ITHACA, N.Y. -- In a season where Cornell's defense could be relied on virtually every night, Dartmouth cracked the code for one night and topped the Big Red 56-45 on Saturday evening at Newman Arena, spoiling Senior Day ceremonies for a group whose perseverance showed despite the tough loss.

Less than 24 hours after pulling an upset of first place Harvard on national television, the Big Red dug itself a 20-point hole it could never get out of. A night after shooting better than 60 percent in a win at Columbia, Dartmouth connected on 49 percent of its shots from the floor overall and 47 percent from the 3-point arc to pick up the win. 

Robert Hatter scored 23 points and Shonn Miller, playing his final game in front of the Newman Nation fans, had 11 points and 10 rebounds. The Big Red went on a 14-2 run to get back within eight and stole the ensuing inbounds pass, but a turnover and layup on the other end put it back to double figures and effectively ended the comeback attempt. The furious comeback over four minutes to give the Big Red a final chance was again indicitive of what the group of six seniors brought everyday for four seasons.

Dartmouth's Alex Mitola and Malik Gill each had 14 points and Gabas Maldunas notched 13 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots in the win. The Big Green dominated the glass, outrebounding the Big Red 34-19 to overcome 20 turnovers.

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