HANOVER, N.H. – For 40 minutes, it seemed as though nothing was going right for the Big Red. Cornell was in many ways, luck to be going to overtime with Dartmouth on Friday night at Leede Arena.

The Big Red took the lead five seconds into overtime after winning the tip ahead to Devin Cherry for a layup. Cornell dominated the five-minute extra session and stole an 81-72 victory over the Big Green.

Shonn Miller had 15 points and 15 rebounds after sitting out nearly all of the first half after picking up his second foul and ended the contest with 17 points and 15 rebounds (matching a career high) to lift Cornell to its second straight conference victory. Robert Hatter scored a game-high 19 points and limited Dartmouth's leading scorer Alex Mitola to nine points on the other end. Senior guards Devin Cherry (15 points) and Galal Cancer (10 points, four rebounds, four assists) also were in double figures, but it was freshman Wil Bathurst whose spark off the bench seemed to turn the tide. The rookie ended with seven points, including five straight key points to stave off a Dartmouth run in the second half and added two steals and a block in 13 energy-filled second half minutes.

After a hot start that saw the home team go up 11-2 just 2:34 into the contest, the Big Red defense controlled the rest of the contest. After making its first four shots of the night, the Big Green connected on just 20-of-50 the rest of the way (40 percent), including 5-of-21 3-pointers (24 percent). Miles Wright had 19 points and five rebounds to lead Dartmouth, while Gabas Maldunas had 14 points and 12 rebounds and both Tommy Carpenter and Connor Boehm had 10 apiece.

Missed free throws, inopportune turnovers, allowing offensive rebounds after getting great defensive stops, MIller's foul trouble - things just seemed off all night. Despite the Big Red's troubles, Dartmouth just couldn't put the visitors away. WIthout its A-game, Cornell relied on scrappiness and poise to stick around long enough to go on a run in the extra period.

Once there, Cornell led for all but the first three seconds. Miller won the jump ball to Cancer, who flipped it ahead to a sprinting Cherry for a layup. Miller intimidated a shot on the other end and rebounded, where he was fouled. The senior hit a free throw to go up 67-64. After Mitola hit a runner off the glass, Cornell went on a 7-0 spurt to take its largest lead of the night, 74-66. The run was capped by a Miller 3-pointer from the top of the key moments after Cancer split two defenders for a layup and a foul.

The Big Green got back within five points, but the Big Red hit 5-of-6 free throws in the final 54 seconds to claim the win and improve to 2-0 on the road in Ivy play.

Dartmouth raced out to an 11-2 lead after Wright hit a pair of 3-pointers sandwiched around one by Boehm. Moments later, Miller picked up his second foul and went to the bench, but Cornell figured out a way to stick around.

Cancer scored the Big Red's first eight points and Ned Tomic provided key offense with four points as the Big Red clawed back into the game. Cornell even took a 25-23 lead after Hatter hit the second 3-pointer of the half a possession after JoJo Fallas hit a trey.

The half had a wild final 10 seconds, as John Golden hit a corner 3-pointer to put Dartmout ahead 31-29 with nine seconds left, but Cherry sprinted the length of the court and was fouled shooting a last-second 3-pointer. The senior hit the first two of his three free throws to go into the break with a 31-31 deadlock.

The second half was more of the same, with Cornell getting out to a quick start and Dartmouth settling in, taking a six-point lead with under six minutes remaining. Cornell answered with a four-point play by Hatter, then tied it up with a step-through layup by Bathurst, who earlier had a personal five-point run after the Big Green had gone up six points.

Miller hit consecutive shots to turn a two-point deficit into a two-point lead with under two minutes to play, but Dartmouth was able to knot the score when Maldunas put back a miss with 27 seconds remaining. Cornell held for the final shot, and Miller rimmed out a 17-footer at the horn that would have been the game-winner.

After the overtime win, Cornell will have little time to celebrate. An incoming storm to the metro Boston area has caused Saturday's matchup with first-place Harvard to be moved up to 4 p.m.