Completed Event: Men's Basketball at Penn on February 21, 2025 , Loss , 75, to, 88
Final
Men's Basketball
at Penn
75
88
Friday, January 6
New Haven, Conn. / Payne Whitney Gymnasium
7:00 PM
Dartmouth College
5-11,1-1Ivy League
81
at
77
Yale
10-5,0-2Ivy League
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2
F
Dartmouth
34
47
81
Yale
33
44
77
Photo by: Justin Lafleur
Big Green Pick Up Huge 81-77 Win at Defending Champ Yale
1/6/2023 11:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The win was Dartmouth’s first over Yale since 2015 and first at Yale since 2014
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Dartmouth men's basketball team played its most complete game of the season on Friday, not trailing for the game's final 19:30 on its way to beating defending Ivy League Tournament Champion Yale, 81-77. Junior Dusan Neskovic led the offense with a game and career high 24 points. The win snapped Dartmouth's 12-game losing streak vs. the Bulldogs, giving the Big Green their first win over Yale since 2015. Dartmouth also handed Yale its first home defeat of the season.
With the win, the Big Green improve to 5-11 and 1-1 in the Ivy League. Yale falls to 10-5 and 0-2 in the league.
"I thought our guys did a really good job executing in the first half," said Dartmouth head coach David McLaughlin. "We didn't take great care of the basketball in the first, but then going into the second half, I thought Yale came out strong. But we maintained our lead throughout. Anytime they made a run, we withstood it. I thought we took great care of the ball in the second half.
"I thought we really had an identity out there and I thought we had a toughness to us," McLaughlin continued. "I'm really proud of the guys."
Neither team led by more than three in the early going until three Yale free throws gave the Bulldogs a 15-10 advantage just over nine minutes into the contest. Four straight Dartmouth points, capped off by a steal and fastbreak layup from Cornish, pulled the Big Green within 17-16 with 8:30 on the clock.
Yale slowly chipped away to retake a 33-32 lead in the final minute, but a Robinson second-chance pull-up jumper gave Dartmouth a 34-33 halftime advantage.
The Bulldogs' Bez Mbeng opened the second-half scoring with two free throws, but an Adelekun layup on the other end gave the Big Green the lead back. From that point forward, Dartmouth wouldn't trail (although there would be multiple ties).
A Neskovic 3-pointer put the Big Green ahead, 44-39, with 16:23 on the clock. Following five consecutive Yale points, Dartmouth had an answer with back-to-back 3-pointers — from juniors Jaren Johnson and Robinson — to go up 50-44.
The Big Green lead reached seven at 54-47 and 56-49 before Yale responded with a 9-2 run to pull even at 58 and later 60. Dartmouth wouldn't let the Bulldogs in front, however, as a Johnson 3-point play with 6:04 remaining put the Big Green ahead for good, 63-60.
The advantage reached as much as six on multiple occasions. Yale tried to extend the game in the final minutes, and it almost worked, but Dartmouth hit just enough free throws down the stretch to wrap up the 81-77 victory.
For the game, the Big Green shot 46.6 percent from the floor (27-of-58), including 44.4 percent from 3-point range (8-of-18). Yale finished at 43.4 percent (23-of-53) and 14.3 percent from behind the arc (2-of-14). Free throws were aplenty, especially in the second half. Dartmouth shot 63.3 percent from the charity stripe (19-of-30) while the Bulldogs were 69.0 percent (29-of-42). The Big Green held a 37-36 edge in rebounds. Yale had 14 turnovers while Dartmouth had 12 (just two in the second half).
"We've got to get some rest tonight, we've got to dial into film tonight and tomorrow morning and just be prepared to play again," said McLaughlin. "Brown is another really good team on the road and a team that's going to be ready to attack us."
With the win, the Big Green improve to 5-11 and 1-1 in the Ivy League. Yale falls to 10-5 and 0-2 in the league.
"I thought our guys did a really good job executing in the first half," said Dartmouth head coach David McLaughlin. "We didn't take great care of the basketball in the first, but then going into the second half, I thought Yale came out strong. But we maintained our lead throughout. Anytime they made a run, we withstood it. I thought we took great care of the ball in the second half.
"I thought we really had an identity out there and I thought we had a toughness to us," McLaughlin continued. "I'm really proud of the guys."
