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11-14-19 10:44 AM - Post#290948
NJIT 59 Cornell 58
KenPom had NJIT at #149 and Cornell at #279 heading into the game. NJIT might have been favored, but Cornell absolutely should have won this game.
https://cornellbigred.com/news/2019/11/13/mens- bas...
https://cornellbigred.com/boxscore.aspx?path=mbbal...
Cornell was up 18 at the half and 20 with 18 minutes to go. Even with NJIT chipping away at the lead, Cornell was up 10 with 4:30 to go.
NJIT took the lead with 1 minute left, but McBride hit a layup to go back up 1. Warren put them back ahead with 5 seconds to go, after NJIT hit 2 FT. NJIT inbounded the ball & got it to halfcourt before taking a timeout. NJIT then hit a short jumper with 0.5 to go to win it.
McBride had another good game with 17 points & 4 assists. Warren had 14 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists & 2 blocks. Boeheim was shut down with only 6 points (1-9 total, 1-7 from 3).
Completely a tale of 2 halves.
Cornell shooting - 1st half 46% (38% 5-13 from 3), 2nd half 37% (7% 1-15 from 3)
NJIT shooting - 1st half 19% (0% 0-5 from 3), 2nd half 55% (43% 3-7)
A win would have been a good confidence boost. Hopefully, their big collapse won't have a lingering effect.
On to DePaul for a Saturday afternoon game. DePaul is 4-0 with a 93-78 win at Iowa on Monday.
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