Yale defeated Howard on Wednesday night in a dynamic 86-78 additional time affair. Yale went into halftime with a 36-31 lead, however Howard fought again to tie issues up on the finish of regulation. The Bison couldn’t end the job although, as they had been outscored 15-7 in additional time.
Yale’s win was spearheaded by a balanced scoring effort. John Poulakidas led the scoring with 23 factors, whereas Matt Knowling and Bez Mbeng added 14 factors every. The transition sport was an enormous issue within the Bulldogs’ success, as 20 of the staff’s factors got here on the quick break. Effectivity metrics evaluated the offense at a median of 1.24 factors scored per possession on 51% true capturing.
Offense was not the difficulty for the Bison. They scored their 78 factors on 47% capturing from the sector. Marcus Dockery led the way in which, placing up 21 factors. Howard’s spectacular capturing from the sector didn’t appear to translate to free throws, although, as they transformed simply 16-of-28 on the stripe.
KEY METRICS
Yale’s bench outscored HU’s bench 23 to five
The sport tempo (possessions per 40 minutes) of 62.1 was a season-low for Howard
The groups mixed to hit 16 threes
Yale is now 9-6 because of the win. A battle with Ivy League foe Brown is the Bulldogs’ subsequent check. They’ll meet on Jan. 9 on the Pizzitola Sports activities Middle. HU’s loss is a troublesome consequence given the momentum it was driving after beating La Salle not too long ago. The Bison will journey to McDougald-McLendon Area for his or her subsequent likelihood at a win, a Jan. 6 battle with North Carolina Central of their first sport of MEAC convention play.
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