Yale beats Cornell to win Ivy title, tourney berth

Mar 16, 2025, 03:06 PM ET PROVIDENCE, R.I.– John Poulakidas tore down five 3-pointers in the second half as regular-season champion Yale added the Ivy League competition champion with a 90-84 win over Cornell on Sunday to make a berth in the NCAA competition for the fourth time in the last 5 seasons.The senior guard left to a sluggish start, scoring just 2 points in the first half and missing all 4 3-point attempts as Yale took a 37-32 advantage into intermission. That altered to begin the second half when he appeared for eight points throughout a 90-second period, burying 2 threes and a jumper to press the Bulldogs ‘result in 16 points, 50-34 with under 16 minutes to play.Cornell clawed back. Guy Ragland Jr., Adam Hinton and Nazir Williams each struck 3-pointers in the span of simply over a minute to get within seven and Ragland hit two more 3s to make it 60-58 with 9:18 left. Bez Mbeng responded to with a 3 for Yale and Poulakidas hit from deep to make it 66-60, but Cornell got a three-point play from AK Okereke to make it a three-point game. Trevor Mullin and Poulakidas each hit a 3 and Nick Townsend scored twice throughout a 10-4 run for a76-68 lead with five minutes left.Editor’s Picks Poulakidas completed 8 of 14 from the flooring, including 5-for-9 from distance, while going 4-for-4 from

the line. Townsend finished with 19 points with four assists and 2 steals, Mbeng contributed 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Casey Simmons included 13 points.Okereke led Cornell( 18-11)with 22 points, eight rebounds, five assists and 2 steals. Williams was 8-for-8 from the line and scored 20

points. Ragland struck 4 of 6 from deep to add 16 points with 7 rebounds and Jake Fiegen contributed 11 points.