No. 2 Yale University secured a victory against No. 3 Cornell with a final score of 69-57 in the Ivy League basketball semifinals. This win sets up a final showdown between No. 2 Yale and No. 4 Brown University, scheduled for Sunday at noon on ESPN2, with an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament on the line. Yale, with a record of 21-9, aims for its second NCAA Tournament bid in the last three seasons, while Brown, with a record of 13-17, seeks its first bid since 1986. The final game is anticipated to be a closely contested battle, as indicated by the halftime score of Yale 26, Brown 22. The outcome will determine which New England team will represent the Ivy League in March Madness.
Yale stands 20 minutes from its third Ivy League championship in four seasons (don’t forget, 2020 and 2021 were wiped out due to COVID), holding Brown under 30 percent from the floor and leading by a 26-22 margin. #IvyHoops #ThisIsYale
Half in the @IvyLeague : @YaleMBasketball 26, @BrownU_MBB 22 If Brown wins, they would go to the Dance with a 14-17 record Yale would be 22-9 with a win and could win a round or two. https://t.co/ZPNZ4qbneF
The men's NCAA Tournament bracket will be revealed at 6 p.m. ET. First, there are five more conference championship games to be played. Follow along for live updates throughout the day, starting with Yale vs Brown for the title at #IvyMadness ⤵️
Crowning one more champion today. Back at Levien Gym for the first time in what feels like forever. Game #98, the Ivy League championship between @BrownU_MBB and @YaleMBasketball. #IvyHoops #ThisIsYale https://t.co/bD6TCCVsUC
No. 2 Yale beats No. 3 Cornell in the other Ivy semifinal, so it'll be Yale and No. 4 Brown in the championship Sunday at noon. A New England team will represent the league in March Madness.
Yale holds off Cornell's comeback attempt in the second semifinal to win, 69-57, and set up a Brown-Yale final tomorrow at noon for the Ivy's auto bid.
IVY LEAGUE FINALS: Brown (13-17) vs. Yale (21-9) - Sunday NOON ET (ESPN2) What’s At Stake: - Brown’s first bid to the NCAA Tournament since 1986. - Yale’s second NCAA Tournament bid in the last three seasons. https://t.co/7veCADZ7Zp
Final from the Ivy League: @YaleMBasketball 69, @cornell_mbb 57 It will be Yale vs. Brown for the Ivy's automatic bid. https://t.co/K3C9ilPL3a
Half: Yale 37, Cornell 25 Winner gets the red-hot Brown Bears on Sunday with an automatic bid on the line https://t.co/Z8fMvC2rTD