Yale Bulldogs at Bucknell Bison
· NIT Orlando Season Tip-Off
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
81 - 61
81 - 61
Yale beats Bucknell 81-61 for NIT Season Tip-off title
Yale dominated the inside, scoring 34 first-half points in the paint and finishing with 42. The Bulldogs entered averaging 29 points in the paint.
Paul Atkinson scored 13 of his 15 points in the first half for Yale (5-3). Jordan Bruner added 13 points and Jameel Alausa had 10 points.
Yale led 43-23 at halftime after shooting 59.4% from the field, and getting 15 points from the bench.
Jimmy Sotos had 14 points for the Bison (3-5). Avi Toomer and John Meeks had 11 points apiece.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 81 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Xander Rice made Jumper. | 81 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Jake van der Heijden Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:16 | EJ Jarvis missed Layup. | 81 - 59 |
Statistics
YALE |
BUCK |
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|---|---|---|
| 31-53 | FG | 21-59 |
| 58 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 13-34 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 15-17 | FT | 6-10 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 21 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 13 | Assists | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 12 |
| 8 | Fouls | 16 |
| 29 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Venue: HP Field House
Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 250 | Capacity:
Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 250 | Capacity:
2025-26 Patriot League Standings
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|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 17-1 | - | 26-8 |
| Colgate | 11-7 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Lehigh | 11-7 | 6 | 18-17 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 7 | 17-17 |
| American University | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Loyola Maryland | 8-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Lafayette | 8-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Bucknell | 6-12 | 11 | 10-23 |
| Army | 5-13 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Holy Cross | 5-13 | 12 | 11-22 |


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