Yale Bulldogs @ Harvard Crimson

62–59Final · Feb 9, 2022

YALE 62 HARV 59 Final

	1	2	T
YALE13-9	32	30	62
HARV11-9	26	33	59

· Line: HARV -1.5 (O/U 140.5)

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Bez Mbeng made Layup.
2–0
Mason Forbes made Layup. Assisted by Luka Sakota.
2–2
Matt Knowling made Free Throw.
3–2
Mason Forbes made Layup.
3–4
Mason Forbes made Free Throw.
3–5
Mason Forbes made Free Throw.
3–6
Mason Forbes made Free Throw.
3–7
Matt Knowling made Layup.
5–7
EJ Jarvis made Layup.
7–7
Azar Swain made Layup. Assisted by EJ Jarvis.
9–7
Noah Kirkwood made Jumper.
9–9
Azar Swain made Jumper.
11–9
EJ Jarvis made Free Throw.
12–9
EJ Jarvis made Free Throw.
13–9
Sam Silverstein made Layup. Assisted by Evan Nelson.
13–11
Yussif Basa-Ama made Layup.
15–11
Luka Sakota made Layup.
15–13
Matthue Cotton made Three Point Jumper.
18–13
Jalen Gabbidon made Layup.
20–13
Jalen Gabbidon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Azar Swain.
23–13
Mason Forbes made Layup.
23–15
Jalen Gabbidon made Layup.
25–15
Sam Silverstein made Layup.
25–17
Jalen Gabbidon made Layup.
27–17
Azar Swain made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Knowling.
30–17
Kale Catchings made Three Point Jumper.
30–20
Evan Nelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Forbes.
30–23
Mason Forbes made Free Throw.
30–24
Mason Forbes made Layup.
30–26
EJ Jarvis made Layup.
32–26
Jalen Gabbidon made Layup.
34–26
Jalen Gabbidon made Free Throw.
35–26
Jalen Gabbidon made Free Throw.
36–26
Matt Knowling made Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
38–26
Justice Ajogbor made Layup. Assisted by Denham Wojcik.
38–28
Bez Mbeng made Layup. Assisted by EJ Jarvis.
40–28
Sam Silverstein made Layup.
40–30
EJ Jarvis made Layup.
42–30
Bez Mbeng made Layup.
44–30
Evan Nelson made Layup.
44–32
Jalen Gabbidon made Free Throw.
45–32
Jalen Gabbidon made Free Throw.
46–32
Mason Forbes made Layup.
46–34
Matthue Cotton made Jumper.
48–34
Mason Forbes made Layup.
48–36
Mason Forbes made Dunk. Assisted by Evan Nelson.
48–38
Noah Kirkwood made Layup.
48–40
Luka Sakota made Jumper.
48–42
Matt Knowling made Layup. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
50–42
Azar Swain made Free Throw.
51–42
Azar Swain made Free Throw.
52–42
Matt Knowling made Free Throw.
53–42
Evan Nelson made Jumper.
53–44
Noah Kirkwood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Silverstein.
53–47
Noah Kirkwood made Free Throw.
53–48
Noah Kirkwood made Free Throw.
53–49
Jalen Gabbidon made Layup.
55–49
Jalen Gabbidon made Free Throw.
56–49
Sam Silverstein made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luka Sakota.
56–52
Matt Knowling made Free Throw.
57–52
Matt Knowling made Free Throw.
58–52
Mason Forbes made Free Throw.
58–53
Mason Forbes made Free Throw.
58–54
Bez Mbeng made Free Throw.
59–54
Bez Mbeng made Free Throw.
60–54
Sam Silverstein made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Kirkwood.
60–57
Mason Forbes made Layup.
60–59
Bez Mbeng made Free Throw.
61–59
EJ Jarvis made Free Throw.
62–59

