NEW Asylum, Conn. — Columbia men’s b-ball hopes to get back in the success segment when it goes to Yale for a Martin Luther Ruler Jr. Day matchup on Monday at 7 p.m. from John J. Lee Amphitheater.
Monday’s matchup between the Lions (9-5, 0-1) and the Bulldogs (10-6, 1-0) can be followed through live details and observed live on ESPN+. Justin Gallanty (in depth) and Christine Huber (expert) will be on the call.
The Lions are falling off a 91-79 misfortune at Cornell last Tuesday in a game Columbia stayed nearby in with another even scoring assault. Columbia is presently 32-35 all-time in Elite level openers.
A success at Yale would give Columbia its most memorable street gathering triumph since Jan. 8, 2022 at Penn and third win away from home on the season.
Following Monday’s matchup with the Bulldogs, Columbia gets back to New York City for its Elite level home opener against Princeton on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Columbia stuck around for a large portion of last Tuesday’s Elite level opener at Cornell, yet fell, 91-79, from Newman Field at Bartels Lobby. Avery Earthy colored drove Columbia with a season-high 17 focuses quickly of activity, trailed by twofold figure endeavors from Josh Odunowo (11), Kenny Noland (11), Jaden Cooper (10), and Zine Eddine Bedri (10). The Lions went 32-59 from the field yet posted a season-low 7-11 imprint from the free toss line. Noland made his most memorable vocation start instead of Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa, who was out with a physical issue.
Columbia is averaging 86.7 focuses per game in dominates this season. The Lions have the second-biggest scoring edge (12.3) and second-most helps (257) in the Elite level. Columbia is additionally second in takes (117) and takes per game (8.6). The Lions lead the association and rank 46th in the country in adversary 3-point field objective rate (29.7).
Columbia has won seven in succession at home interestingly since the 2015-16 season, when it counted eight successes on its own floor. The seven home wins this season are the most for the Lions starting around 2017-18.
The Lions are one of four groups in the country that return over 90% of their scoring this season, alongside Northern Iowa, Wisconsin, and St. Bonaventure. Columbia is likewise one of 11 groups in the country to return somewhere around 70% of its places, bounce back, helps, takes, and blocks from 2022-23.
The Lions started gathering play with nine successes interestingly beginning around 2015-16.
Columbia has scored no less than 100 places in two games this season. The last time a Lions group achieved this accomplishment was in 1976-77.
Columbia outperformed the past record for most places in a game in program history on Jan. 4 versus Mount Holy person Vincent when the Lions traveled to a 120-52 success. The past imprint was 118 focuses at Wagner on Jan. 17, 1977.
Zavian McLean dropped a game-high 19 focuses and pulled in 11 bounce back on Jan. 4, turning into the main Lion to count a twofold since Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa on Feb. 4, 2022, at Princeton.
Following a success over Sanctuary on Nov. 18, it was whenever Columbia’s record first has been north of .500 since Feb. 4, 2017.
Columbia’s two street wins this season up to this point match the away triumph absolute from the past three seasons consolidated.
The Lions had won eight of their initial 11 games to begin the season interestingly starting around 1978. Columbia previously passed keep going season’s success complete on Dec. 11.
Columbia’s six-game series of wins prior this season was the program’s longest since January 2016.
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