Neskovic's 24 points were one more than his previous career-high 23 points in the season opener at Fordham. He finished Friday 7-of-10 from the floor, including a perfect 4-of-4 from 3-point range. Sophomore Ryan Cornish added 18 points, 12 coming after halftime, including a number of key drives and finishes late. Senior Dame Adelekun finished with 13 points, four rebounds and two more emphatic blocks for the Ivy League leader in that category.Big Time Win 😤#TheWoods🌲 | #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/Hf7WB00SeY
— Dartmouth Men's Basketball (@DartmouthMBB) January 7, 2023
"Dusan didn't play a lot of minutes last game, so I was happy for him and proud of the way he approached it," said McLaughlin. "Dame had workmanlike minutes and Cornish really did a good job with the ball in his hand, got us into offense. Also, when we needed something at the end of the clock, he was there."📸📸📸 of Dame's #SCTop10 caliber block tonight! pic.twitter.com/Dxfiq9RSe2
— Dartmouth Men's Basketball (@DartmouthMBB) January 7, 2023
Three Yale players finished with double-figure points, led by 17 points from leading scorer Matt Knowling.7:40 2nd | Another INCREDIBLE drive and finish by Ryan Cornish. Big Green currently lead Yale, 58-56 at the under-8 media timeout. Intense battle in this one.
— Dartmouth Men's Basketball (@DartmouthMBB) January 7, 2023
📺: @ESPNPlus: https://t.co/V2LqxI2VIx
📊: https://t.co/1Up4UkWQoz#TheWoods🌲| #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/wXvsyfNDCr
Neither team led by more than three in the early going until three Yale free throws gave the Bulldogs a 15-10 advantage just over nine minutes into the contest. Four straight Dartmouth points, capped off by a steal and fastbreak layup from Cornish, pulled the Big Green within 17-16 with 8:30 on the clock.
With Dartmouth trailing 24-18, the Big Green posted a 10-0 run — beginning with five straight points from Neskovic and ending with an Izaiah Robinson 3-pointer — to give Dartmouth a 28-24 lead with 3:47 left in the first.15:53 1st | Dusan Neskovic 3-pointer gives the Big Green a 7-6 lead at our first media timeout!
— Dartmouth Men's Basketball (@DartmouthMBB) January 7, 2023
📺: @ESPNPlus: https://t.co/V2LqxI2VIx
📊: https://t.co/1Up4UkWQoz#TheWoods🌲| #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/1GNtoEhEw1
Yale slowly chipped away to retake a 33-32 lead in the final minute, but a Robinson second-chance pull-up jumper gave Dartmouth a 34-33 halftime advantage.
The Bulldogs' Bez Mbeng opened the second-half scoring with two free throws, but an Adelekun layup on the other end gave the Big Green the lead back. From that point forward, Dartmouth wouldn't trail (although there would be multiple ties).
A Neskovic 3-pointer put the Big Green ahead, 44-39, with 16:23 on the clock. Following five consecutive Yale points, Dartmouth had an answer with back-to-back 3-pointers — from juniors Jaren Johnson and Robinson — to go up 50-44.
The Big Green lead reached seven at 54-47 and 56-49 before Yale responded with a 9-2 run to pull even at 58 and later 60. Dartmouth wouldn't let the Bulldogs in front, however, as a Johnson 3-point play with 6:04 remaining put the Big Green ahead for good, 63-60.
The advantage reached as much as six on multiple occasions. Yale tried to extend the game in the final minutes, and it almost worked, but Dartmouth hit just enough free throws down the stretch to wrap up the 81-77 victory.
For the game, the Big Green shot 46.6 percent from the floor (27-of-58), including 44.4 percent from 3-point range (8-of-18). Yale finished at 43.4 percent (23-of-53) and 14.3 percent from behind the arc (2-of-14). Free throws were aplenty, especially in the second half. Dartmouth shot 63.3 percent from the charity stripe (19-of-30) while the Bulldogs were 69.0 percent (29-of-42). The Big Green held a 37-36 edge in rebounds. Yale had 14 turnovers while Dartmouth had 12 (just two in the second half).
The Big Green return to the floor on Saturday when they travel to Brown to face the Bears. Gametime is set for 6 p.m.Have a great night, Big Green fans 🌲🌲🌲 Back at it in less than 24 hours at Brown!#TheWoods🌲 | #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/1i8ES2f9ap
— Dartmouth Men's Basketball (@DartmouthMBB) January 7, 2023
"We've got to get some rest tonight, we've got to dial into film tonight and tomorrow morning and just be prepared to play again," said McLaughlin. "Brown is another really good team on the road and a team that's going to be ready to attack us."
Here's what Dusan Neskovic had to say following tonight's big win over Yale! #TheWoods🌲 | #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/RA6qFzmxan
— Dartmouth Men's Basketball (@DartmouthMBB) January 7, 2023
Hear from head coach David McLaughlin following tonight's huge 81-77 win at Yale!#TheWoods🌲 | #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/QjoExnjVcP
— Dartmouth Men's Basketball (@DartmouthMBB) January 7, 2023
Team Stats
Dart
Yale
FG%
.466
.434
3FG%
.444
.143
FT%
.633
.690
RB
37
36
TO
12
14
STL
5
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
24
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
6
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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