HANOVER, N.H. - Coming off a thrilling overtime victory against Howard on Monday, the Yale men's basketball team kept up its momentum, taking down Dartmouth on the road, 83-70, to extend their current win streak to three. Yale played an efficient game offensively, shooting a collective 55.4% from the field and featuring five players with 11 or more points.

With the victory, Yale improves to 19-4 overall (7-2 Ivy), and Dartmouth falls to 10-12 overall (4-5 Ivy). 
 
Turning Point 
After Dartmouth cut Yale's lead to 18–17 with 10:13 remaining in the first half, the Bulldogs responded with a 7–0 surge, sparked by a three-pointer from Casey Simmons, to push the advantage to 25–17 at the 7:43 mark. Minutes later, Yale added four consecutive points, finishing the stretch with a Nick Townsend layup to build a 10-point cushion at 32–22. The Bulldogs were efficient throughout the half, shooting 51.9% (14-of-27) from the field to carry a 38–30 lead into the break.

Yale's momentum carried into the second half, where a nine-point run, capped by back-to-back layups from Isaac Celiscar, extended the lead to a game-high 21 points, 65–44, with 10:53 to play. The Bulldogs maintained control the rest of the way, finishing 58.6% (17-of-29) and 50% (3-of-6) from beyond the arc in the frame to secure the victory.
 
Notable Performances 

• Trevor Mullin led the Bulldogs in scoring with 17 points, going 7-of-11 from the field and 3-of-4 from 3-point range.
• Simmons tallied 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting, going 2-of-3 from three and 4-of-6 from the free-throw line, with four rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
• Townsend paced Yale in both rebounds and assists, snagging six and dishing out five to go along with 13 points. 
• Celiscar recorded 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting with four rebounds, four assists, and two steals.
• Riley Fox added 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting.
• Samson Aletan chipped in with nine points, three rebounds, three assists, and two steals. 
• The Bulldogs tallied 48 points in the paint.
• Yale had 21 assists on 31 made baskets. 
• Four Bulldogs notched two steals each. 
• Yale notched 20 points off turnovers. 

 
Hear from Coach Jones 
"We shared the ball really well. We had 21 assists and five turnovers. That's always good. I thought we took a few shots out of character in the second half that led to some offense for them [Dartmouth] that we want to clean up. Defensively, I thought we were really good and got refused a couple times we've got to do a better job of. But outside of that, it was a nice clean game, a nice clean win for us."


Bulldog Notes

• Townsend has scored in double figures in 14 straight games.
• Celiscar has reached double figures in 18 games this season.
• Townsend has collected at least five rebounds in 22 of 23 games this season.
• Mullin has notched double figures in five consecutive games.
• Yale has now won 10-straight games at Dartmouth's Leede Arena, dating back to a 75-65 victory over the Big Green on Feb. 12, 2016.
• The Bulldogs spent 37:08 with the lead throughout the matchup compared to the Big Green's 0:55.
• Yale's 19-4 start to the season is the program's best since going 18-4 to start the 2018-19 campaign.

 
Up Next
The Bulldogs will close out their road swing with an ESPNU-televised clash at Harvard on Saturday, Feb. 14. Tip-off is slated for 6:30 p.m.