Play-by-play

P1 Azar Swain missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Mason Forbes Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mason Forbes missed Layup.
P1 Matt Knowling Defensive Rebound.
P1 Bez Mbeng made Layup. 2–0
P1 Noah Kirkwood missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Matt Knowling Defensive Rebound.
P1 Jalen Gabbidon Turnover.
P1 Mason Forbes made Layup. Assisted by Luka Sakota. 2–2
P1 Foul on Jalen Gabbidon.
P1 Mason Forbes missed Free Throw.
P1 Azar Swain Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Kale Catchings.
P1 Matt Knowling made Free Throw. 3–2
P1 Matt Knowling missed Free Throw.
P1 Kale Catchings Defensive Rebound.
P1 Mason Forbes made Layup. 3–4
P1 Foul on Isaiah Kelly.
P1 Mason Forbes made Free Throw. 3–5
P1 Bez Mbeng Turnover.
P1 Mason Forbes Steal.
P1 Foul on Isaiah Kelly.
P1 Mason Forbes made Free Throw. 3–6
P1 Mason Forbes made Free Throw. 3–7
P1 Azar Swain missed Layup.
P1 Mason Forbes Block.
P1 Yale Offensive Rebound.
P1 Jalen Gabbidon missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Luka Sakota Defensive Rebound.
P1 Noah Kirkwood missed Jumper.
P1 Bez Mbeng Block.
P1 Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Denham Wojcik.
P1 EJ Jarvis missed Layup.
P1 Mason Forbes Block.
P1 Luka Sakota Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kale Catchings missed Jumper.
P1 Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Knowling made Layup. 5–7
P1 Noah Kirkwood Turnover.
P1 Azar Swain Steal.
P1 Foul on Denham Wojcik.
P1 EJ Jarvis made Layup. 7–7
P1 Justice Ajogbor missed Layup.
P1 Luka Sakota Offensive Rebound.
P1 Luka Sakota missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 EJ Jarvis Defensive Rebound.
P1 Azar Swain made Layup. Assisted by EJ Jarvis. 9–7
P1 Noah Kirkwood made Jumper. 9–9
P1 Azar Swain made Jumper. 11–9
P1 Mason Forbes missed Layup.
P1 Matt Knowling Block.
P1 Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
P1 EJ Jarvis Turnover.
P1 Foul on Azar Swain.
P1 Evan Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Jalen Gabbidon Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Sam Silverstein.
P1 EJ Jarvis made Free Throw. 12–9
P1 EJ Jarvis made Free Throw. 13–9
P1 Justice Ajogbor missed Layup.
P1 Matthue Cotton Defensive Rebound.
P1 August Mahoney Turnover.
P1 Sam Silverstein missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Azar Swain Defensive Rebound.
P1 Azar Swain Turnover.
P1 Evan Nelson Steal.
P1 Sam Silverstein made Layup. Assisted by Evan Nelson. 13–11
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 August Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Yussif Basa-Ama Offensive Rebound.
P1 Yussif Basa-Ama made Layup. 15–11
P1 Luka Sakota made Layup. 15–13
P1 Matthue Cotton made Three Point Jumper. 18–13
P1 Luka Sakota Turnover.
P1 Jalen Gabbidon made Layup. 20–13
P1 Sam Silverstein Turnover.
P1 Yussif Basa-Ama Steal.
P1 Jalen Gabbidon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Azar Swain. 23–13
P1 Harvard Timeout
P1 Mason Forbes made Layup. 23–15
P1 Jalen Gabbidon made Layup. 25–15
P1 Sam Silverstein made Layup. 25–17
P1 Jalen Gabbidon made Layup. 27–17
P1 Luka Sakota Turnover.
P1 Matt Knowling Steal.
P1 Azar Swain made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Knowling. 30–17
P1 Kale Catchings made Three Point Jumper. 30–20
P1 Azar Swain missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Evan Nelson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Evan Nelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Forbes. 30–23
P1 Azar Swain missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Harvard Defensive Rebound.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Justice Ajogbor missed Jumper.
P1 Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Knowling missed Layup.
P1 Justice Ajogbor Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kale Catchings missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
P1 Azar Swain missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Noah Kirkwood Defensive Rebound.
P1 Denham Wojcik missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Sam Silverstein Offensive Rebound.
P1 Noah Kirkwood missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 EJ Jarvis Defensive Rebound.
P1 EJ Jarvis missed Jumper.
P1 Noah Kirkwood Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sam Silverstein Turnover.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Bez Mbeng missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Noah Kirkwood Defensive Rebound.
P1 Luka Sakota missed Layup.
P1 EJ Jarvis Block.
P1 Matthue Cotton Defensive Rebound.
P1 Azar Swain missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Harvard Defensive Rebound.
P1 Noah Kirkwood missed Layup.
P1 EJ Jarvis Defensive Rebound.
P1 Matt Knowling missed Layup.
P1 Kale Catchings Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Matthue Cotton.
P1 Mason Forbes made Free Throw. 30–24
P1 Mason Forbes missed Free Throw.
P1 EJ Jarvis Defensive Rebound.
P1 EJ Jarvis missed Layup.
P1 Kale Catchings Block.
P1 Matthue Cotton Offensive Rebound.
P1 Yale Turnover.
P1 Noah Kirkwood Turnover.
P1 Matthue Cotton Turnover.
P1 Mason Forbes made Layup. 30–26
P1 Matt Knowling missed Layup.
P1 EJ Jarvis Offensive Rebound.
P1 EJ Jarvis made Layup. 32–26
P1 Luka Sakota Turnover.
P1 Azar Swain Steal.
P1 Foul on Spencer Freedman.
P1 Azar Swain missed Free Throw.
P1 Yale Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 Azar Swain missed Free Throw.
P1 Kale Catchings Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jalen Gabbidon made Layup. 34–26
P2 Noah Kirkwood missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mason Forbes Offensive Rebound.
