Yale lost in front of the home crowd against Cornell 68-61 in conference play on Friday, Feb. 15. The Bulldogs were led by Justin Sears, who put up a team-high 13 points and two rebounds. Javier Duren had seven points and added seven assists. Johnathan Gray finished with 18 points and four rebounds for the Big Red. Yale (9-15, 3-4 Ivy) welcomes Columbia (10-10, 2-4 Ivy) on Saturday, Feb. 16.

Yale Game Notes

  • Yale started 9-15 during the 2009 and 2004 seasons (since 1996).
  • Yale has lost 90 percent of the time this season (1-9) after recording 61 or fewer total points.
  • When the opposition shoots a field goal percentage of 45.1 percent or better this season, Yale has lost 86 percent of the time (2-12).
  • When the opposition commits 13 or fewer turnovers this season, Yale has lost 80 percent of the time (2-8).
  • The Bulldogs have recorded more rebounds than their opponents for the past four games.
  • Yale has recorded fewer blocks than their opponents for the past six games.
  • This is the seventh game at home this season--Yale has a 13.1 average scoring margin against opponents at home.
  • The bench recorded more points (32) than the starters (29).
  • Justin Sears has led the team in scoring in six out of 24 games this season.
  • Armani Cotton has led the team in rebounding in eight out of 24 games this season.

Cornell Game Notes

  • The top two scorers (Shonn Miller and Johnathan Gray) accounted for 52.9 percent of the points.
  • The top two rebounders (Shonn Miller and Nolan Cressler) accounted for 41.9 percent of the rebounds.
  • Shonn Miller has led the team in scoring seven times and in rebounding 13 times in 24 games this season.
  • Shonn Miller has three straight double-digit point games.
  • Errick Peck has four straight double-digit point games.