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Yahoo
16-03-2025
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- Yahoo
College basketball live updates, scores: Florida vs. Tennessee in the SEC championship
The day college basketball fans have been waiting months for has finally arrived. But before the Selection Sunday show lays out the NCAA tournament bracket, we have several conference championships left that could impact the seeding. The Big Ten and SEC title games will take center stage, but there are three other automatic bids up for grabs as well on the final day. [Yahoo Fantasy Bracket Mayhem is back: Enter for a shot to win up to $50K] Here's what we'll be watching on the final day of college basketball before March Madness begins. Ivy League championship: Yale vs. Cornell, Noon ET | ESPN2 SEC championship: Tennessee vs. Florida, 1 p.m. | ESPN A10 championship: George Mason vs. VCU, 1 p.m. | CBS AAC championship: No. 16 Memphis vs. UAB, 3 p.m. | ESPN Big Ten championship: Wisconsin vs. Michigan, 3:30 p.m. | CBS Tennessee and Florida split their two matchups during the regular season. The Gators blew out the Vols in Gainesville, 73-43. But Tennessee won decisively on their home court, 64-44. Florida comes into Sunday's SEC championship game at 29-4 overall and 14-4 in the SEC. Tennessee has a 27-6 mark, 12-6 in conference. Four points from AK Okereke before the half stopped Yale's run and closed the margin to 37-32 at the break. Okereke leads Cornell with 13 points and four rebounds, followed by seven from Jake Feigen. Casey Simmons and Bez Nbeng each have nine for the Bulldogs. Yale has opened up a 37-28 lead with 1:21 remaining before the half. The Bulldogs are on a 12-0 run. Yale takes a four-point lead on a 3-pointer by Casey Simmons. He leads the Bulldogs with nine points with approximately two minutes before halftime. SIMMONS FOR back-to-back buckets from deep and the Bulldogs lead 32-28! — Yale Men's Basketball (@YaleMBasketball) March 16, 2025 Cornell and Yale are in a tight matchup midway through the first half in the Ivy League championship game. The Big Red's AK Okereke gave the Bulldogs a fine "Good afternoon!" with a ferocious dunk along the baseline. Hello @ESPN, this is @cornell_mbb calling. We'd like to introduce you to AK Okereke. He can fly. #YellCornell — Cornell Big Red (@CornellSports) March 16, 2025 Tennessee and Florida split their two matchups during the regular season. The Gators blew out the Vols in Gainesville, 73-43. But Tennessee won decisively on their home court, 64-44. Florida comes into Sunday's SEC championship game at 29-4 overall and 14-4 in the SEC. Tennessee has a 27-6 mark, 12-6 in conference. Four points from AK Okereke before the half stopped Yale's run and closed the margin to 37-32 at the break. Okereke leads Cornell with 13 points and four rebounds, followed by seven from Jake Feigen. Casey Simmons and Bez Nbeng each have nine for the Bulldogs. Yale has opened up a 37-28 lead with 1:21 remaining before the half. The Bulldogs are on a 12-0 run. Yale takes a four-point lead on a 3-pointer by Casey Simmons. He leads the Bulldogs with nine points with approximately two minutes before halftime. SIMMONS FOR back-to-back buckets from deep and the Bulldogs lead 32-28! — Yale Men's Basketball (@YaleMBasketball) March 16, 2025 Cornell and Yale are in a tight matchup midway through the first half in the Ivy League championship game. The Big Red's AK Okereke gave the Bulldogs a fine "Good afternoon!" with a ferocious dunk along the baseline. Hello @ESPN, this is @cornell_mbb calling. We'd like to introduce you to AK Okereke. He can fly. #YellCornell — Cornell Big Red (@CornellSports) March 16, 2025
Fox Sports
15-03-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Okereke scores 25 in Cornell's 87-71 win over Dartmouth in Ivy League Tournament
Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — AK Okereke had 25 points in Cornell's 87-71 win over Dartmouth on Saturday in the Ivy League Tournament. Cornell, the tournament's No. 2 seed, will face top-seeded Yale in Sunday's championship game. Okereke also added nine rebounds, four steals, and four blocks for the Big Red (18-10). Jake Fiegen added 16 points while shooting 5 for 10 (3 for 8 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line while they also had five rebounds. Nazir Williams went 4 of 8 from the field (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 11 points. Brandon Mitchell-Day finished with 20 points and seven rebounds for the Big Green (14-14). Dartmouth also got 15 points from Ryan Cornish. Romeo Myrthil had 12 points and four steals. Cornell took the lead with 9:02 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. Okereke led their team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 44-36 at the break. Cornell outscored Dartmouth by eight points over the final half, while Okereke led the way with a team-high 12 second-half points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. recommended
