ITHACA, N.Y. -- Tony Hicks hit a floater in the lane with four seconds remaining to lift Penn to a 71-69 victory over Cornell on Friday evening at Newman Arena, The loss, the Big Red's second straight at home, dropped the team to 10-11 overall (2-3 Ivy). Penn improved to 7-11 (2-2 Ivy).

Hicks and the Quakers hit a combined 10-of-19 from 3-point range and took advantage of Cornell's uncharacteristically tough 19-of-29 free throw night to overcome 17 turnovers. The loss overshadowed a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double that included three blocks and three steals from senior Shonn Miller. Robert Hatter added 16 points and Galal Cancer notched 10 points, eight assists and three rebounds in the loss.

Penn shot 57 percent from the floor after halftime to end the night at 49 percent. They also outrebounded the Big Red 38-25.

The Quakers led for just 11 seconds in the contest and didn't take their first lead until 40 seconds remained, but that's all they would need. Freshman Sam Jones hit a tough well-defended 3-pointer to turn a two-point deficit into a 69-68 advantage for the visitors with 40 seconds left. Just nine seconds later, Miller was able to draw a foul and tie up the game with his second free throw. That set up Hicks' heroics, taking a handoff and taking the ball into the lane where he hit the 8-footer that gave Penn the win.

For most of the contest, it looked as though it was the Big Red's night. With a strong crowd and a nationally-televised audience on the American Sports Network tuning in for the 8 p.m. start, Cornell pounced on the Quakers right from the start. The Big Red got six early points, including a thunderous dunk after an open court steal, from Miller as part of a 12-0 Big Red spurt to open the game. It wasn't until Camryn Crocker hit a 3-pointer from the wing 5:50 into the game that the Quakers were on the board. Cornell maintained the lead throughout the half, as Penn got within three at 19-16, saw the lead balloon to nine twice and was eight after Cancer beat the defense for a last-second layup to end the first half up 35-27. Hatter had 10 points at the break and Cornell had turned the ball over just twice.

Penn trimmed three points off the lead right off the bat after halftime, but each time the Quakers made a run, Cornell would answer. A tough three-point play by Cancer, a driving layup by David Onuorah, a 3-pointer by Hatter. The Quakers tied the game at 43-43 with just over 11 minutes to play, but less that a minute later Cornell led by five again after Cherry hit a jumper and Hatter knocked down his fourth 3-pointer of the night. Cornell built an eight-point lead with five minutes remaining when Miller hit a 3-pointer to go up 61-53.

It turned into the Sam Jones show for much of the final four minutes. The Penn freshman hit a 3-pointers, then a pair of free throws to get back within two. Cornell started going to Miller and the senior responded, the last time on a three-point play with 1:44 left. He caught the ball in the post and muscled it over Antonio Woods, drawing the foul for the three-point play to make it a five-point Cornell lead. Penn kept staying in the contest, running down the floor and answering Miller's three-point play with one of its own by Woods. After Cornell rimmed out a 3-pointer at the end of the shot clock, Jones hit his tough go-ahead shot from beyond the arc.

Cornell got one last chance for a game-tying or game-winning basket in the final four seconds, with Cherry getting off one last look after going the length of the court, but the shot was short of its mark.

The Big Red will look to top Princeton when the Tigers come to town on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. at Newman Arena.