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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayPrinceton53
Final
HomeYale78
Saturday, March 7, 2026All Meridian sports
FinalFinalESPN+Play by play
12T
PRIN302353
YALE324678
Final

Yale routs Princeton 78-53

Yale Bulldogs rolled past Princeton Tigers 78-53 on Saturday at John J. Lee Amphitheater.

The second half made the difference: Yale outscored Princeton 46-23.

Yale shot 46% to 37% and won the boards 39-29.

For Yale, Nick Townsend (F): 17. For Princeton, Malik Abdullahi (F): 11.

Yale improves to 23-5. Princeton falls to 9-20.

Attendance: 1,920.

Full recap at ESPN: Townsend scores 17, Yale downs Princeton 78-53

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

Top performers

#7
PRIN · PointsMalik Abdullahi F11
#33
PRIN · AssistsJackson Hicke G2
#7
PRIN · ReboundsMalik Abdullahi F6
#41
YALE · PointsNick Townsend F17
#3
YALE · AssistsJordan Brathwaite G5
#8
YALE · ReboundsIsaac Celiscar F9
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
J. Huggins F2962-31-21-242101132
M. Abdullahi F31115-70-21-360111063
L. Clark G32114-83-60-031300032
D. Davis G33114-141-52-201200002
J. Hicke G28103-82-52-252310051
C. McSweeney F300-00-00-010100010
J. Hammond F1031-30-11-110200012
S. Whitfield G1400-40-30-021110112
J. Sussberg G410-20-21-200001001
P. Seals G1600-20-20-022010023
Team5319-517-288-12299144352418

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