Gamecenter: Cornell 64, Dartmouth 60

Keys to the Game
Key sequence	After a Leon Pattman hanger in the paint drew Dartmouth within 58-57 with 1:22 remaining, Cornell’s Brian Keefer missed the first of two free throws and made the second for a 59-57 lead. Pattman then hit the first of two with 37.3 seconds remaining but with a chance to tie the score, he missed the second. Adam Gore followed with a pair of free throws to make it a three-point game. Alex Barnett’s dunk cut the difference to one but Gore nailed two more free throws with 9.4 seconds left, leaving Dartmouth with little choice but to heave up a three to try to tie.
Key sign it was over	John Ball’s three-pointer with four seconds remaining was off the mark and David Lisle hit his second free throw to ice the game.
Key performance	Collins scored 15 of his 20 points in the first half to helped Cornell take a 34-25 halftime lead on a night when a rowdy Dartmouth crowd was ready to make life difficult for the Big Red. Collins made 7 of 12 shots including 2 of 3 from outside the arc. He was 4-for-4 from the line and added five rebounds.
Key statistic	Dartmouth was just 8-for-16 from the foul line in the second half with Lang — who missed just two free throws all last year — going 3-for-6 and Pattman hitting just 1 of 4.


Notes
–	Cornell’s final field goal was a layup by David Lisle that gave his team a 56-43 lead — its biggest of the night — with 7:57 left. The Big Red’s next nine possessions after Lisle’s layup: turnover with no shot; turnover with no shot; turnover with no shot, missed 3 by Lisle; missed foul shot by Gore; turnover without a shot; turnover without a shot; turnover without a shot.

–	Dartmouth managed just six points during Cornell’s offensive meltdown.

–	With the win and Princeton’s win over Yale, Cornell finished third in the league. Dartmouth ended up tied with Columbia for seventh at 4-10.

–	The Big Red shot 39.1 percent from the field while Dartmouth shot 43.8 percent. Cornell finished the year 2-15 when it was outshot.

–	Pattman had another good night from the field, hitting 6 of 9 shots and scoring 13 points.

–	The Big Red has won five the last six games with Dartmouth.

–	The Big Red had just four assists to 13 turnovers.

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