P2 Mason Forbes missed Layup.
P2 Isaiah Kelly Block.
P2 Matt Knowling Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Kale Catchings.
P2 Jalen Gabbidon made Free Throw. 35–26
P2 Jalen Gabbidon made Free Throw. 36–26
P2 Foul on Isaiah Kelly.
P2 Luka Sakota missed Layup.
P2 Matt Knowling Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jalen Gabbidon missed Layup.
P2 Sam Silverstein Defensive Rebound.
P2 Luka Sakota missed Jumper.
P2 EJ Jarvis Defensive Rebound.
P2 Bez Mbeng Turnover.
P2 Mason Forbes Turnover.
P2 Bez Mbeng Steal.
P2 Bez Mbeng missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Jalen Gabbidon Offensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Knowling made Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng. 38–26
P2 Denham Wojcik Turnover.
P2 Bez Mbeng Steal.
P2 Foul on Evan Nelson.
P2 Jalen Gabbidon missed Layup.
P2 Kale Catchings Block.
P2 Denham Wojcik Defensive Rebound.
P2 Justice Ajogbor made Layup. Assisted by Denham Wojcik. 38–28
P2 Azar Swain Turnover.
P2 Kale Catchings Steal.
P2 Justice Ajogbor missed Layup.
P2 EJ Jarvis Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matthue Cotton missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Harvard Defensive Rebound.
P2 Matt Knowling missed Layup.
P2 EJ Jarvis Offensive Rebound.
P2 EJ Jarvis missed Dunk.
P2 Denham Wojcik Defensive Rebound.
P2 Denham Wojcik Turnover.
P2 Denham Wojcik Turnover.
P2 EJ Jarvis Steal.
P2 Bez Mbeng made Layup. Assisted by EJ Jarvis. 40–28
P2 Evan Nelson missed Layup.
P2 Sam Silverstein Offensive Rebound.
P2 Sam Silverstein made Layup. 40–30
P2 Matthue Cotton missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Evan Nelson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Justice Ajogbor.
P2 Justice Ajogbor Turnover.
P2 Matthue Cotton missed Layup.
P2 EJ Jarvis Offensive Rebound.
P2 EJ Jarvis made Layup. 42–30
P2 Sam Silverstein missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
P2 Bez Mbeng made Layup. 44–30
P2 Noah Kirkwood missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Evan Nelson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Evan Nelson made Layup. 44–32
P2 Bez Mbeng missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Yale Offensive Rebound.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Foul on Noah Kirkwood.
P2 Jalen Gabbidon made Free Throw. 45–32
P2 Jalen Gabbidon made Free Throw. 46–32
P2 Foul on Jalen Gabbidon.
P2 Mason Forbes missed Layup.
P2 Yussif Basa-Ama Defensive Rebound.
P2 Yussif Basa-Ama Turnover.
P2 Mason Forbes made Layup. 46–34
P2 Matthue Cotton made Jumper. 48–34
P2 Foul on Yussif Basa-Ama.
P2 Luka Sakota missed Layup.
P2 Mason Forbes Offensive Rebound.
P2 Mason Forbes made Layup. 48–36
P2 Foul on August Mahoney.
P2 Mason Forbes missed Free Throw.
P2 EJ Jarvis Defensive Rebound.
P2 Jalen Gabbidon missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Evan Nelson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Mason Forbes made Dunk. Assisted by Evan Nelson. 48–38
P2 Yale Timeout
P2 EJ Jarvis Turnover.
P2 Noah Kirkwood missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Mason Forbes Offensive Rebound.
P2 Noah Kirkwood made Layup. 48–40
P2 Foul on Luka Sakota.
P2 Foul on Jalen Gabbidon.
P2 Jalen Gabbidon Turnover.
P2 Luka Sakota made Jumper. 48–42
P2 Matt Knowling made Layup. Assisted by Bez Mbeng. 50–42
P2 Foul on Evan Nelson.
P2 Evan Nelson Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Foul on Luka Sakota.
P2 Azar Swain made Free Throw. 51–42
P2 Azar Swain made Free Throw. 52–42
P2 Noah Kirkwood missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Evan Nelson.
P2 Matt Knowling missed Free Throw.
P2 Yale Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Matt Knowling made Free Throw. 53–42
P2 Evan Nelson made Jumper. 53–44
P2 Bez Mbeng missed Layup.
P2 Noah Kirkwood Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Isaiah Kelly.
P2 Noah Kirkwood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Silverstein. 53–47
P2 Azar Swain missed Jumper.
P2 Evan Nelson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Bez Mbeng.
P2 Noah Kirkwood made Free Throw. 53–48
P2 Noah Kirkwood made Free Throw. 53–49
P2 Yale Turnover.
P2 Noah Kirkwood Turnover.
P2 Jalen Gabbidon Steal.
P2 Jalen Gabbidon made Layup. 55–49
P2 Foul on Evan Nelson.
P2 Jalen Gabbidon made Free Throw. 56–49
P2 Sam Silverstein made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luka Sakota. 56–52
P2 Harvard Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Foul on Sam Silverstein.
P2 Matt Knowling made Free Throw. 57–52
P2 Matt Knowling made Free Throw. 58–52
P2 Foul on EJ Jarvis.
P2 Mason Forbes made Free Throw. 58–53
P2 Mason Forbes made Free Throw. 58–54
P2 Foul on Noah Kirkwood.
P2 Bez Mbeng made Free Throw. 59–54
P2 Bez Mbeng made Free Throw. 60–54
P2 Sam Silverstein made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Kirkwood. 60–57
P2 Bez Mbeng missed Layup.
P2 Mason Forbes Block.
P2 Sam Silverstein Defensive Rebound.
P2 Noah Kirkwood missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Matt Knowling Defensive Rebound.
P2 Azar Swain missed Jumper.
P2 Yale Offensive Rebound.
P2 Azar Swain missed Jumper.
P2 Harvard Defensive Rebound.
P2 Harvard Timeout
P2 Mason Forbes made Layup. 60–59
P2 Foul on Mason Forbes.
P2 Bez Mbeng missed Free Throw.
P2 Yale Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Bez Mbeng made Free Throw. 61–59
P2 Noah Kirkwood missed Layup.
P2 EJ Jarvis Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Evan Nelson.
P2 EJ Jarvis missed Free Throw.
P2 Yale Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 EJ Jarvis made Free Throw. 62–59
P2 Yale Timeout

