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Columbia 69, Navy 63: Another close but no cigar night for the Mids, who have now lost three in a row by less than six points.

The mythical Hoop Time-Basketball U. Challenge virtual trophy will be e-mailed to the Ivies following tonight's Penn-Lafayette game.

It was the seventh time this season that has happened, leading coach Billy Lange to tell the Baltimore Sun:

"It's a familiar-looking box score. Instead of Billy Lange, I feel like Bill Murray in the movie Groundhog Day."

The Navy loss means the Ivies take the coveted Hoop Time-Basketball U. Challenge virtual trophy, which we will e-mail to the folks at that Ivy hoops site. The Ivies lead the series 12-10 with tonights game between Penn and Lafayette now just another non-conference game. It is the first time the Ivies have won the series since the 2001-02 season, when they won 14 of 22 against a league with very limited scholarship players.

The past two seasons, as scholarship talent began to fill the Patriot rosters, the Patriot's seemed to be gaining an advantage, holding a 12-10 edge in 2002-03 and winning the series last season 14-6. Not this year, though.
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Colgate 69, Dartmouth 61: Colgate shot better from 3-point range (6-for-12, 50 percent) than inside the arc (22-for-59, 37 percent). In fact, they were almost better shooting treys than free throws (7-of-13, 53.8 percent). Colgate's Alvin Reed led all scorers with 23 points.
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