VESTAL, N.Y. – Cornell rained 3-pointers in the first half, then relied on its defense to make sure Binghamton didn't repeat last season's result with a 68-54 Big Red victory at the Events Center. The Big Red improved to 4-4, while the Bearcats slipped to 1-6.

Sophomore Robert Hatter scored 14 points to lead a balanced effort on the offensive end. Seniors Devin Cherry (12 points, six rebounds, three assists) and Shonn Miller (11 points, 11 rebounds) also reached double figures. Cornell hit 11-of-25 from beyond the arc, including a 9-of-17 effort in the first half. The Big Red defense continued to be the story, however, limiting the home team to 36 percent shooting (33 percent in the second half) with a 38-33 advantage on the glass.

It didn't end there, however. The tandem of senior big men Dave LaMore and Ned Tomic made big contributions off the bench with a combined 14 points and seven rebounds to give the Big Red balance, while senior Galal Cancer had six points and a career-best eight assists. Sophomore JoJo Fallas hit two of Cornell's 11 3-pointers to become the seventh player on the roster to score between six and 14 points in the win.

Yosef Yacob led Binghamton with 15 points and Romello Walker had 10 points and seven rebounds. Willie Rodriguez, who entered the game averaging 19 points over his previous three contests, was held to eight on 3-of-10 shooting.

A year ago, Cornell led Binghamton by 16 points with 10 minutes to play and watched the Bearcats win in regulation by 10. This season, the Big Red led by 15 points with 10 minutes remaining. That's where the similarities ended.

There was no such comeback as the Big Red continued to show it's a new year.

Cornell led by as many as 18 and never saw It dip below 13 after an early 16-1 run in the second half turned a three-point game into a comfortable road win. The 14-point margin of victory on the road was the best in a game under head coach Bill Courtney and was the most since the 2009-10 Ivy League championship run.

Cornell's defense never allowed Binghamton to take a serious swing at them after halftime after opening the stanza with a five-point run to cut a 35-27 Big Red lead to 35-32. Miller hit three consecutive jumpers, Robert Onuorah stepped out and hit a free throw jumper and Cherry hit a 3-pointer. By the time Hatter hit his third triple of the game and Cherry snaked inside for a layup, Cornell all of a sudden led 51-33 and the rest was elementary.

Binghamton got the game off to a quick start and scored seven straight after the Big Red hit an opening 3-pointer. Cornell's opening basket would be a sign of things to come as the visitors hit seven 3-pointers (7-of-10) in the first 8:08 to race out to a 21-12 lead. Tomic finished on a great pass from Darryl Smith right before the under-12 minute timeout to stretch it to 23-12, but Binghamton got right back in it, scoring eight straight to get back within three.

Cancer hit two more 3-pointers in the final five minutes and Cherry beat the defense to draw a foul and hit two free throws right before the half to go into the break to lead 35-27.

Cornell will play its final game before exam break when it hosts UMass-Lowell on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 4 p.m. at Newman Arena.