Get schooled.
Key sequence: Navy hit its first six shots from the field, while Brown misfired on its first five, as the Midshipmen ran out to a 14-3 lead. Midshipmen Trey Stanton and Greg Sprink both showed their versatility in that stretch with a dunk and a three-pointer by each of them.
Key sequence: George Washington came out and scored on eight of its first nine possessions, with a flurry of dunks and three-pointers, while Dartmouth scored on just one of its first seven possessions. By the time Terry Dunn used his second timeout at the 15:36 mark, the Colonials led 15-3.
Key sequence: An Omari Peterkin three-point play staked Boston University to a 71-62 lead with 4:02 left in the contest before Harvard mounted a 7-0 run, drawing within two on a Brian Cusworth free throw line jumper with 1:23 remaining. After a stop at the other end, the Crimson had a chance to tie or take the lead, but with the shot clock running low, Harvard settled for a 22-foot Goffredo three-pointer. The shot wouldn’t fall, and the Crimson was forced to foul intentionally.
The euphoria of Cornell’s season-opening upset of Northwestern was short-lived, as news came on Monday that star guard Adam Gore will miss the rest of the 2005-06 season with a knee injury. The Ithaca Journal reports the 6-0 guard tore his ACL in the win in Evanston on Friday, and will require season-ending surgery. Last season’s Ivy League Rookie of the Year was off to a strong start, leading the team in scoring with 20 points at Northwestern. Assuming no eligibility problems with the school or the league, Gore should qualify for a medical redshirt year.
Key sequence: With Cornell holding a six-point lead with under two minutes left, Stony Brook’s Mitchell Beauford got inside, drew contact, and got the shot to fall. He hit the free throw to cut the margin to three, and after Big Red freshman Louis Dale was whistled for a five-second violation on the subsequent possession, the Seawolves made it a one-point game with a layup by Brandon Hickson. Brian Kreefer got off a shot just before the shot clock expired, but it wouldn’t fall. However, Stony Brook was whistled for a loose ball foul on the rebound, and Andrew Naeve capped off a big night by hitting both free throws to restore the Big Red lead to three with just 27 seconds left.