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PRINCETON, N.J. -- Cornell sped up Princeton throughout the night, but the Tigers were able to pull away in the second half to keep step with first-place Harvard in an 84-66 win on Friday evening at Jadwin Gymnasium. Princeton remained unbeaten at home and improved to 21-5 (9-1 Ivy) with the victory, while the Big Red fell to 7-18 (3-8 Ivy) with the loss.

Chris Wroblewski scored 14 points, dished off seven assists, ripped down four rebounds and stole four passes, while Mark Coury (13 points) and Drew Ferry (10 points) were both in double figures as well. Cornell shot just 37 percent from the floor against Princeton's defense and was outrebounded 34-27.

Princeton put four players in double figures, led by Ian Hummer with 20 points, nine rebounds and four assists. The sophomore made 9-of-11 shots from the floor. Dan Mavraides (17 points, six assists) and Douglas Davis (15 points) combined for 32 points and nine 3-point baskets, while Kareem Maddox made 6-of-7 shot attempts and scored 13 points with eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocked shots. The Tigers shot 62 percent from the floor in the win and assisted on 25 baskets.

After playing a tight game in the mid-50s two weeks ago, this game had a much bigger track meet feel. Princeton led 41-37 and led by as many as 17 points in the first half (36-19) before Cornell ended the half on an 18-5 run to close the gap. Ferry and Johnathan Gray each hit 3-pointers and Max Groebe conntected on two during the run with Wroblewski assisting on all four baskets from beyond the arc. In all, Cornell's huge 16-4 scoring advantage off turnovers kept the visitors in the game.

A Wroblewski 3-pointer 15 seconds into the second half got Cornell within one (41-40), and then a basket by Josh Figini did the same, but the Tigers again grabbed control. With the score 61-59 with 11:22 to play, Princeton got on a roll, going on a quick 8-0 run over the span of just 1:30. Maddox began the run by finding Hummer for a layup, then ended the run with a conventional three-point play to push the lead to 10. The lead went under double figures just one in the final 10 minutes and steadily grew to as many as 19 before both teams went to the bench in the final two minutes.

Cornell returns to action tomorrow at 7 p.m. when it visits Penn at the Palestra.