ITHACA, N.Y. -- With the 1988 and 2010 Ivy League title teams in attendance, the Cornell men's basketball team put forth a championship effort. The Big Red (5-13, 2-3 Ivy) scored the first six points of the night and led wire-to-wire, handing Ivy leader Princeton (9-9, 4-1 Ivy)  its first conference loss with a 73-62 victory over the Tigers on Saturday afternoon at Newman Arena.

Junior Jimmy Boeheim scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds, senior Josh Warren registered his fourth career double-double (18 points, 10 rebounds) and Terrance McBride was credited with 14 points and five assists, but it was Cornell's defense that smother the Tigers over the first 20 minutes before the offense and free-throw shooting clinched the win. Junior Riley Voss had six points, two rebounds and two steals and Dean Noll scored seven points off the bench. In all, Cornell shot 49 percent from the floor on offense and forced 16 Princeton turnovers with 11 steals on defense. 

Jaelin Llewellyn led Princeton with 13 points and five rebounds, while both Richmond Aririguzoh and Ethan Wright scored 10 apiece. The loss snapped the Tigers' six-game win streak and was its first since prior to Christmas (Dec. 19 vs. Hofstra). 

 

First Half

• Cornell scored the game's first six points on 3-pointers by Riley Voss and Terrance McBride, eventually extending the lead to 11-2 after five straight points by Warren.
• The Big Red forced six turnovers and held the Tigers to 1-of-6 shooting over the game's first eight minutes, deflecting as many passes as they stole.
• Cornell's lead went to double figures at 16-6 on a basket by Dean Noll and grew to 13 before Princeton cut the deficit to seven (29-22 with 3:18 remaining on a 3-pointer by Wright.
• The Tigers wouldn't score again in the half, and the Big Red hit on 3-pointers by Voss and Warren to send the game into the break with the home team leading 35-22.
• Cornell had nine assists and just three turnovers at the break while forcing nine Princeton miscues.
• Warren and Princeton's Ryan Schwieger each had eight points before the break to lead their respective teams.
• Members of the 1988 and 2010 Ivy League Championship teams were honored at halftime.


 

Second Half

• Like the first half, Cornell took the momentum early, scoring the first five points and holding Princeton without a point for the first 3:06 to go up 18 (40-22).
• Four different times in the nine 10 minutes, the Tigers cut Cornell's lead to nine, but each time the Big Red answered - until the visitors made their final run with three minutes left.
• Trailing 61-52 after an Ethan Wright trey, Drew Friberg connected on one of the his own to make it 61-55 with 2:45 left.
• On the ensuing possession, McBride hit Warren with a nice wraparound feed for a layup to make it a three-possession game, then connected on a pair of free throws after the Big Red earned a defensive stand.
• The Big Red made 8-of-9 free throws in the final 83 seconds to put the game away, with a Jimmy Boeheim dunks after a behind-the-back pass by Greg Dolan after a steal punctuating the win.
• Cornell improved to 2-0 at home in conference play with Boeheim scoring 19 second half points and Warren collecting 10 points and eight rebounds.
• In all, the Big Red outrebounded Princeton 19-13 after halftime and 34-29 for the game.

 

Next Up

• Cornell will face Penn and former Big Red head coach Steve Donahue on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. at Newman Arena.
• Penn leads the all-time series 157-75, including wins in 13 of the last 14 meetings between the teams.