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Matt KnowlingF	36	10	3-7	0-0	4-6	5	1	0	1	1	0	5	0
Isaiah KellyF	9	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4
Bez MbengG	29	9	3-8	0-3	3-4	7	2	2	2	1	0	7	1
Azar SwainG	34	9	3-12	1-6	2-4	2	1	2	2	0	0	2	1
Jalen GabbidonG	30	18	6-10	1-3	5-5	2	0	2	1	0	1	1	3
Yussif Basa-AmaF	6	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	1
EJ JarvisF	29	9	3-7	0-0	3-4	11	2	2	1	1	3	8	1
August MahoneyG	11	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Matthue CottonG	16	5	2-5	1-3	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	1
Luke KolajaF
Jack MolloyF
Jake LanfordF
Jameel AlausaF
Yassine GharramG
Teo RiceG
Emir BuyukhanliG
John PoulakidasG
Michael FeinbergG
Eze DikeG

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Kale CatchingsF	22	3	1-3	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	1	2	0	3	2
Mason ForbesF	32	22	8-12	0-0	6-9	4	1	1	1	3	3	1	1
Denham WojcikG	13	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	1	3	0	0	0	2	2
Luka SakotaG	30	4	2-8	0-2	0-0	3	2	3	0	0	1	2	2
Noah KirkwoodG	33	9	3-13	1-8	2-2	4	1	3	0	0	0	4	2
Justice AjogborC	12	2	1-5	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
Sam SilversteinG	26	12	5-7	2-4	0-0	4	1	2	0	0	2	2	2
Evan NelsonG	30	7	3-5	1-2	0-0	5	2	1	1	0	1	4	5
Spencer FreedmanG	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Bennett PitcherF
Tommy O'NeilF
Ciaran BrayboyF
Josh HemmingsF
Tyler SimonF
Louis LesmondG
Idan TretoutG
Chris LedlumG

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