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Yale's Department of Economics offers a challenging and rigorous academic program, a distinguished and accessible faculty, and a friendly, supportive environment for study.

Our core teaching faculty of 66 is supported by a diverse group of visiting professors and graduate student teaching assistants, making it one of the largest economics departments in the United States with one of the highest teacher/student ratios for the 130 Ph.D. students in residence.

The Department of Economics also has close ties with professional schools in related fields, such as the Yale School of Management, the Yale School of the Environment, and the Yale School of Public Health, where many of its secondary faculty members teach. It also works with affiliated centers, including the Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, the Economic Growth Center, and the newly created Tobin Center for Economic Policy . 

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Yale's economics faculty embraces a broad range of research and teaching interests. Courses and seminars span a wide spectrum of economics, from dynamic structural models to field experiments. Our students apply econometric and data analytic methods to a variety of subjects in macroeconomics, labor economics and finance. Our courses examine critical economic policy issues, including antitrust and environmental regulation. Our focus is global, spanning the United States and developed economies to the developing nations of Latin America, Asia and Africa. Whatever your interest, our faculty is ready to guide you through a wide offering of more than a hundred regular courses, seminars or workshops, combined with individually tailored reading and research courses to best prepare you for your Ph.D. research and dissertation.

Our faculty is eclectic in methodologies and views of economics. There is no Yale dogma or school. You will acquire a critical perspective on the full range of approaches to macroeconomics. You will be well trained in neoclassical theory and in the theory of public choice, externalities and market failures. You will master the skills of sophisticated modern econometrics and understand pitfalls in its applications. You will gain respect for the power of contemporary mathematical models and also for history and for the insights of the great economists of the past.  

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The Department of History’s doctoral degree program seeks to train talented historians for careers in scholarship, teaching, and beyond the academy. The department typically accepts 22 Ph.D. students per year. Additional students are enrolled through various combined programs and through HSHM.  All admitted Ph.D. students receive a  full  financial aid package  from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. 

History of Science and Medicine

The  Program in the History of Science and Medicine  (HSHM)  is a semi-autonomous graduate track within the Department of History. HSHM students receive degrees in History, with a concentration in the History of Science and Medicine.  There is a separate admissions process for students interested in the History of Science and Medicine. For more information, please see the  HSHM website . 

Combined Doctoral Programs

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Fields include clinical psychology; cognitive psychology; developmental psychology; neuroscience; and social/personality psychology.

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GRE is optional. 

English Language Requirement

TOEFL iBT or IELTS Academic is required of most applicants whose native language is not English.

You may be exempt from this requirement if you have received (or will receive) an undergraduate degree from a college or university where English is the primary language of instruction, and if you have studied in residence at that institution for at least three years.

Combined Degree Program Application Deadline

*The deadline to submit an application to a combined program is always the earlier deadline of the two individual programs, or December 15, whichever comes first.

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Psychology offers a combined PhD in conjunction with Philosophy .

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PhD students at Yale are normally full-funded for a minimum of five years. During that time, our students receive a twelve-month stipend to cover living expenses and a fellowship that covers the full cost of tuition and student healthcare.

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The Ph.D. in Law degree program is designed to prepare J.D. graduates for careers as legal scholars and teachers through a doctoral program aimed at the production of a substantial body of academic research and writing under the close supervision of a three-member faculty dissertation committee. Unlike programs designed for students who wish to learn about law from the disciplinary perspectives of the social sciences or the humanities, the Ph.D. in Law is directed at students who wish to pursue advanced studies in law from the perspective of the law. This program offers emerging scholars an opportunity to contribute to the development of law as an academic field, and it provides an alternate pathway into law teaching alongside existing routes such as fellowships, advanced degrees in cognate fields, legal practice, and clerkships.

Because our entering Ph.D. students will have already completed their J.D. degrees, the anticipated course of study toward the Ph.D. in Law degree is three academic years and two summers in residence. In their first two semesters, Ph.D. students will enroll in courses designed to help them acquire the background and research skills needed to complete a dissertation in their field of interest and to prepare them for qualifying examinations that test the depth and breadth of the literacies and skills they have acquired. During their second year, students will prepare a dissertation prospectus and begin work on a dissertation. The dissertation may take the form of either three law review articles or a book-length manuscript and will make up a portfolio of writing that will be essential for success in the job market. Ph.D. students will also gain experience in the classroom, and receive the full support of Yale Law School’s Law Teaching Program , which has had remarkable success in placing graduates in tenure-track positions at leading law schools.

