Cornish Drops 28 in Loss at Cornell, 76-64

Friday, January 31

Ithaca, NY / Newman Arena

7:00 PM

Dartmouth College

8-10,2-3Ivy League

Cornell

12-6,4-1Ivy League

Dartmouth

Cornell

2/1/2025 12:20:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Callie Cyr

ITHACA, N.Y – Ryan Cornish dropped 28 points for the Big Green as the Dartmouth men's basketball team fell to Cornell on Friday night 76-64 from Newman Arena in Ithaca.

Cornish added six rebounds to the box score while Romeo Myrthil had 12 points, eight rebounds, two steals and a block.

The Big Green's record falls to 8-10 (2-3 Ivy League) and Cornell's improves to 12-6 (4-1 Ivy League). 

Score: Cornell 76, Dartmouth 64
Records: Dartmouth (8-10, 2-3 Ivy League), Cornell (12-6, 4-1 Ivy League) 
Location: Ithaca, N.Y. (Newman Arena) 
Date: Friday, January 31, 2025

UP NEXT:

The Big Green are back in action when they travel to Columbia to take on the Lions on Saturday, Feb. 1 with a 6 p.m. tipoff.

FIRST HALF: 

The game began even but Cornell jumped ahead to a 12-8 lead going into the first media timeout.
Six points from Cornish brought the Big Green within one with 11:08 to go.
With 4:19 remaining, a 9-3 run from the Big Red put them ahead 30-22.
The game went scoreless for 3:09 and the half ended on a Cornell three pointer to give them a 35-24 lead going into halftime.

SECOND HALF:

Five points from Myrthil and a bucket from Brandon Michell-Day put the Big Green within 10, 37-31 Cornell with 17:43 left.
Two straight three-pointers from Cornell with 9:12 remaining gave them a 55-40 lead.
Back-to-back three-pointers from Cornish and Myrthil brought the score to 64-54 Cornell with 4:57 remaining.
The Big Red scored five late to secure the victory, 76-64.

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