John Poulakidas made six 3-pointers and scored 28 points and Samson Aletan made a key blocked shot in the final seconds as 13th-seeded Yale notched a 78-76 upset of fourth-seeded Auburn on Friday afternoon in a West Region first-round game at Spokane, Wash.
Yale graduates are all over government, Wall Street and corporate boardrooms. But in March Madness, they're underdogs, and Friday's 78-76 victory over Auburn represents a sort of Cinderella story.
The Auburn Tigers are getting ready to take on a feisty Yale team that just won the Ivy League Tournament and is feeling good heading into the NCAA Tournament.
Tristan da Silva scored 20 points and J'Vonne Hadley added 12 as Colorado held off Yale for a 65-62 victory Sunday in Boulder, Colo. KJ Simpson added 10 points for the Buffaloes (4-3), who led by 10 at halftime.