Ph.D. students receive a full-tuition waiver, a health award for health insurance coverage, and a stipend to cover their year-round living expenses, as well as support for participation in national and international conferences.

Applications for admission to the Ph.D. in Law program are available starting on August 15. The deadline for submission of all materials is December 15. Applicants to the Ph.D. in Law program must complete a J.D. degree at a U.S. law school before they matriculate and begin the Ph.D. program. Any questions about the program may be directed to Gordon Silverstein, Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs, at [email protected] .

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The doctoral program in Health Policy and Management (HPM) is designed to develop scholars that are able to apply theoretical frameworks from the social sciences (such as economics, political science, organizational theory and management, sociology) to address pressing health policy and management research questions. The program is purposefully interdisciplinary and seeks to prepare students for research careers in academics as well as in public and private sector agencies and organizations. Students complete courses in a broad set of health policy and management areas, biostatistics and econometrics, and a selected area of depth (i.e., economic theory and application, political and policy analysis, and organizational theory and management). Students in the department of HPM take qualifying examinations in:

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In addition, students work directly with a specific faculty member on an individualized readings course on which they will also take a qualifying examination. The program typically requires 4-5 years to complete, including 2 years of coursework followed by 2-3 years to complete and defend the doctoral dissertation. Individuals applying to this program usually have a master’s degree and/or relevant research experience, however the minimum requirement is a bachelor’s degree.

This program requires General GRE test scores. Please send them to institution code 3987 (there is no department code).

Degree Requirements - PhD in Health Policy and Management

2023-24 matriculation.

All courses are 1 unit unless otherwise noted.

The Ph.D. degree in Health Policy and Management requires a total of 16 course units with the option of obtaining credits for previous courses. With the approval of the academic adviser and DGS, course substitutions that better suit the needs of the student may satisfy the course work requirement.

PhD Required Courses (5 course units)

  • EPH 508 Foundations of Epidemiology and Public Health
  • EPH 600 Research Ethics and Responsibilities (0 units)
  • EPH 608 Frontiers of Public Health*
  • HPM 610 Applied Area Readings
  • HPM 617 Colloquium in Health Services Research (0 units)
  • HPM 618 Colloquium in Health Services Research (0 units)
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PhD Required Methods and Statistics Courses (minimum 4 course units)

  • BIS 623 Advanced Regression Models
  • BIS 628 Longitudinal and Multilevel Data Analysis
  • ECON 556 Topics in Empirical Economics and Public Policy
  • ECON 558 Econometrics
  • HPM 583 Methods in Health Services Research
  • MGMT 737 Applied Empirical Methods
  • PLSC 500 Foundations of Statistical Inference
  • PLSC 503 Theory and Practice of Quantitative Methods
  • SBS 580 Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health
  • SOCY 580 Introduction to Methods in Quantitative Sociology
  • SOCY 581 Intermediate Methods in Quantitative Sociology
  • SOCY 582 Statistics III; Advanced Quantitative Analysis for Social Scientists
  • S&DS 563 Multivariate Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences
  • S&DS 565 Introductory Machine Learning

PhD Required Health Policy and Management Courses (minimum 2 course units, all with PhD Readings)

  • EPH 510 Health Policy and Health Care Systems
  • HPM 514 Health Politics, Governance, and Policy
  • HPM 570 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and Decision Making
  • HPM 573 Advanced Topics in Modeling Health Care Decisions
  • HPM 587 Advanced Health Economics

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Minimum of 1 additional elective. Must be approved by advisor.

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Economics Specialization Required Courses (minimum 4 course units)

  • ECON 545 Microeconomics May substitute for an alternative with permission of advisor and GSEC representative
  • ECON 558 Econometrics Must take substitution course if taken as Methods course.

Students take two field courses in at least one concentration to develop expertise. Sets of courses across topics can be selected to meet research interests with advisor permission:

  • MGMT 758 Foundations of Behavioral Economics
  • PSYC 553 Behavioral Decision Making I: Choice
  • ECON 600 Industrial Organization I
  • ECON 601 Industrial Organization II
  • ECON 630 Labor Economics
  • ECON 631 Labor Economics
  • ECON 680 Public Finance I
  • ECON 681 Public Finance II

Organizational Theory and Management Specialization Required Courses (4 course units)

Courses are selected in consultation with the student’s advisor.

