National Basketball Association
Yale 62, Brown 61
When: 12:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 17, 2024
Where: Schiller Court in Francis S. Levien Gymnasium, New York, New York
Officials:
# Sean Campbell, # John Gaffney, # Greg Evans
Attendance:
2278
By Field Level Media
Matt Knowling made a short jumper along the baseline as time expired to lift Yale to a 62-61 victory over Brown on Sunday in the final of the Ivy League tournament in New York.
John Poulakidas scored 18 points for the second-seeded Bulldogs (22-9), who overcame a four-point deficit with 21 seconds to play to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in eight seasons.
Poulakidas sank a 3-pointer with 14 seconds left and Brown's Malachi Ndur missed two free throws to set the stage for the buzzer-beating basket. Knowling accepted a nifty bounce pass from Bez Mbeng and sank the short jumper.
The late surge buried the fourth-seeded Bears (13-18), who were attempting to punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1986.
Kino Lilly. Jr. scored 21 points for Brown, which saw its seven-game winning streak come to a halt.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Brown |
|
Yale |
|
Kino Lilly Jr. 21 |
Scoring |
John Poulakidas 18 |
|
Malachi Ndur 4 |
Assists |
Bez Mbeng 6 |
|
Kalu Anya 7 |
Rebounds |
Danny Wolf 13 |
|
Kino Lilly Jr. 4 |
Free Throws Made |
August Mahoney 2 |
|
Nana Owusu-Anane 2 |
Steals |
August Mahoney 2 |
|
Malachi Ndur 2 |
Blocks |
Danny Wolf 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Brown
|
61 |
41.8 |
7-25 |
8-15 |
13 |
26 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
| Yale
|
62 |
39.1 |
7-22 |
5-10 |
18 |
36 |
7 |
5 |
8 |