ITHACA, N.Y. -- Matt Morgan scored 19 of his 25 points in the second half as Cornell overcame a seven-point halftime deficit to knock off defending Ivy League champion Penn 80-71 on Friday afternoon at Newman Arena. The Big Red improved to 10-9 (2-1 Ivy) with the victory, while the Quakers fell to 12-7 (0-3 Ivy) with the loss.

Morgan, who moved into a tie with Yale's Butch Graves for No. 3 all-time in Ivy history with 2.090 points with his effort, added eight rebounds and four assists in the victory. Cornell scored 50 second half points and shot 52 percent from the floor after the break while committing just nine turnovers on the night and forcing 19. Morgan was one of four double figure scorers on the day for the Big Red, with Josh Warren scoring 19 with eight boards and both Terrance McBride and Jimmy Boeheim notched 11 apiece. Steven Julian was all over the court for the Big Red in the win, scoring five points, grabbing five rebounds, blocking four shots and being credited with three steals. 

AJ Brodeur led the Quakers with 17 points, 16 rebounds, five assists, two blocks and a steal and Michael Wang chipped in 16 points, four rebounds and four assists. Bryce Washington added 15 and Devon Goodman notched 12. The visitors held a 46-32 edge on the glass and connected on 12 3-pointers.

Penn cruised into halftime with a seven-point lead (37-30) after Cornell shot 5-of-12 from the free-throw line and was dominated on the glass (24-14). Only a big-time first half effort by Warren (15 points, five rebounds) and 12 Quaker turnovers kept Cornell in the contest. The Big Red trailed by as many as 10 points on four different occasions, but a big alley-oop dunk in the waning minutes of the first gave the home team momentum.

The second half started with a huge 13-1 Big Red run to give Cornell the lead, an edge that grew to eight on the second of consecutive three-point plays by McBride to make it 49-41 with 14:03 remaining. Penn caught Cornell at 59-59 and led as late as 71-70 with 2:28 to play, but Morgan finished off the Quakers. After hitting consecutive 3-point shots earlier in the half, the senior assisted on Warren's go-ahead basket on the ensuing possession, then hit four free throws and a dagger driving basket in the final 84 seconds to hand the defending Ivy champ a loss at Newman Arena for the second straight year. In 2018, Cornell defeated defending champ Princeton - Saturday's opponent - 107-101 in triple overtime.

NOTES TO KNOW
• Matt Morgan reached double figures for the 70th straight game, good for 22nd on the NCAA's all-time list.
• It was Morgan's 98th career double figure game and his 56th contest with at least 20 points.
• With his two 3-pointers, Morgan now has 299 and needs one more to become the second Ivy player with 300 career treys.
• It was Morgan's 100th career start, becoming just the fifth Cornell player to reach that mark.
• Over its last 14 Ivy games, Cornell has an 8-6 record.
• The team's five-game home win streak is its longest since 2011.
• The victory snapped an 11-game losing streak against the Quakers and was the first win by head coach Brian Earl against Penn (0-4).
• The Big Red has made a 3-pointer in 848 consecutive games, the 11th-longest active streak in Division I.
• Cornell is 5-0 this season when it reaches the 80-point plateau.
• The Big Red is 4-1 since moving senior Joel Davis and sophomore Jimmy Boeheim into the starting lineup.

NEXT UP
• After welcoming Princeton on Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Cornell will visit Ivy rivals Dartmouth (Friday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m.) and Harvard (Saturday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.) for its first full Ivy weekend.