Yale used a dominant second half to defeat Columbia on Monday night. The Bulldogs, who moved to 11-6 with the win, allowed the Lions to stay in the college basketball game early.
They went into the locker room at halftime with a two-point lead. That gap quickly widened as the second 20 minutes of play got underway.
Yale shot 51.5% from the field and 4.9% from beyond the arc and defeated Columbia by 19. Star guard John Poulakidas led the way with 26 points on seven triples while 7-foot sophomore Danny Wolf pulled down 15 boards.
Strong start to the second half. John Poulakidas nails his fourth 3⃣ of the night
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— Yale Men's Basketball (@YaleMBasketball) January 16, 2024
It was the Bulldogs’ defense that ultimately led the way with a suffocating second half. They held the Lions to 27.59% shooting down the stretch and scored 11 points off of turnovers.
Despite the disappointing finish for the visitors, they held their heads high during the handshake line. And then a bizarre scene proceeded to unfold.
Columbia head coach Jim Engles would not shake the hand of Yale head coach James Jones. He said that he was not feeling well and did not want to spread his illness any further, which is fair.
However, if Jones was sick, why did he coach the game? Why was he around the players? Did he start to feel even worse after his team allowed a 17-point deficit during the second half and use it as an excuse to pull a petty handshake snub? Who knows.
It got even weirder when Engles walked off of the court by himself. He did not leave the floor with his team. He did not wait around to follow his players back into the locker room.
The seven-year head coach just… wandered off alone.
Engles did not address his health after the loss. He was not asked any questions about his unusual exit from the college basketball court. It is entirely unclear as to what happened but — even if Columbia’s head coach is actually ill and didn’t want to get others sick — it was weird!
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College Basketball Coach Bizarrely Wanders Off After Demoralizing Loss, Refusing To Shake Hands
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