ITHACA, N.Y. -- Robert Morris dominated the offensive glass and held off a late Big Red charge to snap Cornell's 20-game non-conference win streak with an 86-76 decision on Thursday evening at Newman Arena. The Colonials improved to 5-2, while the Big Red slipped to 3-2.

The Colonials pulled down 17 offensive rebounds to dominate time of possession in the second half, with Alvaro Folgueiras ripping down four as part of a 19-point, 12-rebound effort. He also added three assists, three steals and a blocked shot. Six Robert Morris players reached double figures, with Amarion Dickerson (15), Antallah Sandlin'El (14), Josh Omojafo (12), Ryan Prather Jr. (10) and D.J. Smith (10) also hitting the mark. 

Cornell's Jake Fiegen led both teams in scoring with his 22 points, while Nazir Williams scored 16 with six rebounds and three assists. AK Okereke was the third double figure scorer with 10 points to go along with six assists. The Big Red shot 46 percent from the floor and made nine 3-pointers, but couldn't overcome a 25-15 deficit in fast breaks and a 19-10 scoring deficit on points off turnovers. Guy Ragland Jr. scored nine points and grabbed four boards, while DJ Nix posted eight points and also ripped down four rebounds.


FIRST HALF
• The Colonials took advantage of a slow Big Red start to lead 7-2, but Cornell was able to get back within a single point three times in the opening minutes, the late time at 12-11.
• Robert Morris went on a 9-0 spurt to build its lead to double figures, eventually growing the advantage to 17 (42-25) with less than three minutes to go before the break.
• Consecutive 3-pointers by Williams and Fiegen and a punctuating dunk by Okereke cut the Colonials' lead to 11 by the break.
• Sandlin'El and Dickerson each had 11 points at the break, while Cornell coughed the ball up nine times in the first 20 minutes.
• Robert Morris made 55 percent of its first-half shots and outscored Cornell 15-4 off turnovers - the entire first half margin.
• Fiegen scored 10 points to lead Cornell going into the locker room.

SECOND HALF
• After six minutes of trading baskets in the second half, Cornell cut the lead to single digits on a pair of Jacob Beccles free throws (53-44), but Folguieras immediately answered back with a 3-pointer.
• Smith scored five in a row for the visitors to bulge the lead back to 14.
• Trailing by 10 with less than three minutes remaining, Cornell made its move.
• Fiegen collected a steal and dunked it on the other end, followed shortly by a 3-pointer by Ragland and an Okereke dunk.
• After a defensive stop, Fiegen was fouled and made two free throws with 52 seconds left to get the Big Red back within 78-74.
• The visitors made all eight of its free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

UP NEXT
• Cornell will be in search of its first-ever win over Iona when the teams match up on Monday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Hynes Athletic Center.
• The contest will be broadcast on ESPN+.
• The Gaels captured both ends of a home-and-home series in the 1995-96 and 1996-97 seasons, including an 89-67 Iona victory at Newman Arena on Dec. 14, 1996.
• John McCord scored 16 points with seven rebounds, but a 13-0 first half run put the Big Red away early.