The first half of last night's Columbia-Dartmouth game at Levien ended in spectacular fashion for the Lions as KJ Matsui drained a circus shot from the corner at the buzzer to give Columbia its first lead.
The shot capped an embarrassingly poor half of basketball for the Lions, who found themselves trailing from the first minute of the game. Poor defense and sloppy execution from the Lions kept the Big Green ahead for most of the half, but KJ's buzzer beater turned the momentum and Columbia cruised to victory in the second half.
The star of the game was, without doubt, Noruwa Agho, who successfully dueled with possibly the best player in the Ivy league, Alex Barnett. The 6'6'' senior had his hands full with Agho, whose physical and resilient play led the Lions to victory. Agho finished with 20 points and a career high 9 rebounds.
Tonight, Columbia looks for their second consecutive Ivy weekend sweep at home against Harvard. The game marks a turning point in the season for the Lions, who could go to 5-3 in the Ancient Eight with a win. That record would have Columbia seriously thinking about a number 2 or 3 finish in the league. However, a loss tonight adjusts those aspirations, and maintaining a .500 record becomes the more reasonable goal.
The game tips at 7 in Levien, with Lions Countdown on WKCR 89.9 FM starting at 6:45.
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