PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Paced by a career-high 23 points from Nick Townsend, the Yale men's basketball team extended its winning streak to seven with a dominant 90-61 victory over Penn on Saturday. The Bulldogs improved to 13-6 and remain unbeaten in Ivy action with a 6-0 record.

Yale got off to a quick 14-2 advantage, capped off by a layup from Townsend and a three from John Poulakidas. The Bulldogs didn't look back in the game, shooting 69.6% (16-of-23) from the field, and 50.0% (4-of-8) from three in the first half. Yale led by as many as 30 (90-60) with 25 seconds to go and shot 57.1% (32-of-56) overall, and 53.3% (8-of-15) from three in the contest.

Notable Performances

• Townsend shot 9-of-13 from the field with a team-high nine rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
• Poulakidas tallied 21 points on 5-of-10 shooting, 17 of which came in the first half, and was a perfect 9-of-9 from the free throw line.
• Bez Mbeng added 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting with six rebounds and four assists.
• Yale outrebounded Penn, 41-30.
• The Bulldogs were strong in the paint, tallying 42 of their points.
• Yale capitalized off Penn turnovers with 13 of its points.
• The Bulldogs had 19 bench points compared to Penn's nine.

Bulldog Notes

• Townsend has tallied double figures in his past 14 games.
• Poulakidas has notched double figures in 15 games this season, including his past five.
• For the 15th time in 19 games, Yale outrebounded its opponent.
• The Bulldogs completed a perfect week, marking the first time since the 2014-15 season that they have beaten Princeton and Penn on the road.

Hear from Coach Jones
"That's a really good Yale basketball game in terms of what we try to do. We outrebounded them by 11. We held them to 35 percent shooting from the floor. We ended up having 13 assists. I'd like to have a little bit more in that area, but just a really good game from us from start to finish. I thought we had a couple lulls here and there but for the most part we controlled the game. At the end, it got away from Penn. We just did a really nice job the entire game."

Looking Ahead
The Bulldogs will head to Cornell on Saturday, Feb. 8. Tip is slated for 2 p.m.