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PRINCETON, N.J. – Princeton shot 62 percent from the field after halftime and turned the ball over just 10 times against Cornell's pressure to seal up a 76-59 win on Friday evening at Jadwin Gymnasium. The Big Red slipped to 9-11 overall (1-2 Ivy), while Princeton improved to 9-7 (2-0 Ivy).

Ian Hummer and Denton Koon each scored 22 points for the Tigers, with Hummer adding rebounds and four assists and Koon collecting three steals. Will Barrett also reached double figures with 14 points to go along with his six rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocks. Princeton shot 53 percent from the floor overall and had steals on 11 of the Big Red's 14 turnovers.

Sophomore Shonn Miller led the Big Red with 12 points, six rebounds, three steals and two blocks, while senior Josh Figini had 13 points and three rebounds. Eitan Chemerinski scored eight points with three rebounds in just 17 minutes of action.

Cornell got the pace up early, running out to a nine-point edge (17-8) early, but it was apparently to the liking of Hummer. The senior got a backdoor layup, hit a long jumper and got to the line, ultimately hitting 7-of-8 shots from the field for 18 first half points. Cornell threw multiple looks at the big man, sending a variety of defenders and defenses at him, but in the final 10 minutes of the first half, Hummer had 14 points and five rebounds all by himself in helping turn a six-point deficit into a five-point halftime lead.

The second was more of the same, though the Big Red had a quick burst early to get within 41-40 three minutes into the second half. Miller got two steals, a dunk that turned into a three-point play and a 3-point basket in the first three minutes. The 3-pointer was immediately answered in a big way – a 15-0 Tiger run over a stretch of 5:25 turned a narrow decision into a runaway. Cornell wasn't able to get within single digits the rest of the way.

The Big Red will get right back at it when it visits Penn on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Palestra. Cornell has won seven of the last 10 meetings between the teams, thought the Quakers swept a pair from the Big Red a season ago.