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HANOVER, N.H. -- Senior Errick Peck scored a career-high 26 points, but Dartmouth shot 52 percent from the floor against a depleted Cornell squad and came away with a 76-62 victory on Friday evening at Leede Arena. Cornell dropped its fifth straight to fall to 13-17 (5-8 Ivy), while the BigGreen improved to 8-19 (4-9 Ivy).

Peck hit 9-of-16 shots from the floor and 8-of-10 from the charity stripe to surpass his previous high of 22 against Dartmouth two seasons ago. He added seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Freshman Nolan Cressler added 14 points and seven rebounds, while senior Josh Figini had nine points, all coming in the first half.

Dartmouth's Gabas Maldunas had a breakout game of his own with a career-best 28 points to go along with eight rebounds, four blocked shots and three assists. Alex Mitola chipped in 15 points and Tyler Melville had 13 points, five rebounds and five assists.

Cornell fell behind early, trailing 10-4 just five and a half minutes in, but the Big Green couldn't shake the visitors. Peck tied the game at 16-16 with a jumper, then got the team back within one at the half with a layup just before the first half buzzer.

The Big Red took a quick lead in the second half on a jumper by Peck, but Maldunas answered with a dunk shortly after and Cornell would never lead again. Dartmouth put an 11-2 spurt on the visitors over just 2:27 to go up 38-30. The Big Red made one last run to get within 39-37 with Peck scoring the last four points, but Mitola hit consecutive 3-pointers and the Big Green never looked back. Dartmouth ended the game on a 12-3 run before Dwight Tarwater nailed a trey as time expired to close out the scoring.

The Big Red will close out the 2012-13 campaign when it visits defending Ivy League champion Harvard on Saturday, March 8, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. at Lavietes Pavilion in Cambridge, Mass. The game will be televised nationally by NBC Sports Network.