Cornell gave Yale all it could happen, but the reigning Ivy League Tournament champs clinched a share of the 2025 Ancient Eight title following a thrilling 92-88 victory on Friday evening at the John J. Lee Amphitheater. The Big Red suffered its fourth defeat in a row to fall to 13-10 (5-5 Ivy), while the Bulldogs improved to 17-6 (10-0 Ivy).

Yale makes 49.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.6 percentage points higher than Cornell has allowed to its opponents (45.2%). Cornell averages 13.8 more point

Yale 11-29 (Townsend 4-4, Simmons 3-4, Mbeng 2-7, Poulakidas 2-11, Molloy 0-1, Celiscar 0-2). Fouled Out_Kiachian. Rebounds_Cornell 37 (Ragland 7), Yale 33 (Townsend 11). Assists_Cornell 19 (Okereke 7),

Yale hosts the Cornell Big Red after Nick Townsend scored 20 points in Yale's 84-57 win over the Princeton Tigers.