Tough and experienced, Yale is not the usual Ivy League patsy.
Duke welcomes Yale to Cameron Wednesday night and while Duke is obviously a heavy favorite, don't overlook what happened in Dallas earlier this week.
SMU is not a great team, but it is a superbly coached team. Many people have qualms about Larry Brown's ethics, but no one seriously doubts his basketball knowledge or coaching ability.
Yale took SMU to the wire, losing 71-69.
Makai Mason, a sophomore guard, led the way for Yale with 24 points and seven assists.
One of the things we always keep an eye on when a team gives Duke trouble is the foul situation, and Yale might have beaten SMU if fouls hadn't been such a problem: of the starters, three finished with four fouls and one fouled out.