Political and Policy Analysis Specialization Required Courses (4 course units)

Suggested courses:

  • PLSC 800 Introduction to American Politics
  • PLSC 801 Political Preferences and American Political Behavior
  • PLSC 803 American Politics III: Institutions

Course offerings subject to change.

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Research in HPM applies the conceptual frameworks and research methods from economics, health policy, and organizational theory and management. Examples of ongoing faculty research include the following:

  • The Role of Pharmacists in Primary Care: Analyzing Predictors and Outcomes of Pharmacist Integration in Connecticut
  • The Determinants and Consequences of Cognitive Aging: Evidence and Implications for Public Policy
  • Essays on Quality Improvement: Three Active Approaches to Improving Care for Nursing Home Users
  • Efficiency and Equity in Private Markets for Public Health Care Services
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The joint-degree program offers an MBA in combination with a PhD in the sciences or humanities from the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

An MBA may be pursued in combination with a PhD in one of a wide array of  areas of study , in the biological sciences, engineering and applied sciences, the humanities, the physical sciences, and social sciences. An MBA/PhD is not available in the  management disciplines .

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In the nation’s m.d.-ph.d. programs, the socioeconomic gap widens.

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A new Yale study finds that M.D.-Ph.D. programs in the United States have become less socioeconomically diverse in recent years. Between 2014 and 2019, applicants from families with higher household incomes were accepted at increasingly higher rates, a trend not found among other income brackets.

The findings, which the researchers say have implications for biomedical innovation and equitable health care, were reported March 12 in JAMA Network Open.

Diversity in medicine has wide-reaching benefits, said Mytien Nguyen, an M.D.-Ph.D. student at Yale School of Medicine and lead author of the study. “We know that diversity in the medical field leads to more effective and equitable health care for patients,” she said. “And the different perspectives that diversity brings also boosts biomedical innovation and productivity.”

Achieving greater diversity in the programs that train physician-scientists, therefore, is particularly important since these individuals conduct research and treat patients, playing a pivotal role in translating research into health care.

To assess socioeconomic diversity in M.D.-Ph.D. programs, the researchers used data from the Association of American Medical Colleges, looking at applicants’ acceptance rates between 2014 and 2019 and their reported household incomes. They found that pools of both applicants and accepted students became less socioeconomically diverse over that five-year period.

First, fewer prospective students from low-income families applied to M.D.-Ph.D. programs over the study period, the researchers found. Between 2014 and 2019, the percentage of applicants reporting less than $50,000 in household income decreased from 28.4% to 25.1%.

Throughout the same time period, individuals from affluent families made up a greater proportion of accepted students. In 2014, 16.1% of applicants accepted into at least one M.D.-Ph.D. program came from households that reported more than $200,000 in income, a rate that steadily increased to 20.9% in 2019.

Across all years assessed, 29.9% of applicants with incomes under $50,000 were accepted in M.D.-Ph.D. programs. That rate rose steadily across higher income brackets, peaking at 50.3% for applicants with incomes greater than $200,000.

“ And everything else being equal, including test scores and number of publications, applicants from the lowest income tier were 16% less likely than their affluent peers to be accepted into an M.D.-Ph.D. program,” said Nguyen.

This finding in particular, said the researchers, suggests M.D.-Ph.D. programs may be evaluating applicants based on characteristics associated with privilege rather than merit, such as attending a prestigious undergraduate institution or the status of the person who writes the applicants’ recommendations.

In a previous study, the researchers found similar trends across U.S. medical schools. Together, they said, these findings speak to a significant socioeconomic disparity in terms of the pathway into the medical field.

“ But this is an aspect amenable to intervention,” said Nguyen.

To boost socioeconomic equity, programs should consider more holistic measures of capability in addition to traditional academic accomplishments, the researchers said. This could include criteria that evaluate qualities like grit and resilience. Programs should also not penalize low-income applicants for activities that might be more necessary for them than those with greater financial resources, such as having jobs rather than research positions, they added.

And programs should be cognizant of the socioeconomic diversity of the applicants to whom they offer interviews and of their incoming class.

“ When we see this almost dose-dependent association between program acceptance and income, it suggests that whatever measures programs are using are heavily influenced by privilege,” said senior author Dr. Dowin Boatright, who is currently vice chair of research in the Department of Emergency Medicine at New York University Grossman School of Medicine but began this research while an assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine. “Directors should try to figure out what criteria are most associated with being a great scientist and a great physician, which hopefully wouldn’t be just socioeconomic status.”

