Harvard at Yale
Friday, Feb. 7, 5 p.m.
Lee Amphitheater
TV: ESPNU
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Dartmouth at Yale
Saturday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m.
Lee Amphitheater
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Game Notes
 
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale, winners of six straight games and 13 of its last 14, is one of the hottest teams in all of college basketball. The Bulldogs will put those streaks on the line when they host Harvard and Dartmouth this weekend. The Crimson visit Lee Amphitheater on Friday for a 5 p.m. tip in a game that will be televised nationally on ESPNU, while Dartmouth is in town for a 7 p.m. tip on Saturday. ESPN+ has the video of the Bulldog-Big Green matchup.
 
At Friday's game during halftime and select timeouts, Yale Athletics will welcome JADHA of the Connecticut American Double Dutch League. Double Dutch is a game in which two long jump ropes turning in opposite directions are jumped by one or more individuals jumping simultaneously. JADHA stands for juvenile and adult health awareness ministry, and their mission is to bring the great sport of Double Dutch back to Connecticut to support healthy activities for youth and adults, build character, self-esteem, health awareness, educate, and provide opportunities for growth.
 
Yale (16-4, 4-0 Ivy) is coming off a dominating weekend sweep of Columbia and Cornell. The Bulldogs shot 56.2 percent from the field in the two games, while limiting the Lions and Big Red to 42.3 percent. Azar Swain, who averaged 20.5 points and shot 62.5 percent (10-of-16) from three-point range in the two games, was named the Ivy League Player of the Week. Swain became the third Bulldog to be honored this year, joining three-time recipient Paul Atkinson and Jordan Bruner, who was selected after scoring 23 points in the home win over Brown.
 
The two wins last weekend moved the Bulldogs to 7-0 in the friendly confines of Lee Amphitheater where they have outscored their opponents by 27.3 points per game this year. Yale has won nine straight games in Lee dating back to last year and is 59-11 (.843) in the historic building over the last 5+ seasons. The current nine-game home winning streak is tied for the 23^rd longest in Division I.
 
Yale's success has led to national recognition. The Bulldogs earned votes in both national polls released on Monday. Yale has 10 points in the USA Today Coaches Poll, which puts them at No. 32, and also received a vote in the Associated Press writer's poll. It's the first time this season the Bulldogs have received votes in both polls in the same week. In addition, Yale is ranked a season-high second in the CollegeInsider Mid Major Top 25 and No. 10 in the Mid Major Madness Top 25.
 
The Bulldogs continue to be among the national leaders in several categories, including defensive rebounds per game where they lead the nation at 31.0 per game. In addition, Yale is fourth in field goal percentage defense (.369), eighth in scoring margin (14.0), 10^th in assists per game (16.9) and 20th in three-point field goal percentage (38.0).
 
Individually, Bruner is 10^th in the nation in defensive rebounds per game (7.68) and Atkinson is 11^th in field goal percentage (.636).
 
Yale also is the Ivy League's top team in scoring offense (77.1 ppg.), scoring defense (63.0 ppg.), field goal percentage (.473), field goal percentage defense (.369), three-point field goal percentage (.380), three-point field goal percentage defense (.292), rebounding margin (+6.2) and assists (16.9).
 
Individually, the Bulldogs feature the league leader in field goal percentage (Atkinson - .636), rebounding (Bruner – 9.5 rpg.), three-pointers (Swain – 58) and assists (Eric Monroe – 4.8 per game).
 
Yale has won 16 of its first 20 games for the second straight year. The Bulldogs got to 18 wins last year before suffering their fifth loss.

You know the drill: Be loud. Wear White. Beat Harvard. #ThisIsYale pic.twitter.com/G31YzD3vMM

— Yale Men's Basketball (@YaleMBasketball) February 4, 2020

 
HISTORY LESSONS
 
The last meeting between Yale and Harvard came in the championship game of the Ivy League Tournament last March, a 97-85 Bulldog victory that put them back in the NCAA Tournament. Yale's last two wins over the Crimson have both come in the postseason. The Bulldogs knocked off Harvard 73-71 in the semifinals of the 2017 Ivy League Tournament. Yale leads the all-time series 121-82. The 121 victories are the most for the Bulldogs against any opponent.
 
The Bulldogs have won eight straight games over Dartmouth overall and taken the last five meetings between the teams at Lee Amphitheater. Yale leads the all-time series with the Big Green 117-97. Last year, the Bulldogs swept the season series for the fourth straight year.
 
Yale's last home sweep of the Dartmouth-Harvard home weekend came in 2016.
  
SCOUTING HARVARD
 
The Crimson (13-6, 2-2 Ivy) saw its eight-game winning streak end last Friday in a 75-72 overtime loss at Penn. Harvard was then beaten the next night, 79-69 at Princeton. The Crimson lead the Ivy League in free throw percentage (.709), blocked shots (101) and steals (7.0 per game) and is second in field goal percentage defense (.412). Bryce Aiken (16.7 ppg.) leads the team in scoring but has been limited to seven games by injury. Chris Lewis (12.2 ppg.) and Noah Kirkwood (11.7 ppg.) also average double figures in scoring.
 
SCOUTING DARTMOUTH
 
The Big Green (7-12, 0-4 Ivy) plays at Brown on Friday. Chris Knight (12.9 ppg.) and Aaryn Rai (10.4 ppg.) both average double figures in scoring. Rai (6.4 rpg.) is the team's leading rebounder. The Big Green is second in the Ivy League in scoring defense (64.3 ppg.). Three of Dartmouth's four Ivy losses have come by eight points or less, including a four-point loss to Harvard at Leede Arena.