Yahoo
15-03-2025
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Okereke scores 25 in Cornell's 87-71 win over Dartmouth in Ivy League Tournament
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — AK Okereke had 25 points in Cornell's 87-71 win over Dartmouth on Saturday in the Ivy League Tournament. Cornell, the tournament's No. 2 seed, will face top-seeded Yale in Sunday's championship game. Okereke also added nine rebounds, four steals, and four blocks for the Big Red (18-10). Jake Fiegen added 16 points while shooting 5 for 10 (3 for 8 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line while they also had five rebounds. Nazir Williams went 4 of 8 from the field (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 11 points. Brandon Mitchell-Day finished with 20 points and seven rebounds for the Big Green (14-14). Dartmouth also got 15 points from Ryan Cornish. Romeo Myrthil had 12 points and four steals. Cornell took the lead with 9:02 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. Okereke led their team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 44-36 at the break. Cornell outscored Dartmouth by eight points over the final half, while Okereke led the way with a team-high 12 second-half points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Associated Press
15-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Okereke scores 25 in Cornell's 87-71 win over Dartmouth in Ivy League Tournament
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — AK Okereke had 25 points in Cornell's 87-71 win over Dartmouth on Saturday in the Ivy League Tournament. Cornell, the tournament's No. 2 seed, will face top-seeded Yale in Sunday's championship game. Okereke also added nine rebounds, four steals, and four blocks for the Big Red (18-10). Jake Fiegen added 16 points while shooting 5 for 10 (3 for 8 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line while they also had five rebounds. Nazir Williams went 4 of 8 from the field (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 11 points. Brandon Mitchell-Day finished with 20 points and seven rebounds for the Big Green (14-14). Dartmouth also got 15 points from Ryan Cornish. Romeo Myrthil had 12 points and four steals. Cornell took the lead with 9:02 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. Okereke led their team in scoring with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 44-36 at the break. Cornell outscored Dartmouth by eight points over the final half, while Okereke led the way with a team-high 12 second-half points.
Yahoo
15-03-2025
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- Yahoo
Cornell Big Red take on the Dartmouth Big Green in Ivy League Tournament
Dartmouth Big Green (14-13, 8-6 Ivy League) vs. Cornell Big Red (17-10, 9-5 Ivy League) Providence, Rhode Island; Saturday, 2 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Big Red -5.5; over/under is 158 BOTTOM LINE: Cornell and Dartmouth square off in the Ivy League Tournament. The Big Red are 9-5 against Ivy League opponents and 8-5 in non-conference play. Cornell ranks fourth in the Ivy League with 8.1 offensive rebounds per game led by AK Okereke averaging 1.2. The Big Green are 8-6 in Ivy League play. Dartmouth ranks fourth in the Ivy League with 16.0 assists per game led by Ryan Cornish averaging 3.3. Cornell makes 49.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.2 percentage points higher than Dartmouth has allowed to its opponents (42.6%). Dartmouth averages 10.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.2 more made shots on average than the 8.1 per game Cornell allows. The teams meet for the third time this season. The Big Green won 88-49 in the last matchup on Feb. 15. Cade Haskins led the Big Green with 17 points, and Cooper Noard led the Big Red with 10 points. TOP PERFORMERS: Nazir Williams is scoring 14.9 points per game and averaging 4.5 rebounds for the Big Red. Noard is averaging 3.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. Brandon Mitchell-Day is averaging 13.3 points and 7.6 rebounds for the Big Green. Cornish is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Big Red: 6-4, averaging 82.6 points, 32.6 rebounds, 18.6 assists, 6.1 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.6 points per game. Big Green: 6-4, averaging 75.5 points, 37.3 rebounds, 16.4 assists, 3.8 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.1 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
