Last week, the Lions dominated the boards and were able to pull out a hard-fought 61-56 victory over Cornell. This week, the script was flipped as the Big Red rolled to a 65-60 win over the Lions. The loss drops Columbia's overall record to 12-8, and their Ivy record to 1-3. There are certainly plenty of factors that come into play when you're talking about any sporting event, but there might not be any other sport that better lends itself to "home field advantage" than college basketball, and I think a lot of that came into play last night. If nothing else, splitting the season series 1-1 with the Big Red shows that these two teams are pretty evenly matched. Follow the jump for three quick thoughts on the game and what it means for the week ahead.
