Harvard 74-69 Yale (1 Mar, 2025) Play-by-Play

Yale Bulldogs

19-7, 12-1 Ivy

	1	2	T
YALE	27	42	69
HARV	38	36	74

TIME	YALE	HARV
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:56	Jump Ball won by Yale	0	0
19:56	Jump Ball lost by Harvard	0	0
19:34	Casey Simmons made Layup. Assisted by Nick Townsend.	2	0
19:15	Robert Hinton missed Jumper.	2	0
19:12	Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.	2	0
19:05	Nick Townsend made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.	5	0
18:53	Evan Nelson missed Layup.	5	0
18:51	Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.	5	0
18:42	John Poulakidas missed Jumper.	5	0
18:39	Robert Hinton Defensive Rebound.	5	0
18:28	Louis Lesmond made Layup.	5	2
17:58	Nick Townsend made Jumper.	7	2
17:41	Thomas Batties II made Jumper.	7	4
17:15	John Poulakidas missed Jumper.	7	4
17:15	Louis Lesmond Block.	7	4
17:11	John Poulakidas Offensive Rebound.	7	4
17:10	John Poulakidas made Jumper.	9	4
16:58	Chandler Pigge made Layup. Assisted by Louis Lesmond.	9	6
16:37	John Poulakidas Turnover.	9	6
16:37	Evan Nelson Steal.	9	6
16:19	Louis Lesmond made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chandler Pigge.	9	9
16:02	Foul on Evan Nelson.	9	9
16:00	John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.	9	9
15:56	Bez Mbeng Offensive Rebound.	9	9
15:50	Bez Mbeng missed Three Point Jumper.	9	9
15:47	Robert Hinton Defensive Rebound.	9	9
15:27	Chandler Pigge made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Evan Nelson.	9	12
15:14	Official TV Timeout	9	12
15:14	Samson Aletan subbing out for Yale	9	12
15:14	Isaac Celiscar subbing in for Yale	9	12
14:54	Bez Mbeng missed Jumper.	9	12
14:52	Chandler Pigge Defensive Rebound.	9	12
14:34	Evan Nelson made Layup.	9	14
14:17	John Poulakidas made Three Point Jumper.	12	14
13:46	Evan Nelson Turnover.	12	14
13:46	Nick Townsend Steal.	12	14
13:41	Casey Simmons missed Layup.	12	14
13:39	Evan Nelson Defensive Rebound.	12	14
13:31	Evan Nelson made Jumper. Assisted by Robert Hinton.	12	16
13:13	Casey Simmons missed Layup.	12	16
13:11	Chandler Pigge Defensive Rebound.	12	16
13:09	Chandler Pigge Turnover.	12	16
13:09	Bez Mbeng Steal.	12	16
13:06	John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.	12	16
13:03	Robert Hinton Defensive Rebound.	12	16
12:59	Robert Hinton missed Jumper.	12	16
12:57	Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.	12	16
12:45	Isaac Celiscar missed Layup.	12	16
12:43	Louis Lesmond Defensive Rebound.	12	16
12:22	Louis Lesmond made Layup. Assisted by Chandler Pigge.	12	18
12:06	John Poulakidas Turnover.	12	18
12:06	Evan Nelson Steal.	12	18
11:59	Evan Nelson missed Layup.	12	18
11:58	Casey Simmons Defensive Rebound.	12	18
11:46	Bez Mbeng made Layup.	14	18
11:45	Harvard Timeout	14	18
11:45	Official TV Timeout	14	18
11:45	Chandler Pigge subbing out for Harvard	14	18
11:45	Louis Lesmond subbing out for Harvard	14	18
11:45	Austin Hunt subbing in for Harvard	14	18
11:45	Tey Barbour subbing in for Harvard	14	18
11:45	Casey Simmons subbing out for Yale	14	18
11:45	Riley Fox subbing in for Yale	14	18
11:29	Thomas Batties II made Layup.	14	20
10:59	Isaac Celiscar made Layup. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.	16	20
10:32	Foul on Riley Fox.	16	20
10:32	Tey Barbour made Free Throw.	16	21
10:32	Evan Nelson subbing out for Harvard	16	21
10:32	Thomas Batties II subbing out for Harvard	16	21
10:32	Ben Eisendrath subbing in for Harvard	16	21
10:32	Chandler Pigge subbing in for Harvard	16	21
10:32	Tey Barbour made Free Throw.	16	22
10:20	Bez Mbeng made Layup.	18	22
10:02	Robert Hinton made Layup. Assisted by Ben Eisendrath.	18	24
9:52	Riley Fox missed Layup.	18	24
9:50	Isaac Celiscar Offensive Rebound.	18	24
9:42	Foul on Chandler Pigge.	18	24
9:42	Nick Townsend made Free Throw.	19	24
9:42	Robert Hinton subbing out for Harvard	19	24
9:42	Louis Lesmond subbing in for Harvard	19	24
9:41	Nick Townsend missed Free Throw.	19	24
9:40	Louis Lesmond Defensive Rebound.	19	24
9:33	Foul on Bez Mbeng.	19	24
9:33	John Poulakidas subbing out for Yale	19	24
9:33	Nick Townsend subbing out for Yale	19	24
9:33	Samson Aletan subbing in for Yale	19	24
9:33	Casey Simmons subbing in for Yale	19	24
9:29	Tey Barbour made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Austin Hunt.	19	27
9:21	Bez Mbeng Turnover.	19	27
8:51	Chandler Pigge missed Three Point Jumper.	19	27
8:49	Austin Hunt Offensive Rebound.	19	27
