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LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Louis Dale took over in overtime after Jeff Foote and Ryan Wittman dominated for the first 40 minutes as Cornell survived a 104-98 overtime thriller at Bucknell on Wednesday evening at Sojka Pavilion. The Big Red found yet another way to win in extending its win streak to four games, improving to 6-2 with a track meet performance, breaking the 100-point barrier for the first time in 17 seasons. The Bison slipped to 4-4 with the loss.



Cornell exploded for 19 points in the five-minute extra period session, ending the back-and-forth contest after the Bison sent the game into overtime with a last-second bomb that sent the partisan Bucknell crowd into a frenzy.

Foote totalled career highs of 28 points and 18 rebounds and added three blocked shots, making 9-of-14 form the floor and 10-of-12 from the free-throw line. Wittman scored 25 of his own, including making 8-of-13 shots from the floor and 3-of-4 from beyond the arc. Dale was big in overtime,  hitting the go-ahead 3-pointer and finding Foote underneath on consecutive possesions, and also completing a conventional three-point play after watching a six-point lead sliced to three. He ended the night with 12 points, seven assists and just two turnovers in the victory. Freshman Errick Peck had the best game of his young career, posting 13 points, three rebounds and two blocks, and Chris Wroblewski notched 10 points to round out the five double figure scorers. Cornell shot 57 percent from the floor and 60 percent from beyond the arc (6-of-10). Cornell outrebounded the Bison 36-29 and played crisp offense, turning the ball over 11 times and making all three shots in regulation and 14-of-15 from the free-throw line in the extra period.

Darryl Shazier scored 22 points and had eight assists for the Bison, whole Mike Muscala had 20 points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots off the bench. Bryan Cohen chipped in 16 points, Bryson Johnson had 12 and Stephen Tyree had 11 to round out Bucknell's five double figure scorers. The Bison hit on 53 percent of its shots and 11-of-21 from 3-point range (52 percent).

Foote dominated the first 20 minutes for the Big Red, hitting 6-of-8 shots from the field for a total of 14 points and adding 10 rebounds for a first half double-double. The senior added two blocked shots in his 16 minutes of action. The Big Red offense shot 63 percent in the first half to take a 45-36 advantage into the break. Foote was assisted by Peck, who hit for a career-high 10 points and grabbed a pair of offensive rebounds in just seven minutes of action. Included was a highlight reel tomahawk dunk, plus the foul, midway through the half that made the bench leap off their seats.



For the second straight game, Cornell got of to a quick start, jumping out to an 10-1 lead behind an active Foote, who scored three baskets in the first four minutes, and two pretty assists by Wire. Bucknell freshman Mike Muscala hit two straight baskets for the Bison, the second a 3-pointer, cut the deficit to 12-6 by the first break in action. A 3-pointer by Chris Wroblewski off a great crosscourt pass from Wittman made it a nine-point game, and a pass from Peck to Mark Coury on the break pushed the edge to double figures at 17-6 with 14 minutes left in the half.

Peck dunked off a feed from Wroblewski over a Bucknell defender on the left baseline and was fouled, converting the three-point play to make it 20-8 at the 13:17 mark. The Big Red hit on 12 of its first 16 field goals, but the Bison continued to hang around. Bucknell scored consecutive baskets, the second on a Muscala putback to get back within 26-19. The lead was nine (45-36) when the two teams hit the locker room.

The Big Red steadily kept the lead between seven and 11 points for the rest of the half, with the home team staying in the game by getting into the lane and finishing. Cohen had eight points, while Muscala hit 4-of-5 shots for nine points. The Big Red didnt rely on the 3-point shot, attempting just two and making one in the first 20 minutes.Bucknell cut the Cornell lead to seven (51-44) on a driving basket by Stephen Tyree four minutes into the second half, but after it got down to four (54-50),

Jaques and Wittman answered with back-to-back 3-pointers to push it right back to 10. First, the senior tri-captain buried a shot from the corner on a feed from Dale to quiet the crowd, then after a Bucknell turnover, Wittman buried his first triple of the game, a dagger from five feet behind the line, eliciting  a groan from those in attendance.

The Bison answered emphatically, going on an 11-0 run to take its first lead of the game on a Tyree trey with 9:21 left. Cornell retook it on its next possession, as Wroblewski found a cutting Wire all alone for a basket to go back up 62-61. After the Bison went back up momentarily, Wittman calmly came off a screen and buried a 3-pointer to go back up 65-63 with eight to play.

The lead went back and forth, with the Bison going up two on a 3-pointer by the freshman Johnson. Cornell tied it on a pair of free throws by Foote and went back ahead 73-71 with 3:30 to play when Dale hit a floater in the lane, a score that held up going into the final media timeout. A nice look from Wroblewski to Peck made it a four-point advantage, but Muscala broke free underneath for a layup to get back within two.

Bucknell went on a 5-0 run to sneak a 76-75 lead with under a minute to play, but as he has done time and time again, Wittman got open in the corner and hit another big shot. The 3-pointer made it 78-76, and then he made the play on the other end. Cohen faked a defender and headed to an open basket, but the senior had enough to left in him to block the shot and knock it off a Bison player to give the visitors the ball and a two-point lead (78-76) with 30 ticks left on the clock.

After breaking the press easily, Cornell's Dale headed to the line for a 1-and-1 with 22 seconds left. The senior hit all of the back and front of the rim in cashing in the first and the second was true to go up 80-76. Tyree took the ball to the other end and had an acrobatic finish over foot and was fouled. He  missed the effort and Wittman rebounded with 12.9. He walked to the other end and buried both to push it back to four. Shazier took the ball end-to-end and hit a layup with six seconds left to make it 82-80 as the defense backed off to prevent a foul and a three-point play opportunity. The Big Red inbounded to Wroblewski, who was fouled immediately. The sophomore made the first and missed the second, and Shazier pulled up from 30 feet on the other end to drain a trey, sending it to overtime.

After trading points to open the extra session, Dale stepped off a screen and nailed a 3-pointer. Wire stole a pass on the other end and Foote was fouled going up for a dunk when Dale fed him underneath. The seven-footer hit both shots to make it a 90-85 Cornell lead. From there, Cornell hit 12-of-13 fre throws to continuously hold off a Bison team that wouldn't go away.

The Big Red will close out the fall semester when it faces Saint Joseph's on Sunday, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. at Newman Arena in Bartels Hall. Cornell lost last

year's meeting 71-67 at the Palestra.