The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/mens-basketball/)
Winner of eight Ivy titles, the Cornell men’s basketball program has a long, rich history. The team most recently won the league in 2010 when the men advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16.
Right out of the gate, the Red found its groove: leading 16-5 after less than nine minutes. Cornell would go into halftime with an 18 point lead and never see it go lower than a 14 point difference.
Men’s basketball faced Brown in arguably one of the craziest games of the season with sixteen lead changes after staving off Columbia days prior.
Following a win and loss over the weekend, men’s basketball rises to fourth place in the Ivy League.
Senior Kobe Dickson’s layup with a tenth of a second left to go secured Cornell’s 72-70 win against Brown.
Cornell faced its former star, Jimmy Boeheim, in Syracuse to close out non-conference play. The Red have gotten out to a 2-3 start against the Ancient Eight.
As part of the University’s announcement that campus would move to alert level red, Cornell announced Tuesday morning that the men’s and women’s basketball games scheduled for Sunday at Newman Arena were canceled.
Over the past week, the Cornell men’s basketball team has played against Coppin State University, Keuka College and Virginia Tech, finding big victories against the first two opponents while falling to the Hokies.
Cornell is developing an identity as a fast-paced team that can light up the scoreboard from long range and hold its own inside the paint. The Red averages 86.7 points per game (13th in NCAA) and is 26th in offensive possessions per game.
“We were basically tied with five or six minutes left to go, but I think that that’s where we have to improve: how to win a game in the last couple of minutes,” said head coach Brian Earl.
For the first time in 25 years, men’s basketball started its season 3-0. earning wins over Binghamton, Lafayette, and Colgate