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As a part of our “Meet Yale Internal Medicine” series, today’s feature is on Stephanie Thorn, MSc, PhD, assistant professor (cardiology) and the associate director of the Yale Translational Imaging Center (Y-TRIC)

Stephanie Thorn’s, MSc, PhD , first foray into research was like being dropped straight into the deep end. “It was in the summer before my fourth year of undergrad when I didn’t know anything about scientific research. My advisor showed me the room and said, ‘There's the equipment, there are the manuals. Get to it and let me know if you have any questions.’ I think that was when I fell in love with research,” said Thorn.

Thorn went on to receive her master’s in science from the University of Guelph and then got a job in research at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. That experience, she said, helped her realize that research was the right path for her and that, eventually, she wanted to investigate her own ideas.

“As an investigator, you read all of these papers and learn what everybody else has provided to the literature, but then you can forge your own path by investigating your question with that knowledge,” she said.

During her PhD thesis defense, she met Albert Sinusas, MD , professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine), who served as her external reader. Not only did she get her PhD, but she also got a job offer from Sinusas, who invited her to come to Yale as a postdoctoral fellow.

Thorn now serves as the associate director of the Yale Translational Imaging Center (Y-TRIC ), a research core within the Section of Cardiovascular Medicine that Sinusas envisioned and established in 2010. The center, which Sinusas leads, centralizes state-of-the-art imaging facilities, research space, and surgical suites for translational research.

“The lab is such an amazing place. We can develop the techniques and methodology and investigate therapeutics here – and then, because we’re using the exact same cameras used in the clinic, we can very easily translate our research and methods to patient studies in the clinic,” said Thorn.

Most other university research centers do not have a dedicated center like Y-TRIC, so researchers often need to use clinical equipment in the evenings after patient appointments are complete. “They can’t start their studies until 5 p.m., and then they work until midnight,” says Thorn. “All of our equipment is in one spot, so we can run all different tests back-to-back and get more information more quickly.”

Having dedicated imaging equipment for research also means that Thorn and other investigators can stretch the limits of the technology in ways that other centers aren’t able to. “Since this equipment is not used for patients, we don’t need FDA approval for everything. We can install unique or beta versions of software and push the envelope, which is what we’re supposed to do as researchers.”

Since joining Yale, Thorn has worked with Sinusas to investigate cardiac injury after a heart attack and develop novel therapeutic approaches for left ventricular remodeling to prevent heart failure. Over the past several years, Thorn has begun to conduct her own research on the right ventricle of the heart, often referred to as the ‘forgotten’ ventricle, because there has been very little research and understanding about it and its role in human health.

“The right ventricle is interesting,” said Thorn. “It’s so thin-walled that imaging equipment couldn’t pick it up until about 5-10 years ago. Now that cameras are getting more sophisticated, with better sensitivity and better resolution, we can pick up this part of the heart and better understand its role and function.”

It’s now understood that if the right ventricle starts to fail, mortality rates for patients with heart failure dramatically increase. Right ventricle failure has also been linked to increased mortality among people with pulmonary hypertension and other conditions. “Drugs that have been used in left ventricle heart failure do not always work well, so more research is needed to understand the role of the right ventricle and how to address issues,” said Thorn.

Thorn and her team use SPECT or PET to monitor therapies to understand how they impact the right ventricle. “It’s a non-invasive way to monitor progression in those patients,” she said. “We’re uniquely positioned to look at this with our cameras and apply this novel technology into the clinical atmosphere very quickly.”

Thorn was recently promoted to assistant professor of cardiology, where she works closely with postdocs, clinical fellows, and undergrads who train in the lab and help her with her research. “I tell undergrads, if you like research, try it for the summer. If you still like it, get your master's degree. Then, if you really love it, get a PhD,” she said. “Science is tricky. Most of the time, it doesn’t work out how you thought it would. If you are someone who does cartwheels down the hallway those very few times when things work perfectly, this is the career for you.”

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Yale vs Auburn picks, predictions, odds: Who wins March Madness NCAA Tournament game?

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No. 13 seed Yale and No. 4 seed Auburn play Friday, March 22 in an NCAA Tournament first-round game in Spokane, Washington.

