Cornell gave Yale all it could happen, but the reigning Ivy League Tournament champs clinched a share of the 2025 Ancient Eight title following a thrilling 92-88 victory on Friday evening at the John J. Lee Amphitheater. The Big Red suffered its fourth defeat in a row to fall to 13-10 (5-5 Ivy), while the Bulldogs improved to 17-6 (10-0 Ivy).

Simmons 8-12 2-3 21, Townsend 7-10 6-8 24, Aletan 1-2 2-2 4, Mbeng 4-11 4-6 14, Poulakidas 4-14 3-4 13, Celiscar 4-7 3-5 11, Mullin 0-1 0-0 0, Fox 0-1 0-0 0, Molloy 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 30-61 21-30 92.

Yale plays the Columbia Lions after Nick Townsend scored 24 points in Yale's 92-88 win against the Cornell Big Red.

Two-goal performances by sophomore forward Ryan Walsh and junior forward Dalton Bancroft aided the Cornell men’s hockey team (11-8-6, 8-6-4 ECAC Hockey) to a 5-3 victory over Yale (6-17-2, 5-11-2 ECAC Hockey) in ECAC Hockey action at Ingalls Rink on Saturday night.