The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring / To summon back the fire witch to the court of the crimson king "The Court of the Crimson King" - King Crimson
Yale Bulldogs
84 – 88 OT
FINAL Neutral Conference Ivy League
Pennsylvania Quakers
Ivy League · Newman Arena (Neutral) · March 15, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread YALE -9.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money YALE -535 / PENN +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total YALE win
Actual PENN +4 172 Lost
Massey YALE -7.7 (-11.7) — —
Massey Totals — 149.0 (+23.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✗
Baseline Plus ML YALE -6.2 (-10.2) 139.2 (+32.8) 74% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ YALE -7.4 (-11.4) 139.0 (+33.0) 76% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML YALE -6.0 (-10.0) 139.6 (+32.4) 75% ✗
Baseline ML YALE -6.3 (-10.3) 138.8 (+33.2) 74% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 21, 2026 YALE 74 – 70 PENN
Jan 24, 2026 YALE 77 – 60 PENN
Feb 15, 2025 YALE 72 – 71 PENN
Feb 1, 2025 YALE 90 – 61 PENN
Feb 17, 2024 YALE 76 – 62 PENN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings YALE PENN
Overall 24-7 18-12
Conference 11-3 9-5
Home 10-3 12-2
Away 9-3 4-9
Neutral 5-1 2-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 80.1 74.4
Avg Pts Against 71.8 74.4
Massey 8.1 (#74) 0.4 (#160)
Bradley-Terry 1.49 (#68) 0.27 (#139)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.63 (#77) 0.38 (#131)
RPI 0.610 (#21) 0.538 (#90)
Shooting & Four Factors YALE PENN
FG% 49.2% 43.5%
3PT% 40.0% 38.1%
REB / G 34.4 35.6
OREB / G 10.4 11.1
AST / TO 1.67 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.4% 50.1%
TOV% 14.1% 15.4%
ORB% 33.5% 30.3%
FT Rate 27.1% 24.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.8% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 17.9%
DRB% 70.9% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 19.7% 18.4%

Game Analysis

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