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2nd |
Final |
| Cornell (14-11, 7-4 Ivy) |
22 |
33 |
55 |
| Yale (13-11, 9-2 Ivy) |
27 |
41 |
68 |
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
Andrew Naeve’s layup at the 4:05 mark drew Cornell to within four, but Casey Hughes followed up Eric Flato’s missed jumper with a dunk. Hughes drew a foul and converted the free throw for a seven-point margin. Ryan Wittman was fouled, however the 90.7-percent free throw shooter made only one of two. Ross Morin missed the front end of a one-and-one, but Matt Kyle grabbed the offensive rebound and Flato drilled a three-pointer with 2:57 remaining for a 59-50 Yale lead. Louis Dale converted two free throws, only to see Flato strike again from beyond the arc to stretch the Bulldogs’ advantage to double digits with only 2:04 to play.
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| Key sign it was over |
Cornell trailed 62-55 after Louis Dale’s three-pointer at the 1:42 mark. Morin was perfect on two attempts at the line, before Wittman misfired on a three. The Big Red fouled Morin, who again missed the front end of a one-and-one, but Dale couldn’t connect from outside the arc, and Morin dunked on a fastbreak to push to Yale lead to 11. Dale’s jumper was off the mark, and though Cornell got another chance after the rebound went out of bounds off of Yale, Geoff Reeves’s shot missed as well. Fittingly, two Hughes free throws put the nail in the coffin, putting the Bulldogs up 68-55 with only 46 ticks on the clock.
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| Key performance |
Hughes returned from a foot injury to have the last laugh against Cornell. The Yale senior tied for high-scoring honors with 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting, and added eight rebounds, three assists, and four steals in 26 minutes.
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| Key statistic |
The Bulldogs had their way on the boards, hauling down 12 of 33 (36.4 percent) rebounds at their offensive end, while limiting Cornell to 9 of 33 (27.3 percent). Yale owned a 16-9 edge in second-chance points.
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| Notes
– Flato also scored 18 points for Yale, contributing four rebounds and three assists without a turnover in 40 minutes.
– Dale led Cornell with 17 points, while Naeve recorded his fifth-straight double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
– Yale’s ninth win represents its highest Ivy win total in a season since its tri-championship season of 2001-02 when the Bulldogs went 11-3.
– Cornell lost the turnover battle 13-8, with the hosts holding an 11-6 advantage in points off turnovers.
– Sam Kaplan logged nine minutes for his first action since January 20.
– Cornell heads to Providence to face surging Brown (10-16, 5-6 Ivy) on Saturday, February 24 at 7:00 pm ET, while the Jones brothers renew their head-to-head series when Columbia (13-12, 4-7 Ivy) visits Lee Amphitheater.
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