Yale Bulldogs at Cornell Big Red
· NCAA Men's Basketball
98 - 92
Atkinson leads Yale past Cornell 98-92 for 5th straight win
Cornell, which was aiming for a share of the Ivy League lead with Yale, closed to 93-87 on a Jimmy Boeheim jumper with 38 seconds left, but Oni dunked a second later. Boeheim again brought Big Red to within 96-92 with a drive at nine seconds, but Bruner closed out the scoring with a layup in the final five seconds.
Atkinson pulled down 10 rebounds, leading the Bulldogs (17-4, 7-1) on the boards, which they controlled 38-27. Bruner added eight boards and Oni seven. The control of the boards helped Yale outscore Cornell 54-37 in the paint and 16-10 on second-chance baskets.
Matt Morgan led Cornell (13-11, 5-3) with 35 points, six rebounds and three steals. Boeheim finished with 24 points. Big Red made 10 3-pointers and 22 of 25 free throws.
Cornell's 54 points and Yale's 53 were school records for most points after halftime.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 98 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jordan Bruner made Layup. Assisted by Blake Reynolds. | 98 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Jimmy Boeheim made Layup. | 96 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Jimmy Boeheim Defensive Rebound. | 96 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Alex Copeland missed Three Point Jumper. | 96 - 90 |
Statistics
 YALE |
 COR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 36-68 | FG | 30-57 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 9-20 | 3PT | 10-22 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 17-22 | FT | 22-25 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 54 | Points in Paint | 37 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Ithaca, NY
Attendance: 3,614 | Capacity: