PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Freshman Matt Morgan and junior Robert Hatter each had 19 points and junior David Onuorah posted his first career double-double, but Brown snapped Cornell's two-game league road win streak with an 86-80 victory on Friday evening at the Pizzitola Sports Center. The Big Red fell to 9-10 (2-3 Ivy), while the Bears improved to 7-12 (2-3 Ivy) with the win.

Morgan added five rebounds, three assists and three steals, while Hatter had a pair of rebounds, and assist and a steal in his first game back after missing the last three weeks due to injury. Onuorah was a presence all night with 11 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high four steals, while sophomore Jordan Abdur-Ra'oof had a career-best 14 points and Darryl Smith chipped in 13 points with eight boards. The Big Red hit just 9-of-31 from beyond the arc and connected on 11-of-20 free throws, while Brown hit 47 percent form the floor overall and from beyond the arc, while connecting on 21-of-24 free throws. The Big Red had 12 steals and forced 16 turnovers, but were outrebounded 48-38.

Cedric Kuakumensah had 16 points and 12 rebounds with three blocked shots and Steven Spieth scored 16 points with nine boards and five assists to lead four double figure scorers. JR Hobbie hit five of Brown's nine 3-pointers en route to 15 points and Tavon Blackmon notched 14 points, five assists and four rebounds.

Cornell never was able to get in rhythm on either side of the ball trailing by three at the half and surrendering 49 points after halftime while hitting just 40 percent of its shots overall. The Big Red rallied from an 11-point second half deficit to take a pair of leads, the second after a Morgan steal and dunk that made it 65-64 with 7:33 left. Brown went on a quick 8-1 spurt to regain the lead and never surrendered it again, never allowing the visitor to back within a single possession the rest of the way.

Notes To Know
• Sophomore Jordan Abdur-Ra'oof set a career high with 14 points, his second double-figure scoring game of the season.
• The Ivy League's leading scorer, Robert Hatter, returned after missing four games for the Big Red due to injury and scored 19 points, right at his season average.
• Freshman Matt Morgan's 19 points on the night dropped his scoring average in Ivy League play to 27.8 ppg., but upped his season average to 18.5 ppg.
• Morgan moved into fourth on the school's career freshman scoring list with 333 points
• Junior Darryl Smith's eight rebounds is a new career high.
• Cornell had a dozen steals, its sixth game this season in double figures.
• The Big Red's eight turnovers matched a season-low.
• Senior Robert Mischler was credited with the team's lone block, the second of his career and first against a Division I opponent.

Turning Point
• After Cornell took a 65-64 lead with 7:33 left after a Matt Morgan steal and run-out dunk, Brown took control with an 8-1 run over the next 3:12.
The Big Red went more than four minutes without a field goal before Darryl Smith's driving layup cut it to 74-69 with 3:30 remaining.
Cornel ltwice cut the score to six in the finalk minute, but Brown connected on all six of its free throws in the final 63 seconds to claim the win.

Next Up
• Cornell will meet Ivy League unbeaten Yale on Saturday, Feb, 6 at 7 p.m. in a game that will be simulcast on the Ivy League Digital Network and ESPN3.