ITHACA, N.Y. -- Noah Yates hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 20 seconds left and Yale held off an improbable Cornell rally in the final four seconds to close out an 82-80 victory over the Big Red on Friday evening at Newman Arena. Yates' bucket moved the Bulldogs to 13-14 (6-5 Ivy), while the home team fell to 10-14 (4-7 Ivy) and knocked Cornell into a tie for fifth-place in the Ancient Eight standings.

Matt Morgan led four double figure scorers for Cornell with 23 points, including a pair of free throws after being fouled on a 3-point attempt with 2.8 seconds remaining. He missed the third attempt on purpose and it went out of bounds off a Yale player. With one last chance trailing by two, the Big Red got the ball into an open Steven Julian, who missed a 16-footer on the baseline at the buzzer. Junior Stone Gettings chipped in 16 points and 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season, freshman Terrance McBride hit all five of his shots en route to 13 points, five rebounds and four assists and Joel Davis added 11 points. The Big Red shot 50 percent from the floor, matched Yale on the backboards (31-31) and turned it over just 11 times, but could not over Yale's reserves and a second half offensive explosion.

The Bulldogs shot 67 percent from the floor after halftime and rang up 52 points in the final 20 minutes. Yale overcame a nine-point second half deficit thanks in large part to Trey Phills (17 second half points) and Yates (12 points). In a game that featured 20 lead changes, including 13 after halftime, Phills may have made the biggest play of the night with a steal and score seconds after Yates canned the go-ahead shot, turning it into a four-point Bulldog lead. Cornell made it interesting in the final seconds, but couldn't get the final shot to fall.

Phills scored all 17 of his points after halftime and added six rebounds and three steals, while Blake Reynolds had a team-high 20 points. Yates ended the night with 17 points and Miye Oni had 11 points, four assists and four rebounds for the victorious Bulldogs, who hit on 10-of-19 shots from beyond the arc in the win.

Notes to Know
• Freshman Terrance McBride made all five of his field goals to run his string of consecutive made field goals to 12, the second-longest streak in school history behind 14 straight field goals for Darryl Smith during the 2015-16 campaign.
• McBride has averaged 11.5 points over his last four games after averaging 3.3 over his first 18.
• He also has a 36:14 assist:turnover ratio in Ivy League play and 58:21 for the season.
• Junior Matt Morgan's 23-point effort gives him 544 for the season, tied for fifth all-time at Cornell and 52 away from Ryan Wittman's 2009-10 record of 596.
• Morgan tied a career-high with his four steals.
• The Big Red extended its stretch of consecutive games with a made 3-pointer to 825, dating all the way back to the 1988-89 season.
• Cornell shot 50 percent or better for the third consecutive game and the fourth time in its last five outings.

Next Up
• Cornell will celebrate Senior Day when Brown visits Newman Arena on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 6 p.m.
• The game will be broadcast on ESPN3 and simulcast on the Ivy League Network.
• The Big Red will be out to complete a season sweep of the Bears after a 78-60 victory on Feb. 9 in Providence, R.I.
• Seniors Jordan Abdur-Ra'oof, Wil Bathurst, Kyle Brown and Pat Smith will be honored in a pregame ceremony.