NCAAB Game Recap
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Dartmouth at CornellFri Feb 2, 2018 7:00 PM EST
ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) Matt Morgan scored 17 of his 28 points in the final 8 1/2 minutes and Joel Davis hit two free throws with 25 seconds left to help Cornell beat Dartmouth 86-85 on Friday night.
Davis finished with 16 points. Stone Gettings had 20 points, five rebounds and five assists, while Steven Julian added nine points and 10 rebounds for Cornell (8-10, 2-3 Ivy League).
Taylor Johnson made two free throws to give Dartmouth an 84-79 lead with a minute left. Morgan hit a jumper and, after Will Emery made 1 of 2 free throws on the other end, added a 3-pointer that pulled Cornell within one with 33 seconds to go. Davis made a steal, was fouled and hit two free throws eight seconds later to put the Big Red up 86-85. Johnson missed a jumper with four seconds to go and Cornell's Terrance McBride grabbed the rebound to seal it.
Johnson led Dartmouth (4-14, 0-5) with 25 points, Miles Wright scored 18 and Ian Sistare had a career-high 15 points. Wright now has 1,006 career points.
The Big Green has lost eight in a row.
Leaders
Dartmouth | PTS | +/- | AST | REB | ST | BLK |
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T. Johnson | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
M. Wright | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Cornell | PTS | +/- | AST | REB | ST | BLK |
M. Morgan | 28 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
S. Gettings | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Team Comparison
Dart | Corn | |
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Points For | 85 | 86 |
Field Goals | 30/54-56% | 27/55-49% |
Three Pointers | 6/17-35% | 7/17-41% |
Free Throws | 19/27-70% | 25/29-86% |
Offensive Rebounds | 7 | 9 |
Defensive Rebounds | 21 | 21 |
Rebounds | 29 | 32 |
Blocks | 6 | 0 |
Steals | 5 | 4 |
Turnovers | 13 | 12 |
Personal Fouls | 22 | 24 |
Technical Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Ejections | 0 | 0 |
2017-18 Reg Season - Corn Leads Series 1-0
Date | Result | Away Pts Ldr | Home Pts Ldr |
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Fri Feb 2 | Dart 85 @ Corn 86 | T. Johnson 25 | M. Morgan 28 |
Game Information
Stadium: Newman Arena at Bartels Hall, Ithaca, New York |
Attendance: 1,149 |
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