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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Cornell put four players in double figures, led by senior Chris Wroblewski's third career double-double, and the Big Red held on late to claim a 69-63 victory over Brown on Friday evening at the Pizzitola Sports Center. The win improved the Big Red to 11-14 (6-5 Ivy), while the Bears slipped to 7-21 (1-10 Ivy).

Wroblewski, who was named a third team Capital One Academic All-American earlier in the week, posted 24 points, a career-high 11 rebounds and three assists to lead Cornell. His three assists move him with five of the school's career record. Shonn Miller chipped in 17 points, nine rebounds and two steals, Drew Ferry hit for 14 points and Johnathan Gray scored 12. Eitan Chemerinski was held scoreless, but had six of his seven rebounds on the offensive glass and added three assists. Cornell limited the Bears to 36 percent shooting from the floor and 18 percent from beyond the arc in the victory.

Brown's Dockery Walker was credited with 23 points and 17 rebounds, hitting 10-of-11 shots from the floor in the loss. Matt Sullivan, who like Wroblewski was named a third-team Academic All-American, was the only other Brown player in double figures with 13 points. He also added five rebounds. Brown had 16 offensive boards as the two teams each had 41 rebounds.

Cornel lled by as many as 17 points in the second half before holding on late. Wroblewski hit a dagger 3-pointer with 1:41 left as Brown was making a desperation comeback. Brown went on a 21-10 run after the Big Red went up 53-36 on a Wroblewski jumper three minutes into the second half. Cornell went through an extended offensive drought, going more than six minutes without a field goal and nearly 10 minutes with just one as the home team clawed back. A pair of free throws by Dwight Tarwater all but sealed hte contest with less than a minute to play.

The Big Red went into the break leading 42-31, then came out quickly. Miller scored on a layup, and after blocking a shot on the other end, Gray ended the sequence with a short jumper. Consecutive jumpers by Wroblewski, including a trey, pushed the lead to 17.

Brown scored the first two points of the game and then took a 4-2 lead before the Big Red took over with 12 straight points, including a pair of 3-pointers by Ferry in the span of 15 seconds. Consecutive baskets by Walker got Brown within 14-8, but that lead was nearly as quickly up to 16 as Cornell went on a 12-2 run to make it 26-10 on consecutive baskets by Miller to force a Brown timeout. The lead never dipped below double figures the rest of the half.

Cornell will look for a season sweep of Yale tomorrow at 7 p.m. when the two teams meet in the John J. Lee Amphitheater.