The East Region game is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. PT and c an be seen on TNT ( s tream with Sling T V ).

Who will win the March Madness game and advance to the second round?

Check out these NCAA Tournament first-round picks and predictions for the men's college basketball matchup.

Auburn is a 12.5-point favorite in the game in March Madness odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook . The Tigers are -1100 on the moneyline. The Bulldogs are +675. The over/under for the game is set at 138.5 points.

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Montgomery Advertiser : Auburn 88, Yale 70

Richard Silva writes: "The Tigers are one of the best teams in the country, and that should be made evident against the Bulldogs. Both teams may be conference tournament champions, but the SEC and the Ivy League are worlds apart."

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Sportsbook Wire : Auburn 81, Yale 66

It writes: "Auburn is 21-13-0 ATS this season. Yale has won 15 games against the spread this year, while failing to cover or pushing 14 times. The Tigers average 83.3 points per game, 16.7 more points than the 66.6 the Bulldogs allow."

Picks and Parlay s : Auburn 87, Yale 61

David Anicetti writes: "The Auburn Tigers will prove to be too much for the Yale Bulldogs in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. Auburn finished the regular season scoring an average of 83.5 points per game and holding opponents to an average of only 68.5 points per game, ending with a 15.0 points per game winning margin. Opponents shot just 38.8% against Auburn's defense which was fifth lowest in the country."

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DraftKings : Bet Auburn to beat Yale in NCAA Tournament

Grace McDermott writes: "Yale is no match for the SEC champions, who took down Florida in a dominant win in the conference title game. While Auburn’s path to the title was not as challenging as it might have been, the Tigers have one of the highest scoring margins in the nation with a balanced approach, and will overwhelm the Ivy League champions early."

E SPN : Auburn has a 90.2% chance to beat Yale in March Madness

The site gives the Bulldogs a 9.8% shot at defeating the Tigers in Friday's first-round March Madness NCAA Tournament game.

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Yale Bulldogs play in Ivy League Tournament against the Cornell Big Red

Cornell Big Red (22-6, 11-3 Ivy League) vs. Yale Bulldogs (20-9, 11-3 Ivy League)

New York; Saturday, 2 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -2; over/under is 151

BOTTOM LINE: Yale and Cornell play in the Ivy League Tournament.

The Bulldogs have gone 11-3 against Ivy League teams, with a 9-6 record in non-conference play. Yale is 3-3 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Big Red are 11-3 against Ivy League opponents. Cornell averages 83.0 points while outscoring opponents by 8.6 points per game.

Yale makes 47.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.1 percentage points higher than Cornell has allowed to its opponents (44.1%). Cornell has shot at a 49.3% clip from the field this season, 7.5 percentage points greater than the 41.8% shooting opponents of Yale have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Danny Wolf is averaging 14.3 points and 9.7 rebounds for the Bulldogs. John Poulakidas is averaging 12.8 points over the last 10 games.

Nazir Williams is averaging 11.7 points and 3.2 assists for the Big Red. Chris Manon is averaging 14.1 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 58.3% over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 7-3, averaging 74.9 points, 33.9 rebounds, 16.5 assists, 6.1 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 49.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.6 points per game.

Big Red: 7-3, averaging 78.8 points, 33.9 rebounds, 16.7 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.7 points.

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

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Brown basketball loses at the buzzer to Yale with Ivy League title, NCAA berth on the line

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NEW YORK — Saturday morning gave Brown a taste of March’s sweet side. Sunday afternoon brought the bitter ending all but few are lucky enough to escape.

This final chapter of a breakthrough season was especially cruel for the Bears. Yale beat the buzzer to cap a late run and denied Brown what would have been a first NCAA Tournament ticket in nearly four decades.

More: Brown basketball stuns Princeton, will play for Ivy League title; how the Bears did it.

Matt Knowling’s short jumper from the left block as time expired won it for the Bulldogs. Yale surged to the finish and stole a 62-61 triumph at Levien Gymnasium, claiming its third Ivy Madness title and sealing its fourth March Madness bid since 2016.

The Bears used their foul-to-give with 6.1 seconds left and the Bulldogs inbounded from near midcourt. Danny Wolf handed off to Bez Mbeng, who drove off the right wing to the foul line. Knowling was waiting for a quick pass and open for a shot that dropped in while the clock hit zeroes.