8:46	Ben Eisendrath made Three Point Jumper.	19	30
8:12	Casey Simmons missed Layup.	19	30
8:09	Bez Mbeng Offensive Rebound.	19	30
8:08	Bez Mbeng made Layup.	21	30
7:51	Tey Barbour made Layup. Assisted by Chandler Pigge.	21	32
7:33	Isaac Celiscar Turnover.	21	32
7:33	Tey Barbour Steal.	21	32
7:33	Official TV Timeout	21	32
7:33	Riley Fox subbing out for Yale	21	32
7:33	John Poulakidas subbing in for Yale	21	32
7:15	Tey Barbour missed Three Point Jumper.	21	32
7:12	Louis Lesmond Offensive Rebound.	21	32
7:04	Louis Lesmond missed Three Point Jumper.	21	32
7:00	Isaac Celiscar Defensive Rebound.	21	32
6:35	John Poulakidas Turnover.	21	32
6:35	Chandler Pigge Steal.	21	32
6:31	Chandler Pigge made Layup.	21	34
6:08	Casey Simmons missed Jumper.	21	34
6:05	Austin Hunt Defensive Rebound.	21	34
5:53	Austin Hunt missed Layup.	21	34
5:53	Samson Aletan Block.	21	34
5:49	Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.	21	34
5:44	Foul on Ben Eisendrath.	21	34
5:44	Ben Eisendrath subbing out for Harvard	21	34
5:44	Austin Hunt subbing out for Harvard	21	34
5:44	Tey Barbour subbing out for Harvard	21	34
5:44	Robert Hinton subbing in for Harvard	21	34
5:44	Evan Nelson subbing in for Harvard	21	34
5:44	Thomas Batties II subbing in for Harvard	21	34
5:44	Isaac Celiscar subbing out for Yale	21	34
5:44	Casey Simmons subbing out for Yale	21	34
5:44	Trevor Mullin subbing in for Yale	21	34
5:44	Nick Townsend subbing in for Yale	21	34
5:37	Foul on Evan Nelson.	21	34
5:37	Nick Townsend made Free Throw.	22	34
5:37	Nick Townsend made Free Throw.	23	34
5:19	Foul on Samson Aletan.	23	34
5:19	Louis Lesmond made Free Throw.	23	35
5:19	Evan Nelson subbing out for Harvard	23	35
5:19	Ben Eisendrath subbing in for Harvard	23	35
5:19	Louis Lesmond made Free Throw.	23	36
5:07	Trevor Mullin missed Three Point Jumper.	23	36
5:04	Thomas Batties II Defensive Rebound.	23	36
4:41	Thomas Batties II missed Three Point Jumper.	23	36
4:37	Louis Lesmond Offensive Rebound.	23	36
4:19	Foul on Nick Townsend.	23	36
4:04	Chandler Pigge missed Jumper.	23	36
4:02	Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.	23	36
3:46	Nick Townsend missed Layup.	23	36
3:43	Nick Townsend Offensive Rebound.	23	36
3:43	Nick Townsend missed Layup.	23	36
3:43	Thomas Batties II Block.	23	36
3:43	Samson Aletan Offensive Rebound.	23	36
3:43	Foul on Ben Eisendrath.	23	36
3:43	Official TV Timeout	23	36
3:28	John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.	23	36
3:26	Louis Lesmond Defensive Rebound.	23	36
3:15	Foul on Robert Hinton.	23	36
3:15	Robert Hinton Turnover.	23	36
2:56	Samson Aletan missed Layup.	23	36
2:54	Ben Eisendrath Defensive Rebound.	23	36
2:34	Chandler Pigge missed Jumper.	23	36
2:31	John Poulakidas Defensive Rebound.	23	36
2:24	Samson Aletan made Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.	25	36
2:11	Robert Hinton missed Layup.	25	36
2:11	Trevor Mullin Block.	25	36
2:07	Trevor Mullin Defensive Rebound.	25	36
2:00	Robert Hinton subbing out for Harvard	25	36
2:00	Ben Eisendrath subbing out for Harvard	25	36
2:00	Austin Hunt subbing in for Harvard	25	36
2:00	Tey Barbour subbing in for Harvard	25	36
1:49	Nick Townsend Turnover.	25	36
1:35	Chandler Pigge made Jumper. Assisted by Tey Barbour.	25	38
1:22	Nick Townsend missed Jumper.	25	38
1:19	Tey Barbour Defensive Rebound.	25	38
0:58	Thomas Batties II missed Layup.	25	38
0:55	Trevor Mullin Defensive Rebound.	25	38
0:46	John Poulakidas made Jumper.	27	38
0:20	Chandler Pigge Turnover.	27	38
0:20	Trevor Mullin Steal.	27	38
0:15	Trevor Mullin Turnover.	27	38
0:15	Tey Barbour Steal.	27	38
0:15	Harvard Timeout	27	38
0:15	Chandler Pigge subbing out for Harvard	27	38
0:15	Thomas Batties II subbing out for Harvard	27	38
0:15	Robert Hinton subbing in for Harvard	27	38
0:15	Evan Nelson subbing in for Harvard	27	38
0:00	Robert Hinton Turnover.	27	38
0:00	Nick Townsend Steal.	27	38
0:00	End of 1st half	27	38

Austin Hunt drains it from downtown

0:21

John Poulakidas drills trey in

0:16

Evan Nelson somehow gets the and-1 to fall

0:17

Lavietes Pavilion

9:00 PM, 1 March 2025

Cambridge, MA

Attendance: 1,636

Referees:
Jawaan Williams
John Barley
Josean Vega

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Yale	13-1	-	22-8
Cornell	9-5	4	18-11
Princeton	8-6	5	19-11
Dartmouth	8-6	5	14-14
Harvard	7-7	6	12-15
Brown	6-8	7	14-13
Pennsylvania	4-10	9	8-19
Columbia	1-13	12	12-15

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