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Men’s Basketball’s Promising First Half Start Turns Into Disappointing 103-88 Loss to Yale
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Despite hoping to take first place in Ivy standings, the Red fell to the Bulldogs, who are still undefeated in conference.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/mens-basketball-2024-25/)
Despite hoping to take first place in Ivy standings, the Red fell to the Bulldogs, who are still undefeated in conference.
Men’s basketball secured sole possession of second place in the Ivy League standings after a 76-64 victory over Dartmouth and a significant comeback to win 75-60 against Harvard.
After a tough loss to Brown on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, men’s basketball (11-6, 3-1 Ivy) secured a crucial victory against Princeton (14-5, 3-1 Ivy) on Saturday night at the historic Jadwin Gymnasium.
In what looked to be a tight matchup, the Red took advantage of hot shooting, going seven for 11 from beyond the arc in the second half to cruise to an 81-71 victory over Lafayette.
Sophomore guard Jake Fiegen emerged as the hero in Friday night’s exhilarating 88-86 victory, sinking a clutch three-pointer with just 0.8 seconds remaining on the clock.
This 2024-2025 men’s basketball schedule features several opponents that may be unfamiliar to Cornell fans, including Samford University. Coming from Homewood, Alabama, the Bulldogs traveled east to face off against the Red for the first time, marking the Red’s first Division-I game of the season. The Bulldogs, preseason favorites to win the Southern Conference, faced off against a Cornell squad ranked fourth in the Ivy League preseason standings. Before the game, Athletic Director Nicki Moore and the team unveiled the 2024 NCAA National Invitation Tournament banner, which is now displayed in the rafters of Newman Arena. The team also debuted new black uniforms, an alternate color recently adopted by several Cornell teams.
The Red’s starting lineup featured senior guard Nazir Williams, junior forward AK Okereke, senior forward Guy Ragland Jr., junior guard Cooper Noard and Fiegen. Samford won the opening tipoff and quickly got on the scoreboard.