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DATE & TIME: Saturday, February 28th, 7:00 p.m. (et).
FACTS & STATS: Site: Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) -- Cambridge, Massachusetts. Television: None. Home Record: Cornell 11-0, Harvard 6-6. Away Record: Cornell 5-7, Harvard 6-7. Neutral Record: Cornell 3-1, Harvard 0-0. Conference Record: Cornell 9-2, Harvard 4-7. Series Record: Cornell leads, 86-67.
GAME NOTES: The Cornell Big Red try to draw closer to repeating as Ivy League champions as they stop in to face the Harvard Crimson at Lavietes Pavilion tonight. Last night Cornell paid a visit to Dartmouth and used that meeting to log a 75-57 win and move to 9-2 in league play. While a victory tonight will not assure the Big Red the outright title in the Ancient Eight, it will put them in a commanding seat when it comes to vying for a spot in postseason play. Meanwhile, Harvard picked up its second win in a row last night with a 72-63 decision over Columbia in this very building. Unfortunately for the Crimson, the team is now just 4-7 in conference and has trips to Brown and Yale waiting on the horizon next week. Cornell moved its advantage in the all- time series against the Crimson to 86-67 thanks to a 96-75 blowout in the first meeting of the season back on February 13.
Ryan Wittman scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Big Red to the 18-point win over Dartmouth at Leede Arena last night. Also scoring in double figures for the Big Red, now one win away from clinching at least a share of their second straight league title, were Louis Dale with 14 points and Jeff Foote and Chris Wroblewski with 11 apiece in the team's second straight triumph. Cornell finished the evening knocking down an impressive 11-of-19 shots out on the perimeter. Wittman, a 40.9 percent shooter behind the three-point line and an 82.2 percent marksman at the free-throw line, accounts for 18.3 ppg to pace the program this season. But more than that, Wittman is also responsible for a team-best 72 assists and is clearing just over three and a half rebounds per game as well. Dale and Foote account for 13.9 and 12.2 ppg, respectively, as well.
Jeremy Lin posted 14 points and nine rebounds to help lead the Crimson to the nine-point win over the Columbia Lions at Lavietes Pavilion just last night. Lin, who shot 6-of-10 from the field, added five assists for the Crimson as they squad won for the second straight game. Keith Wright added 14 points, six boards and four blocked shots for the home team, followed by Drew Housman and Oliver McNally with 10 points apiece. Harvard overcame 16 turnovers and just 4-of-16 shooting beyond the arc by ruling the glass, 39-27. Lin leads the team in scoring this season with his 17.9 ppg, the lone double- digit scorer on the roster through 25 games. He is shooting not only 51 percent from the floor, but also 41.9 percent behind the three-point line, all while leading the program with 5.4 rpg and 109 assists, not to mention 63 steals which tells the story of a player who puts every ounce of effort into his play at both ends of the floor.
Both of these teams has a singular star who is capable of carrying his squad into the win column. However, in the case of the Big Red there is also a strong supporting cast that is unlike anything Harvard can put on the floor so expect Cornell to inch closer to the postseason with a win.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Cornell 77, Harvard 65
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