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“I’m heartbroken for my team, my players,” Brown coach Mike Martin said. “I feel like I let them down in the last minute of the game.

“After a great win or a hard loss, you always think about how to respond and what’s next. Obviously, there’s a lot in front of all our people, but not this team and this group. That’s really hard.”

Brown had a timeout remaining but declined to call it after Aaron Cooley committed a personal away from the basket. Yale coach James Jones had already used his last — Martin didn’t want to offer an additional chance to draw up a play. The Bulldogs ultimately created an open look and the Bears didn’t have a chance to respond, watching a first potential bid since 1986 slip through their fingers.

“The end of the season is so sudden for everybody,” Martin said. “I felt we grew so much throughout the year.”

Brown seemed within touching distance of safety after Kino Lilly Jr. knocked down a pair of free throws with 27.3 seconds left. The Bears matched their largest lead at 60-54 — the clock and the sellout crowd were on their side. Mbeng’s three-point play at the rim and a deep 3-pointer out high by John Poulakidas kept Yale in contact long enough to produce a highlight ending.

“Obviously, they love each other and we have such a close group,” Martin said. “But when you have the backing of all the great people who were here today supporting us, it means everything. Disappointed that we’re not going to be playing again for them.”

Yale couldn’t have left Columbia University’s campus holding the trophy without a little help. Brown missed three critical free throws while attempting to ice the game late — one by Nana Owusu-Anane, two by Malachi Ndur. The Bears took a 48-46 lead on a Kalu Anya layup with 7:26 left and carried it all the way until the moment it mattered most.

“I was confident the entire game,” Martin said. “That didn’t change until the final play.

“I didn’t get ahead of myself. None of our players did. But we were confident and we believed. And we came pretty darn close.”

Ndur and Anya helped power Brown into the stretch run by dominating inside. The Bears closed 12-for-16 from 2-point range in the second half and racked up 20 points in the paint. Ndur’s tough putback on the right block and Anya’s post drive for a layup were part of a 14-4 run that gave Brown a 54-48 advantage.

“When we play to our identity, we believe we’re as cohesive and as connected as any group out there,” Martin said. “We can do some pretty special things.”

The Bears (13-18) shot just 29.6% in the opening half and faced a 26-22 deficit into the locker room. Brown was doubled up on points in the paint by a 16-8 count and made a habit of running offense deep into the shot clock. Lilly and Anya were the only Bears who collected multiple field goals by the break.

“I felt so good only being down four at halftime, given how we played,” Martin said. “I don’t think it was a huge adjustment other than guys settled in a little bit.”

The Bulldogs (22-9) had won nine straight against Brown until Cooley’s fadeaway 3-pointer at the horn decided an 84-81 overtime thriller eight days ago. That result helped cement the top seed here for Princeton, and the Bears sizzled early while handing the Tigers a 90-81 upset to open the event. Brown’s seven-game winning streak was its longest since the 2002-03 campaign, a late sprint that secured a first top-four finish in the league since this tournament was introduced in 2016-17.

“We’ll grow from this and we’ll learn from this,” Martin said. “This experience, even in November and December and January when we struggled — I've loved every minute of this team.”

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BROWN (61): Anya 5-7 2-6 12, Owusu-Anane 1-9 1-2 3, Erold 2-2 0-0 5, Lesburt 3-9 0-0 8, Lilly 7-15 4-4 21, Ferrari 0-5 0-0 0, Ndur 5-6 1-3 12, Cooley 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 23-55 8-15 61.

YALE (62): Knowling 5-12 1-2 11, Wolf 4-11 1-3 9, Mahoney 5-10 2-2 15, Mbeng 2-7 1-3 5, Poulakidas 7-16 0-0 18, Townsend 2-6 0-0 4, Gharram 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 25-64 5-10 62.

Halftime — Yale 26-22. 3-point goals — Brown 7-25 (Lilly 3-9, Lesburt 2-7, Erold 1-1, Ndur 1-2, Owusu-Anane 0-2, Ferrari 0-4), Yale 7-22 (Poulakidas 4-9, Mahoney 3-4, Gharram 0-1, Knowling 0-1, Townsend 0-1, Mbeng 0-2, Wolf 0-4). Fouled out — Ferrari. Rebounds — Brown 26 (Anya 7), Yale 36 (Wolf 13). Assists — Brown 13 (Ndur 4), Yale 18 (Mbeng 6). Total fouls — Brown 11, Yale 15.

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