NEW YORK – Columbia men's basketball hosts Dartmouth (4-12, 1-4) Saturday, January 29 to start a string of three consecutive home games. The Lions (4-13, 1-4) and Big Green are slated to tip off at 2 p.m. on ESPN+.

LIMITED SPECTATOR POLICY
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OPENING TIP-OFF

• Columbia is looking to snap a three-game slide against Dartmouth Saturday afternoon. The Lions could not overcome a red-hot start from Yale in an 83-72 defeat in New Haven Tuesday.

• Columbia will participate in the "This Game is No Secret" initiative next weekend to honor the legacy of Hall of Fame Coach John McLendon. 

NEWS/NOTES

DARTMOUTH'S STATUS
The Big Green will look to reverse its fortunes after a pair of tight losses to Harvard and Princeton over the last two weeks. Graduate student Brendan Barry leads the squad, averaging 14.4 points on 40.6 percent shooting from beyond the arc. Aaryn Rai also checks in at 11.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per contest.

INSIDE THE SERIES  
Columbia is 114-104 all-time against Dartmouth, but the Big Green earned a series sweep in 2020. Rai canned a buzzer-beater to break the Lions' hearts on Valentine's Day, 65-63, before coming up with a convincing 19-point win on the road.

THE IVY LEAGUE ON ESPN+
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