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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayYale60
Final
HomeColumbia54
Saturday, February 28, 2026All Springfield sports
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YALE342660
COLU252954
Final

Yale beats Columbia 60-54

Yale Bulldogs beat Columbia Lions 60-54 on Saturday at Levien Gymnasium.

The first half made the difference: Yale outscored Columbia 34-25.

Yale shot 55% to 36% and lost the boards 30-26.

For Yale, Nick Townsend (F): 18. For Columbia, Kenny Noland (G): 20.

Yale improves to 22-5. Columbia falls to 16-11.

Attendance: 2,026.

Full recap at ESPN: Townsend's 18 lead Yale over Columbia 60-54

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#41
YALE · PointsNick Townsend F18
#41
YALE · AssistsNick Townsend F4
#41
YALE · ReboundsNick Townsend F7
#2
COLU · PointsKenny Noland G20
#2
COLU · AssistsKenny Noland G2
#14
COLU · ReboundsMason Ritter F9
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
I. Celiscar F3094-71-20-162011153
N. Townsend F33186-122-54-674310250
S. Aletan C2421-10-00-122311023
T. Mullin G2500-30-10-032200033
C. Simmons G28164-71-37-831111032
J. Sullivan F700-00-00-010102010
R. Fox F1273-40-01-111100100
J. Brathwaite G2584-50-10-022100022
J. Basima G100-00-00-000000000
D. Arlington G1500-10-10-000200002
Team6022-404-1312-172614144542215

The teams

Schedules, results and news

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Video

Highlights and analysis from ESPN

Riley Fox drills basket vs. Columbia Lions

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Kenny Noland hits the 3 vs. Yale Bulldogs

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Mason Ritter fights off defender for and-1

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Miles Franklin drops in the smooth basket

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Blair Thompson buries bucket against Yale Bulldogs

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Casey Simmons denies Columbia Lions with swat

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