PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Cornell men's basketball team dug itself a hole it couldn't shovel out of, dropping an 82-63 decision to Penn on Sunday afternoon at the Palestra. The Big Red fell to 6-17 (2-6 Ivy), while the Quakers improved to 9-12 (2-6 Ivy) with its second straight win.

Senior Robert Hatter had a game-high 22 points and sophomore Stone Gettings had 21 points, seven rebounds and five assists, but 22 turnovers overall and 22 percent shooting in the first half doomed the visitors, who trailed 42-14 at halftime. The Big Red came alive in the second half, shooting 52 percent and scoring 49 points, but it wasn't enough. Sophomore Matt Morgan scored 12 second half points and junior Wil Bathurst chipped in a career-best nine rebounds in the loss.

Penn got great balance, with the freshman tandem of AJ Brodeur (15 points, four rebounds, five blocked shots, three assists and three steals) and Ryan Betley (22 points, eight rebounds, two steals) leading four double figure scorers. Devon Goodman had 13 points, four assists, three rebounds and three steals and Matt Howard posted a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Penn had 14 steals and seven blocked shots to overcome 18 turnovers of its own.

The Quakers raced out to a 9-0 lead and never looked back, extending the advantage to 23-5 with seven minutes remaining in the first half and ultimately to 28 points at the half. Cornell never scored more than three consecutive points in the half and Penn took advantage of 15 turnovers to shoot 55 percent from the floor.

The Big Red made a run out of the locker room, shaving nine points off the lead in the first three minutes, but Penn regained momentum and went up as many as 31 before Cornell chipped away before running out of time.

NOTES TO KNOW:
• Senior Robert Hatter scored 22 points to raise his career total to 1,169 - good for 15th place all-time at Cornell and just 63 points from joining the top 10.
• Sophomore Matt Morgan scored 12 second half points, putting him in double figures for the 38th time in his last 39 games.
• Sophomore Stone Gettings is averaging 9.7 rebounds over his last three games.
• Cornell's 22 turnovers in the loss tie for the most in a game this season along with the win at Columbia. 

FULL COURT PRESS ON ALS:
• Cornell basketball's coaching staff wore these socks for Full Court Press on ALS Basketball Awareness Week.

NEXT UP:
• The Big Red remains on the road for a swing through New England next weekend.
• Cornell will eye a season sweep of Dartmouth when it heads to Hanover, N.H. on Friday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m.
• The Big Red will visit Harvard with a season split on its mind for the third year in a row when the teams meet on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.