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Ohio State Ends Men’s Basketball’s Season in NIT Thriller
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In a bout where neither team led by more than five points in the final 17 minutes of the game, Cornell put up a good fight but ultimately fell to Ohio State, 88-83.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/author/davidsugarmann/)
In a bout where neither team led by more than five points in the final 17 minutes of the game, Cornell put up a good fight but ultimately fell to Ohio State, 88-83.
This is the third consecutive year the Red was defeated in the Ivy Madness semifinal game.
Men’s basketball prepares to take on Yale for Ivy Madness. If it wins, the Red will represent the Ivy League at March Madness.
comeback effort led to an 87-81 win against Penn, while a tight back-and-forth battle versus Princeton resulted in a 79-77 defeat.
Coming down to the final seconds, Cornell was able to prevail, 65-62.
Men’s basketball is now tied with Yale for first place in the Ivy League.
The Red took down a Princeton team that was ranked 32nd in the AP Top 25 Men’s College Basketball Poll.
The Red improved to 5-1 on the season with a sweep at the Jacksonville Classic.
The Red saw a big first half lead melt away, but hung on for the five point win.
Cornell has jumped out to a 2-0 start to the season.