NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Cornell couldn't overcome a slow start, clawing its way back into the game several times after facing double digit deficits, but Yale ultimately held off the Big Red 74-65 on Saturday evening at Newman Arena. The visitors fell to 9-12 (3-5 Ivy), while the Bulldogs took over third place while improving to 11-13 (4-4 Ivy).

Junior Stone Gettings led four double figure scorers with 20 points and eight rebounds, while classmate Matt Morgan added 13 points and seven rebounds. Both Steven Julian and Terrance McBride scored 10 points apiece, with Julian adding three steals and three rebounds and McBride tallying four rebounds and two assists without a turnover. The Big Red held a 37-34 edge on the backboards, with seven of the rebounds being credited to Joel Davis. Davis added eight points, two blocks and a steal in the loss.

Miye Oni had 19 points, six rebounds and six assists in the win for a Yale team that had 21 assists as a team and made 11 3-pointers. Azar Swain had 11 points off the bench and both Paul Atkinson and Trey Phills had 10 points apiece. the Bulldogs' bench outscored Cornell's reserves 25-4.

Yale took an eight-point lead just five minutes into the contest and led by as many as 14 before the Big Red rallied. Cornell cut the deficit to four and had two chances in the final 30 seconds to crawl back closer. Julian had six points in the final six minutes of the half as the visitors held the Bulldogs without a point for the final 6:49 of the half.

Cornell had the lead fluctuate in the second half, as every charge was answered by the Bulldogs. The Big Red clawed back to within one at 35-34 after a Joel Davis three-point play with 16:52 remaining in regulation, but Phills answered for Yale with a hoop and a foul of his own on the other end. The home team grew the lead to 11, saw it cut to four at the final media timeout, and made 9-of-10 free throws in the final 89 seconds to hold on for the win.

Notes to Know
• Matt Morgan reached double figures in scoring for the 44th straight game but had its 3-point field goal streak ended at 30 games.
• The loss leaves Cornell a game back of third place Yale and Brown and tied with Columbia and defending Ivy champ Princeton for fifth place.
• Freshman Terrance McBride had his second career double figure game, while junior college transfer Steven Julian recorded his third.

Next Up
• The Big Red returns home for a four-game home stand beginning on Friday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. against defending Ivy champion Princeton.