This felt like a championship the second you walked in. The MSAC was packed, loud, and on edge. And by the end of it, after swings, momentum shifts, and a game that never let you breathe, #1 DRS outlasted #3 Frisch 54–50 to capture the Sarachek title. This was a comeback, a response. A team taking a punch early, flipping the game, and then holding on when everything tightened late. Frisch didn’t just throw the first punch; they controlled the entire opening stretch. Jessie R

UPDATED STANDINGS Akiva Poppers: 7-3 Yosef Silver: 19-8 Ari Schopf: 19-8 Marvin Azrak: 22-5 Zachary Sicklick: 21-6 Oren Glickman: 12-11 Tier III Championship: #17 HANC vs #19 Hillel Pittsburgh AP: As hard as Hillel works defensively, I think the talent gap might be a bit too much to overcome here in their first ever championship game appearance. HANC will go from winning the play-in to winning a Tier III Championship. HANC 54, Hillel 41. YS: Hillel survived Beren by the skin

STANDINGS: Marvin Azrak: 19-2 Zachary Sicklick: 16-5 Yosef Silver: 16-5 Ari Schopf: 15-6 Oren Glickman; 9-9 Akiva Poppers: 3-1 #18 Beren vs #19 Hillel Akiva Poppers: Hillel has never been to a championship game, but I think they have the group to change that. They aren’t extremely talented, but they are physical and play hard. They’ll keep this game low-scoring and escape with a win. Hillel 39, Beren 37. Yosef Silver: Beren had a great season, I really like the Beren had an

This game unfolded almost exactly how we expected it might: competitive early, physical throughout, and then slowly but surely, #1 DRS pulled away for a 64–50 win over #8 Valley Torah to punch their ticket to the Tier I semifinals. From the opening tip, the feisty Wildcats brought the physicality. They made DRS work for everything and never allowed the top seed to get comfortable. Benny Mahgereftah knocked down a corner three-pointer, they battled on the glass, and they stay

The #1-seeded DRS Wildcats will face the #8-seeded Valley Torah Cougars in a heavyweight Tier I quarterfinal matchup that promises to be a good one! DRS enters this game following a resilient opening-round performance against #16 HA Montreal. While the Heat kept pace early, tying the game at 10-10 after the first quarter, the defending Yeshiva League champions eventually took control, securing a 63-50 victory. They continue to rely on the veteran leadership of offensive orche

Friday picks: #3 Frisch vs #6 SAR Yosef Silver: Give me the Sting in this one, as SAR ends Frisch’s season twice in upset fashion. SAR 62 Frisch 58 Ari Schopf: Frisch will avenge their Yeshiva League semifinal loss to SAR and Stepner will put up 25+ points in the win. Frisch 60 SAR 54 Marvin Azrak: Stepner takes over. And that’s the difference as the Cougars avenge their Yeshiva League semifinal loss. Final: Frisch 68, SAR 60 Zachary Sicklick: These are both 2 great teams. Fr

Exactly as expected, but not without a little early intrigue. Montreal came out flying — fast, physical, and feeding off pure energy. And right at the center of it all was Simon Alloul, who was nothing short of electric. Every time it felt like DRS might start to settle in, Alloul had an answer. Tough finishes, confident pull-ups, relentless pace, his 27 points weren’t just numbers; they were moments. For a half, he made you wonder. Then the champs made their mark with a gree

I’ll say it straight—I got this one completely wrong. I thought JEC Thunder would control the tempo of this play-in tilt, settle things down, and grind out a win. Instead, the HANC Hurricanes flipped things upside down. They turned the game into a fast paced game, alongside a barrage of three-pointers, en route to a 70-61 win, remaining alive and earning the #17 seed in the Sarachek tournament. How It Happened: From the opening minutes, this wasn’t a half-court game. It was

