Yale Bulldogs (13-9, 7-1 Ivy League) at Columbia Lions (4-17, 1-8 Ivy League)
New Haven, Connecticut; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Azar Swain and the Yale Bulldogs take on Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa and the Columbia Lions on Saturday.
The Lions have gone 3-8 at home. Columbia is 0-1 in one-possession games.
The Bulldogs are 7-1 in conference play. Yale is fourth in the Ivy League scoring 30.2 points per game in the paint led by Jake Lanford averaging 0.7.
The teams play for the second time in conference play this season. The Bulldogs won the last meeting 83-72 on Jan. 26. Swain scored 37 points to help lead the Bulldogs to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Liam Murphy is shooting 35.9% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Lions, while averaging 12 points. Ike Nweke is averaging 16.3 points and 7.1 rebounds over the past 10 games for Columbia.
Swain is averaging 19.2 points for the Bulldogs. Jalen Gabbidon is averaging 11.9 points over the last 10 games for Yale.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lions: 1-9, averaging 71.0 points, 34.6 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 5.3 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.9 points per game.
Bulldogs: 7-3, averaging 70.5 points, 31.9 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.3 points.
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