Columbia gotin the 2024 season chose to surface 5th in the Ivy League. The Lions have not endedup above .500 in a years. It hasn’t beat a group from the Big East over that period, either.
Well, at least it hadn’t till Wednesday night when Columbia strolled into Finneran Pavilion as a 17-point underdog and provided Villanova a sensational defeat, 90-80.
Congrats to anybody who took the Lions at 100-1 on the moneyline, however let’s be sincere. This catastrophe is method more about what’s tookplace to Villanova than anything the Lions did .
(Though shoutout to Columbia’s Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa and his 22 points, 4 helps and 3 takes in the win.)
2-0‼️ Some tape from last night’s 90-80 upset over Villanova 😤😤#RoarLionRoar🦁 // #OnlyHere🗽 // #MaxEffort pic.twitter.com/bqvEdyQbXp
— Columbia Men’s Basketball (@CULionsMBB) November 7, 2024
“If we had won that videogame, we would still have to get a lot muchbetter,” Villanova coach Kyle Neptune stated after the loss. “We’re simply not where we requirement to be best now. W