This Thursday night game is sure to be a good one! Following a one year hiatus, the #5 Ramaz Rams have returned to Sarachek while the #12 YULA Panthers are essentially a new team altogether after 12 out of 15 players from last year’s team graduated, leaving many new players to fill in different roles. The two teams faced off earlier this year at Glouberman, where Ramaz came out on top—but that result comes with context. YULA was without Liam Braun, one of their key players wh

The #16-seeded HA Montreal Heat will face the #1-seeded DRS Wildcats in a matchup of high-tempo offense versus championship pedigree on Thursday at 11:30 AM in the MSAC. DRS enters Sarachek as the clear favorite, having secured back-to-back Yeshiva League titles. Despite losing key players from last year's roster, Coach Moshe Cohen’s team hasn't skipped a beat, finishing with a 13-1 league record. The Wildcats are led by Gabie Spodek, the team's "coach on the floor," and Mic

Note: Akiva Poppers has resigned from the panel as he is now an assistant coach at Ramaz. In his place is MacsLive Associate Producer, Zachary Sicklick. Wednesday picks: HANC vs. JEC Yosef Silver: These two teams played earlier in the year, but both coaches would tell you that they aren’t putting too much stock into the JEC blowout victory. JEC is a talented team with a few nice pieces. In their playoff game, HANC showed us they can hang with some of the best. I think this g

We spent all week talking about the moment. Sixteen–zero. Reigning champs. A senior class that reshaped the trajectory of YU basketball. Adar in the air. Playoff lights at the Max Stern Athletic Center. And for about seven minutes, it looked like we might get the “feel-it-out” game we warned against. 12–12. Four ties. Old Westbury loose. Confident. Playing like a team with nothing to lose. Then the #1 seed decided to act like it. YU ripped off a run, pushed it to 24–13, and n

Tonight, the doors of Yeshiva University swing open, and it won’t feel like just another game. It’s playoff time. The Yeshiva Maccabees are 16–0 in Skyline play. Undefeated. Reigning champs. The #1 seed for just the second time in program history. Across from them stand the Old Westbury Panthers, back in the postseason for the first time in six years. Yet tonight isn’t about them. It’s about a Macs group that walked onto campus together and quietly changed the trajectory of t

Perfect Isn’t Loud. It’s Ruthless. This one wasn’t about the standings. The #1 seed was already locked. Hosting rights already secured. Mount Saint Mary came in 0–14 in conference. On paper, it felt procedural, and it was. And after a sluggish first half, the Macs reminded everyone exactly who they are. Yeshiva closed the regular season the right way — a 73–60 win in Newburgh — finishing a flawless 16–0 in Skyline play. Perfection. Wire to wire. Mount Saint Mary punched first

This one isn’t about the standings. The Yeshiva Macs head into the regular-season finale at 15-0 in Skyline play, already locked into the #1 seed and hosting rights throughout the conference tournament. Across from them? Mount Saint Mary — still searching for its first conference win at 0–14. On paper, this feels straightforward. Yet the regular-season finale is never about paper. It’s about tone. The Macs don’t need Zevi Samet grinding 38 high-stress minutes. They don’t need

We’ve been saying it in these spaces for months now: “One last ride.” Not as a slogan. Not as fluff. As a feeling. As a recognition that this core —that has grown together, bled together, carried the program together, and played its final regular season minutes at the Max Stern Athletic Center. Yet Saturday night wasn’t just a tilt but a clincher, a celebration, and a pre-playoff test. And the Macs passed all three. Yeshiva defeated Sarah Lawrence 81–74 in a heavyweight Skyli

This is it. The final battle at the end of what has been a treacherous non-conference journey. The Macs have faced some of the nation's best. They fought #2 Randolph-Macon and then #15 Mary Washington down in Virginia, hosted defending champions #1 Trinity CT, taken a trip to Boston to face then #4 Tufts, notched a win over runners-up NYU, and played an intense rematch against legendary foes, Illinois Wesleyan. Not to mention tough battles against Chapman and Saint Joseph CT.