Mullin shooting foul (Dalen Davis draws the foul)
7:25		TV timeout
7:25	+1	Dalen Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-49
7:25	+1	Dalen Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-49
7:08		Xaivian Lee shooting foul (Nick Townsend draws the foul)
7:08	+1	Nick Townsend makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-50
7:08	+1	Nick Townsend makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-51
6:47		Dalen Davis misses three point jump shot
6:45		Tigers offensive rebound
6:45		Samson Aletan personal foul
6:25		Bez Mbeng blocks Xaivian Lee's three point jump shot
6:24		Tigers offensive rebound
6:24		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
6:04	+2	Samson Aletan makes two point dunk (Nick Townsend assists)	47-53
5:52		Nick Townsend personal foul (Xaivian Lee draws the foul)
5:39		Dalen Davis misses two point jump shot
5:37		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
5:11		Nick Townsend misses two point jump shot
5:09		Samson Aletan offensive rebound
5:09		Jacob Huggins shooting foul (Samson Aletan draws the foul)
5:09		Samson Aletan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:09		Samson Aletan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:09		Blake Peters defensive rebound
4:43	+2	Dalen Davis makes two point layup	49-53
4:41		Tigers 30 second timeout
4:25		Caden Pierce blocks Nick Townsend's two point layup
4:23		Blake Peters defensive rebound
4:08	+2	Caden Pierce makes two point layup	51-53
3:54		Blake Peters personal foul
3:54		TV timeout
3:54		John Poulakidas misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:54		Xaivian Lee defensive rebound
3:30	+3	CJ Happy makes three point jump shot (Dalen Davis assists)	54-53
3:13		Samson Aletan misses two point layup
3:11		Dalen Davis defensive rebound
2:44		CJ Happy misses three point jump shot
2:42		Nick Townsend defensive rebound
2:18		Bez Mbeng misses three point jump shot
2:16		Xaivian Lee defensive rebound
2:15		Nick Townsend personal foul
1:58		Caden Pierce misses three point jump shot
1:56		Bez Mbeng defensive rebound
1:46	+2	Bez Mbeng makes two point jump shot	54-55
1:46		Xaivian Lee shooting foul (Bez Mbeng draws the foul)
1:46	+1	Bez Mbeng makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-56
1:34	+3	Xaivian Lee makes three point jump shot	57-56
1:02	+3	John Poulakidas makes three point jump shot	57-59
0:37		Samson Aletan blocks Caden Pierce's two point layup
0:35		John Poulakidas defensive rebound
0:04		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
0:04		Tigers 60 second timeout
0:01		Xaivian Lee misses three point jump shot
0:00		Blake Peters offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Blake Peters offensive rebound