Ithaca, NY — jake feigen Hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with one second remaining Cornell upset in the first place Yale 72-69 on Friday night to keep momentum in the Ivy League postseason chase.
Cornell entered the day having lost five consecutive games against Yale, its last win coming on February 23, 2024. This included a 34-point loss to the Bulldogs earlier this season.
With the win, Cornell (13–12) improved to 6–6 in Ivy League play and moved into fourth place in the regular season standings with two games remaining. The top four teams advance to the Ivy Madness tournament, with the winner earning the league’s automatic NCAA bid.
Feigen led five double-figure scorers for the Big Red with 17 points and also contributed eight rebounds and four assists. He shot 7 of 12 from the field and 3 of 6 from beyond the arc
cooper nord Added 16 points on 6-for-16 shooting to go with six rebounds. josh baldwin Was 4 of 5 from the field (3 of 4 from 3) en route to finishing with 13 points.
As a team, Cornell shot 14 of 35 from 3-point range, nine of which came in the first half. The Big Red led by as many as 14, before the Bulldogs fought back to score 69–100. nick townsend Make a layup with seven seconds left.
Yale coach James Jones said, “We got off to bad starts in three of our last four games and got ourselves into a hole that we had to get out of.” “It’s great that guys were able to fight back and get back into it, but we have to start each half better.”
Cornell won the rebounding battle 31–28 and outscored Yale in second-chance points 12–3.
casey simmons, isaac seliscar And Townsend led the Bulldogs (21-5, 9-3) with 14 points. The loss ended Yale’s five-game winning streak.
ESPN Research and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
