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| Yale (14-12, 6-5 Ivy) |
31 |
33 |
64 |
| Cornell (11-14, 6-5 Ivy) |
32 |
36 |
68 |
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
Trailing by four with under 14:00 left, reserves Jason Hartford and David Lisle keyed a 15-2 Cornell run that gave the Big Red a 54-45 lead with 8:16 remaning. Cornell repeatedly gouged the Yale defense, getting five layups during the spurt. Hartford capped the run with a three-pointer from in front of the Cornell bench to push the lead to nine, and the Bulldogs would get now closer than three the rest of the way. |
| Key sign it was over |
Yale fouled Lenny Collins with 35 seconds left, and the senior hit both free throws to put Cornell up five. Eric Flato rushed the ball up the court and got to the hoop, but couldn’t finish a layup. The rebound was volleyed around and a scrum ensued. When the dust settled, Cornell got the ball on the alternating possession and Yale fouled Lisle, who drained both free throws to put the Big Red up seven with just 22.3 seconds left. Flato found Casey Hughes for a dunk to cut the margin to five, but Lisle hit two more free throws give Cornell an insurmountable 66-59 lead with 15.6 left. |
| Key performance |
Lisle’s 16 points in 25 minutes. On senior weekend the Canadian reserve scored a career-high 16 points — 12 of which came in the second half — on 6-for-7 shooting. Lisle also added four rebounds, two assists, and a steal. |
| Key statistic |
Cornell’s 39-13 edge in bench scoring. In addition to Lisle’s 16 points, Brian Kreefer tallied 10 and Hartford scored nine — all in the key second-half run. In the second half, the Big Red reserves outscored their Bulldog counterparts 24-2. |
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| Notes |
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Cornell’s win pulled the Big Red into a third-place tie with Yale. Both teams will be mathematically eliminated with their next loss or the next Penn win. |
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Cornell shot 14 of 18 (77.8 percent) from the free throw line, while Yale was 15 of 24 (62.5 percent) at the stripe. |
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Dominick Martin led all scorers with 17 points and added a career-high 15 rebounds for his fourth double-double in the last five games. Sam Kaplan and Casey Hughes each scored 11 points on 4-for-6 shooting. |
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No Cornell starter scored more than seven points. The Big Red’s two leading scorers, Adam Gore and Lenny Collins, both struggled with their shooting. The pair combined to shoot just 5 of 24 (20.8 percent) and went 1-for-9 (11.1 percent) from outside the arc. |
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Flato had a rough shooting night, going 1-for-8 and missing all four three-point attempts. |
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The game featured eight lead changes and nine ties. |
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Cornell entered the game shooting a league-best 40.2 percent from three-point range in Ivy games, but hit just 4 of 16 three-point attempts. |
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