ITHACA, N.Y. – Senior Shonn Miller posted his fourth double-double in six games and Cornell snapped a three-game skid with a 70-60 victory over Howard on Thursday evening at Newman Arena. The Big Red improved to 7-8 on the year and 4-1. The Bison dropped to 7-9.

Miller had 23 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots and connected on 15-of-16 free throws, his third double-double with at least 20 points during his streak. Over his last six games, Miller is now averaging 22.2 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks.

Sophomore Robert Hatter had his third 20-point effort of the year with 20 points, hitting 6-of-8 field goals. Senior Galal Cancer had eight points and five assists, while sophomore David Onuorah posted four points, three rebounds and two blocks. Cornell held Howard to 38 percent shooting from the floor and 30 percent from 3-point range and hit 26-of-28 (93 percent) free throws to ice the win. Cornell blocked a season-high nine shots in the win.

James Daniel (23 points, five assists) and James Carlton (22 points, nine rebounds) joined Miller and Hatter as 20-point duos, while James Miller chipped in 11 points.

Sloppiness on both ends plagued the Big Red in the opening minutes, as the Bison translated two Cornell turnovers into an early 7-2 run to begin the contest, prompting an early timeout. Cornell regrouped following the break with stifling defense headlined by Miller. The forward blocked three shots as the Big Red held the Bison scoreless over the next 3:25.

The Big Red worked its way back into the game over the next few minutes to chip away at the Howard lead. Devin Cherry flushed home a 3-pointer to knot the score at 9-9 at the 15:31 mark of the game, but James Miller would answer with a triple of his own to reestablish the lead.

The teams would trade buckets over the ensuing minutes, until Howard's James Carlton sparked a 6-0 run to again widen the Bison lead to 22-16. He would finish with a first half high of 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting.

Cornell made the final push, however, clawing back into the game with an 8-2 run to enter halftime tied 27-27. Freshman Pat Smith hit a last-second 3-pointer, the first of his career, to knot the game not long after Miller's ferocious putback dunk made it a one possession game.

The second half was all Cornell, though Howard hung around most of the way.

Fifteen seconds into the final 20 minute stanza, Hatter had a 3-pointer hit the rim, bounced up and back in to give the home team a lead it would never relinquish. Howard briefly tied the game at 32-32, but the game totally changed on a quick 9-0 run over just 2:13 started by Miller, who bulled his way into the paint and was fouled. He hit both free throws, and immediately following a media timeout, Cancer drained a 3-pointer. After a Hatter steal, Cancer broke free for a layup, and then after an Onuorah block, Darryl Smith got a run-out basket to make it 41-32 Cornell.

Though Howard would cut the Big Red lead to three twice more, it would never get the ball back within a possession. First, Miller got back to the line and connected on both free throws, then Cancer nailed a 3-pointer.

An alley-oop dunk from Cherry to Miller made the lead a dozen with just under seven minutes to play, but the visitors had one final run in them. Consecutive 3-pointers, one by Solomon Mangham and the second by James Carlton got the Bison back to within four (60-56) with 1:49 remaining, but Ned Tomic answered with two free throws, followed by two more by Miller and a set by Darryl Smith. Miller put a punctuation mark on the game with a layup with 31 seconds to play to seal the win.

Cornell closes out its non-conference slate when it faces Division III Alfred State on Saturday, Jan. 10 at 2 p.m. at Newman Arena.