The band’s off-key playing to begin Columbia’s game against Princeton at Dodge Gym on Friday was a harbinger for things to come, as nothing went right for the Lions on this occasion. Princeton demonstrated why they are undefeated in the Ivy League this season, beating the Lions to the punch on conservative layups and midrange shooting. The Lions were outplayed in all aspects of the game, and shot a horrible 5 for 36 from the field in the second half. The Lions trotted on many of their backups knowing the game was out of their grasp. Friday’s 76-46 loss was Columbia’s worst loss in over three years. It was also the largest margin of victory in a game between Columbia and Princeton in their 110-year basketball rivalry.

Sporting a new attitude as well as new uniforms, Columbia tried to right themselves the following night against Penn. The Lions and the Quakers were neck and neck for the entire first half. But once the second half began, the Lions started to pull away. Currently the Ivy League’s top scorer, Noruwa Agho padded his impressive statistics for this season with 21 points on the day. Aseno Ampim and Brian Barbour finished in the double digits as well. Columbia won by a final score of 75-62.

The Lions snapped a three game losing streak, are now 13-9 on the season with a 4-4 record in the Ivy League. They square off against Dartmouth at home this Friday.