NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Coming off its first Ivy League victory of the season at Brown, the Yale men's basketball team looks to continue its momentum, closing out its road swing at Princeton on Saturday, Jan. 10.
 
Yale at Princeton
Saturday, Jan. 10 – 2 p.m.
Jadwin Gymnasium
Princeton, N.J.
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Last Time Out

• Riley Fox tallied a team-high 18 points and Yale shot 65% (13-of-20) in the second half to take down Brown, 70-53, in its Ivy League opener on Monday night.
• Brown opened the second half with a three-point edge at 32–29, but Yale quickly took control. The Bulldogs answered with five unanswered points, punctuated by a Casey Simmons three-pointer that put Yale ahead 34–32 at the 17:43 mark.
• Yale continued to push the pace, as the Bulldogs went on a 7–0 run capped by a Nick Townsend layup to extend the lead to 41–33. Brown pulled within seven at 49–42 with 10:05 remaining, but the Bulldogs responded once again, using a 9–0 surge—seven points coming from Fox—to stretch the advantage to 58–42.
• The Bulldogs pushed its lead to its largest of the night at 62–45 following Samson Aletan's free throws with 5:39 left and didn't look back the rest of the way.
• Yale shot 65% overall (13-of-20) and 57.1% (4-of-7) from three in the second half.
   

Bulldog Notes

• Three Bulldogs are averaging double-digit points: Townsend (16.5 ppg), Isaac Celiscar (13.5 ppg), and Fox (13.1 ppg).
• Yale is second in the nation in three-point percentage (42.6).
• The Bulldogs are also 16^th in the NCAA in free throw percentage (77.8) and 22^nd in field goal percentage (50.9).
• Yale is first in the Ivy League in team field goal percentage (50.9), and team three-point field goal percentage (42.6).
• Townsend is fifth in the league in scoring (16.5 ppg) and third in rebounding (7.7 rpg).
• Aletan is sixth in the conference in rebounding (5.9 rpg), and first in blocked shots (2.1 bpg) and field goal percentage (61.7).
• Jordan Brathwaite is third in the Ivy League in three-point field goal percentage (53.7), and Townsend is fifth (50.0).
• Townsend has recorded double-digit points in five consecutive games and collected seven or more rebounds in six straight games.
• With 921 career points, Townsend is 79 away from reaching the 1,000-point milestone.
• Fox has reached double-digit scoring in 10 games this season.
• Townsend recorded his third double-double of the season against Brown and the 11th of his career.

 
Season Notes

• Townsend was tabbed a Field of 68 Midseason Mid-Major All-American on Dec. 27.
• Townsend was named to the 2025-26 Lou Henson Early Season Watch List on Dec. 18.
• The Bulldogs were ranked No. 2 with a first-place vote in the Mid Major Top 25 on Dec. 15.
• Yale tallied a program-record 117 points in a victory over SUNY Maritime on Dec. 2.
• Townsend was named USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week on Dec. 2.
• Townsend was tabbed Ivy League Player of the Week on Dec. 1.
• Yale was ranked No. 3 with a first-place vote in the Mid Major Top 25 on Dec. 1.
• Head Coach James Jones earned his 425^th career victory at Vermont on Nov. 30.
• The Bulldogs were ranked No. 4 in the Mid Major Top 25 on Nov. 26.
• Yale was crowned Paradise Jam Champions on Nov. 24.
• Townsend was tabbed Ivy League Player of the Week on Nov. 10.
• Yale was ranked No. 5 in the Preseason Mid Major Top 25 on Oct. 27.
• The Bulldogs were unanimously selected to finish first in the Ivy League Preseason Poll on Oct. 23.
• Townsend was tabbed to the Field of 68 Mid-Major Preseason All-American First Team on Oct. 10.
• Jones was appointed to the NABC Board of Directors on Sept. 3.

 
Princeton Rewind

• The Bulldogs and Tigers last met on Mar. 15 in the Ivy League Tournament semifinals, with Yale winning by a score of 59-57.
• In the victory, four Bulldogs tallied double figures, with John Poulakidas leading the way with 13 points, nine of which came in the second half.
• Townsend delivered a strong performance, recording a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. He also went a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line and added four assists.
• Simmons added 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting with five rebounds.

 
Scouting Princeton

• Princeton is coming off a 78-76 victory over Penn on Monday.
• In the win, the Tigers trailed by 14 points late in the first half and then shot a season-high 53.8% (28-of-52) from the field and made 16 straight shots to open the second half.
• Jack Stanton set a new career-high in scoring for the second consecutive game for Princeton, recording a game-high 23 points on 7-of-12 shooting and was 6-of-6 from the field throw line. Dalen Davis also paced the Tigers in his first game since Nov. 20 with 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting in just 21 minutes.
• Princeton was predicted to finish fourth in the Ivy League Preseason Poll.
• The Bulldogs have won three consecutive matchups against the Tigers.

 
Up Next
Yale will host Cornell on Jan. 17 and Columbia on Monday, Jan. 19, with both contests tipping off at 2 p.m.