ITHACA, N.Y.. -- Trailing at the half against Division III Purchase College and without the services of leading scorer Jimmy Boeheim, Cornell needed a spark. The Big Red's young backcourt provided just that.

The Big Red scored 63 second half points to turn a one-point deficit into a 100-68 win on Tuesday evening, snapping a 10-game skid in its first home game in a month. Cornell hit a blazing 8-of-12 from beyond the arc after halftime, with freshmen Greg Dolan and Jordan Jones and sophomore Dean Noll leading the way. 

Noll posted a team-high 21 points and added five rebounds, two assists and two steals, while Dolan added 18 points, four assists and three rebounds. Both scoring totals were career highs. Jones hit four 3-pointers, including three in the decisive second half. Junior Riley Voss, making his first collegiate start, added 12 points, six rebounds and six assists and senior tri-captain Terrance McBride rounded out the five double figure scorers with 12 points, six rebounds, three steals and two assists. The Big Red handed out 24 assists, the 10th-best single game total in school history and shot 54 percent overall, including 75 percent (21-of-28) after halftime. Josh Warren had eight points, four assists, four rebounds and two blocked shots and Kobe Dickson chipped in six points and five boards. In all, 10 different Big Red players scored and nine assisted on at least one basket.

Jordan Means was credited with 14 points and Elijah Lott and Jorge Perdomo chipped in 10 apiece. Andre Peguero had nine points, 10 rebounds, four blocks and two assists to round out the night for Purchase. The Panthers missed all 10 3-point attempts on the night, but otherwise shot 50 percent in a first half that saw them lead 38-37 entering the locker room.

Cornell shot 75 percent after the break, including hitting 13-of-16 shots inside the arc (81 percent) as the Big Red put up 63 points on the board - just two points off the school record for points in a half. The home team's superior depth was big in the win, as the Big Red reserves outscored the Panthers 50-18.

The Big Red used a 33-6 run in just a little over seven minutes to turn the game into a rout. 


   

First Half

• Purchase led at the first media timeout and by as many as five (12-7) early before a 14-0 run, highlighted by six points from Noll.
• The Big Red led by nine seven different times and crept up by 10 with eight minutes to play.
• The lead was still nine with six minutes to play after a Warren layup at 33-24, but Purchase ended the half on a 14-4 run to take the lead on an Elijah Harris jumper with 16 seconds left before the break.
• Perdomo had 10 points in the first half, while Lott notched eight points, five boards and four assists for a Purchase team that held a 17-1 edge in fastbreak points after 20 minutes.
• Cornell had 11 assists on 16 first half baskets, with Warren and Voss combining for seven.
• Both Noll and Voss had eight points to lead Cornell.
 

Second Half

• The Panthers scored the first two points of the half to go up three at 40-37, but Cornell handed the visitors a body blow with a 14-0 spurt over 3:30.
• Warren and Voss dominated the early part of the second half down low, including finding each other for easy baskets. 
• From there, Cornell worked inside out.
• Jones hit 3-pointers on consecutive possessions, the second extending the Big Red's lead to double figures.
• Up eight with 13 minutes to play, the Big Red exploded for a 33-6 run that saw the home team hit on 10 of 11 shots over a stretch of 7:10.
• Dolan (12) and Noll (10) combined for 22 points during the run as the Big Red went up 35 (91-56).
• The Big Red hit the 100-point mark for the 24th time in school history when Chaz Mack hit a free throw with 21 seconds remaining.

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Next Up

• A late addition to the schedule, Cornell will welcome Division III Elmira College to Ithaca on Monday, Jan. 13 at 6 p.m. at Newman Arena. 
• The contest will be broadcast on ESPN+. 
• The game replaces a Dec. 1 contest against Towson that was canceled due to a winter storm. 
• The teams have played twice previously, with the Big Red earning a pair of wins.