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Men's Basketball Weekend Wrap-Up for Feb. 4-5
Photo courtesy of Brown Sports Information
Princeton edged Harvard in an Ivy League men's basketball
showdown at Jadwin Gym between the top two teams while Brown's
Sean McGonagill had a career night in the Bears'
win against Columbia on Friday night. Saturday night saw the
Crimson outlast Penn in a double-overtime thriller and Yale fight
off a Columbia comeback to hold on for a weekend sweep. Check out
this weekend's wrap-up:
Penn 78, Dartmouth 47
Penn Postgame Release | Dartmouth Postgame Release
PHILADELPHIA -- The Quakers used a
stifling defense and shot lights out as they routed Dartmouth 78-47
in the Palestra on Friday night.
Princeton 65, Harvard 61 [ESPNU] [SIRIUS]
Princeton Postgame Release | Harvard Postgame Release
PRINCETON, N.J. -- In a battle of
Ivy-unbeaten teams, Princeton's men's basketball team took control
in the second half Friday night against Harvard, defeating the
Crimson 65-61.
Brown 87, Columbia 79
Brown Postgame Release | Columbia Postgame Release
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown freshman guard
Sean McGonagill exploded for a career high 39
points, including 28 points in the second half, to tie the
Pizzitola Sports Center scoring record and lead the Bears to an
87-79 Ivy League win over Columbia.
Yale 71, Cornell 70
Yale Postgame Release | Cornell Postgame Release
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- There probably
weren't many fans in the John J. Lee Amphitheater on Friday who
thought the Bulldogs were going to win when they trailed Cornell by
eight points with three minutes remaining. James Jones, The Joel E.
Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach still believed, and his faith was
rewarded. Austin Morgan's three-point play with 12
seconds left capped a stunning comeback as Yale escaped with a
thrilling 71-70 victory over the Big Red.
Princeton 68, Dartmouth 53
Princeton Postgame Release | Dartmouth Postgame Release
PRINCETON, N.J. -- A night after dealing
Harvard its first loss in Ivy League play, the Princeton men's
basketball team kept on going Saturday night at Jadwin Gym,
defeating Dartmouth 68-53.
Cornell 91, Brown 79 [SIRIUS]
Cornell Postgame Release | Brown Postgame Release
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Cornell put six
players in double figures to hand head coach Bill
Courtney his first Ivy League win, a 91-79 victory over
Brown on Saturday evening at the Pizzitola Sports Center.
Yale 72, Columbia 67
Yale Postgame Release | Columbia Postgame Release
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Yale didn't need any
last-minute heroics to knock off Columbia on Saturday. The
Bulldogs, who rallied from a 10-point deficit in the final two
minutes in Friday's win over Cornell, built a 16-point halftime
lead in a 72-67 victory before 1,365 at the John J. Lee
Amphitheater.
Harvard 83, Penn 82 (2ot)
Harvard Postgame Release | Penn Postgame Release
PHILADELPHIA -- Oliver
McNally made a running layup with 11.5 second remaining in
double overtime to lift the Harvard men’s basketball team to
an 83-82 victory at Penn Saturday evening.
