NEWARK, Del. -- Juniors Stone Gettings (39) and Matt Morgan (34) combined for 73 points, but a late Delaware run in regulation, but the Blue Hens' Ryan Daly made key plays at key moments to rally the home team to a 97-96 victory on Thursday afternoon at the Bob Carpenter Center. The Big Red slipped to 5-6, while the Blue Hens improved to 7-6.

For the second straight game, both Gettings and Morgan surpassed the 30-point mark, something that hadn't been done previously at Cornell in more than 60 years. Gettings was 16-of-21 from the floor, made 7-of-8 3-pointers, and chipped in five rebounds and four assists. His point total ranks third in a game in Big Red history and is the most since George Farley set a school record with a 47-point outing at Princeton in 1960. His 16 made field goals is also the third-most at Cornell, his seven 3-pointers stands sixth and his .875 3-point percentage sits 17th. Morgan tied his personal best with 34 points, matching his total a year ago against Northeastern, and added a career-best 11 rebounds for his first double-double. His seven assists also matched his career best.

In the end, it wasn't the record-setting performances by the Big Red that shone through - instead it was Delaware leading scorer Ryan Daly, who ended the night 5-of-17 shooting. His 19 points and seven rebounds didn't show his impact. The sophomore's driving layup with 16 seconds left sent the game into overtime, then scored eight point in the extra session. Daly scored the go-ahead basket with under a minute to play in overtime, stole a pass on the ensuing Big Red possession and then went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the final 41 seconds to clinch the win.

Five Blue Hens' players reached double figures, with Ryan Allen leading the way with 24 points. Anthony Mosley had 18 to go along with seven assists, Eric Carter had 15 points and 12 boards and Chyree Walker scored 10 to round out the fivesome. Delaware shot 49 percent for the game, including 64 percent in the second half. The home team made 10 of its final 11 shots in regulation to rally from a nine-point deficit with 3:57 remaining and six points back with under two minutes to play.

Steven Julian had seven points, nine rebounds, three blocks and two steals for the Big Red, while Jack Gordon scored nine and dished out five assists. Playing without starting point guard Terrance McBride for the second consecutive game, Joel Davis chipped in three points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Cornell led by as many as 13 points in the first half and by 11 at the break (47-36) thanks to 26 points from Gettings on 10-of-13 shooting and 6-of-7 from 3-point range. Delaware came out of the locker room on a 12-0 run to take its first lead just 3:20 into the second half, but Cornell settled in and methodically extended back to 13 (73-60) with seven minutes to play. Despite stretching the lead, the Blue Hens had begun its regulation-ending shooting streak.

The teams traded the lead into overtime before Daly took over in the final minute.

Notes to Know
• After going more than 60 years and 1,611 games between contests where Cornell had multiple 30-point scorers, the Big Red waited exactly five days and zero games between the second and third time.
• The only games by a Cornellian with more than 39 points were the 47 scored by George Farley and 42 by Chuck Rolles at Syracuse in 1956.
• Matt Morgan tied John Sheehy's school record of 34 straight double figure scoring contests, a mark that has stood untouched since 1955.
• Morgan also extended his own record with his 10th straight game with at least 20 points and posted his 21st straight contest with a 3-pointer.
• Cornell is now 40-50 all-time in overtime games, including 10-28 on the road.
• Three Cornell starters played more than 41 minutes and each of the other two played at least 37.
• The Big Red made a season-high 13 3-pointers as a team, 
• With three blocked shots, Steven Julian has at least three rejections in each of his last four starts and in five of his last six.

Next Up
• The Big Red will head to Alabama for its first-ever meeting with Auburn on Saturday, Dec. 30 at 3:30 p.m. at Auburn Arena. 
• Cornell's last trip to the state was a memorable one, topping Alabama 71-67 in the 2009-10 season opener on the team's way to an eventual NCAA Sweet 16 appearance.