Bez Mbeng at Harvard
69
Yale Yale 19-7,12-1 Ivy League
74
Winner Harvard HU 11-15,6-7 Ivy League
Yale Yale
19-7,12-1 Ivy League
69
Final
74
Harvard HU
11-15,6-7 Ivy League
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Yale Yale 27 42 69
Harvard HU 38 36 74

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Mbeng Tallies Third Triple Double of the Season; Bulldogs Edged by Harvard

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Bez Mbeng tallied his third triple double of the season, but the Yale men's basketball team had the nation's longest active winning streak snapped at 13 with a 74-69 defeat at Harvard on Saturday.

The Bulldogs are now 19-7 overall, and 12-1 in Ivy action.
 
Turning Point
After a basket by John Poulakidas gave Yale an early 9-4 lead, Harvard responded with a 10-0 run to move ahead 14-9 at the 14:34 mark. From there, the Crimson stayed in control, shooting 53.6% overall (15-of-28) and 50% from beyond the arc (4-of-8) in the first half, taking a 38-27 lead into the break. Yale fought back with a 7-0 run midway through the second half, cutting the deficit to just four (57-53) with 8:43 remaining, but Harvard quickly answered with a three-pointer. A Poulakidas three followed by a Townsend layup brought Yale within two, 69-67, with 51 seconds left, but Harvard responded once again, hitting another three with 21 seconds to go to put the game out of reach for good.
 
Notable Performances
  • Mbeng paced the Bulldogs with a triple double of 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting with 11 rebounds and 11 assists.
  • Nick Townsend notched 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting with seven rebounds and two steals.
  • John Poulakidas added 12 points.
  • Casey Simmons chipped in with 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting.
  • Yale tallied 44 points in the paint.
  • Harvard had 23 bench points.
 
Bulldog Notes
  • Poulakidas has notched double figures in 22 games this season, including his past 12.
  • Mbeng has tallied double figures in 13 consecutive games.
  • Mbeng's three triple doubles this season leads the nation.
  • The Bulldogs suffered their first loss since Dec. 21.

Hear from Coach Jones
"I thought Harvard had a really good game plan. They played really well together. We were not at our best. They shot the ball extremely well for them. I've got to tip my hat to them for their energy and their effort. Hopefully we can take this as a learning tool so we can be better with our last game of the year and going into the Ivy Tournament."
 

Looking Ahead
The Bulldogs will close out the regular season at Brown on Saturday, Mar. 8.
 
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