21 November, 2006
by Elliot Smilowitz
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1st |
2nd |
Final |
| Cornell (3-1) |
32 |
33 |
65 |
| Army (3-2) |
25 |
31 |
56 |
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Brian Keefer scored a game-high 23 points, including several big late baskets, as Cornell held off the Black Knights of Army 65-56.
After an even start to the game, Cornell had a 13-4 run to open up a lead. Army fought to keep it close, but Cornell scored the final 5 points of the half to take a 7-point lead. In the second half, Army ran off an 11-2 run to make the game close in the final two minutes, but Keefer and the Big Red bore down and hit 10 of 11 free throws in the last 1:18 of the game to hold on.
Keefer was aided by Ryan Wittman’s 14 points and 2 blocks, and Louis Dale chipped in 12 points for Cornell. Matt Bell led Army with 12 points and 3 assists, and Corban Bates added 11 points and 6 boards. Black Knight scorer Jarell Brown was held to 8 points on 2-for-16 shooting.
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
With 2:36 to play in the first half, Doug Williams hit a lay-up in transition to cut Army’s deficit to 27-25. Andrew Naeve hit a lay-up, and Bell missed the front end of a one-and-one for the Black Knights. Pete Reynolds hit 1 of 2 free throws for Cornell, and after the teams exchanged missed shots in the final minute, Dale stole the ball for the Big Red with 5 seconds left and laid it in as the half expired, giving Cornell a working margin of 7.
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| Key sign it was over |
With 1:51 to go in the game, Chris Walker tipped in a Bell miss to make the score 52-48 Cornell. The Big Red called timeout, and ran a play that resulted in a Keefer three-pointer from the corner. Walker missed a pair of free throws for Army, and then Keefer hit a couple from the stripe to make it a 57-48 game with 1:18 left.
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| Key performance |
Keefer scored 23 for Cornell, hitting 5 three-pointers. Keefer scored 7 points in the final 1:38 of the game, helping the Big Red ice the game.
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| Key statistic |
Cornell shot 51.2 percent from the floor, including 8-of-15 for three. In comparison, Army shot 39.2 percent, and just 4-of-14 from the stripe.
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| Notes |
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Army grabbed 11 steals, led by Josh Miller’s 3.
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The teams were even with 29 rebounds apiece. Naeve had a game-high 8 boards for Cornell, and Bates and Walker led the Black Knights with 6 each.
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Everyone but Bell and Brown on Army were a combined 15-of-24 from the floor.
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Army’s bench outscored Cornell’s by a 21-8 margin.
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Through the night’s games, the Patriot League leads the Ivy League in heads-up games 4-1. The leagues battle three more times this Saturday.
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