FARMVILLE, Va. -- Cornell shook off the rust from a two-week layoff and a 10-hour bus trip to pull out a 69-62 victory at Longwood on Saturday afternoon at Willett Hall. The Big Red evened its record at 4-4, while Longwood fell to 3-8 on the season.

Junior Matt Morgan continued his scoring barrage, netting 25 points and adding four rebounds and three assists in his seventh consecutive 20-point outing. Classmate Stone Gettings added 11 points and eight rebounds and Steven Julian had eight points, seven rebounds, three steals, three blocks and two assists.Jack Gordon had nine points and four rebounds and freshman Terrance McBride, making his first collegiate start in place of injured senior WIl Bathurst, chipped in four points, six rebounds and two assists without a turnover. Josh Warren led the bench with six points and a team-high nine rebounds, freshman Bryan Knapp scored six points and had a steal in 12 minutes and junior Joel Davis had two points, a block, a rebound and an assist without a turnover.

The Big Red had great energy from the get-go, forcing a Longwood timeout just 30 seconds in after scoring four quick points. Cornell led by as many as 10 early, but never more than 12 as the visitors struggled to find its rhythm offensively. Cornell shot 40 percent overall and just 25 percent from beyond the arc (6-of-24) despite getting quality looks throughout.

Cornell led for all but the game's first 16 seconds, but Longwood never led the Big Red run away, getting back within three (65-62) with 35 seconds remaining. Morgan got the ball on the inbounds and hit a pair of free throws to push the advantage to five, and the Lancers missed three straight 3-pointers in the closing seconds.

Three Lancers reached double figures, with Kamil Chapman leading the way with 13. JaShaun Smith added 12 points, B.K. Ashe had 10 points and nine rebounds and Damarion Geter ended the day with seven points and 10 rebounds. Longwood shot just 35 percent overall and 32 percent from beyond the arc.

Notes to Know
• Matt Morgan had his 31st consecutive game reaching double figures in scoring and posted his seventh straight 20-point game in the win.
• Sophomore Josh Warren set a new career high with nine rebounds.
• Junior Steven Julian became the first Cornell player with three blocks and three steals in the same game for just the 15th time in school history and the first time since Shonn Miller against Penn during the 2014-15 season.
• Julian's three steals were a career high.
• The Big Red sot .397 from the floor, its lowest percentage in a win since shooting .369 (24-of-65) in a 65-62 win at Saint Peter's during the 2015-16 campaign.

Next Up
• Cornell returns home for the first time in nearly a month when the Big Red welcomes Lafayette to Newman Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m.
• The Leopards lead the all-time series 11-9 dating back to the first meeting in 1929-30.
• Cornell has won the last two meetings, topping the Leopards at home in 2015 (85-67) and on the road last year (82-75) for head coach Brian Earl's first win as a collegiate head coach.