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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Errick Peck scored 15 points for Cornell, but Harvard placed five layers in double figures in collecting a 78-57 victory over the Big Red on Saturday evening at Lavietes Pavilion. The Crimson improved to 15-3 (4-0 Ivy), while the Big Red slipped to 4-14 (0-4 Ivy).
Peck, despite suffering from a bug, hit on 6-of-8 field goals and added four rebounds and two assists in just 17 minutes. Chris Wroblewski added seven points, five assists and four rebounds and Miles Asafo-Adjei scored seven as well. Cornell outrebounded the Crimson 36-34, with Adam Wire grabbing eight boards and Mark Coury corralling six. Cornell shot 43 percent for the game.
Harvard got game-highs of 21 points and 11 rebounds from Keith Wright, while Kyle Casey scored 16 points with nine rebounds. Laurent Rivard (12), Christian Webster (10) and Brandyn Curry (10) also hit for double figures. Curry added seven assists and three blocked shots, while Oliver McNally was credited with seven assists as well. As a team, Harvard had 17 assists and just four turnovers and shot 47 percent from the field overall and 50 percent from 3-point range (10-of-20).
Cornell stayed within arm's length in the first half, though Rivard drilled a 3-pointer as the halftime horn sounded to give the home Crimson a 10-point halftime lead. Harvard led early by 10 (13-3) just 4:27 into the contest before the Big Red answered with a 7-0 run, with a steal and dunk by Wire and a 3-pointer by Drew Ferry bringing the visitors within three. Cornell got back within three at 30-27 on a Peck 3-pointer with just under four minutes to play in the half, but the Crimson ended the half on a 11-4 run to take a 41-31 lead into the break.
The Big Red got back within five early in the second half (43-38) on two quick baskets by Peck, includinga three-point play, and another by Wroblewski, but that triggered a 22-6 run over the next 11:19, as the lead grew to 21 (65-44) with 7:30 left. The advantage grew to as many as 24 late in the contest as the Crimson remained unbeaten in Ancient Eight play.
Cornell will remain on the road next weekend when it visits Yale (Friday, Feb. 4) and Brown (Saturday, Feb. 5).
