Late Evening News and Notes

Below, some additional news and notes...ESPN's Weekly Watch writes: Five To Avoid On First Weekend • Cornell: With the ability to shoot 3s (especially Ryan Wittman) and a big man in the middle who can finish and pass (Jeff Foote), the Big Red can cause big trouble. Slope TV recaps Cornell's third consecutive Ivy League title clinching win over Penn on Saturday nig...

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News and Notes: Sunday Evening "Ivy Champs" Edition

Below, some news notes for Sunday evening...While attending Cornell's match-up on Saturday with Penn, the Daily Pennsylvanian's Neil Fanaroff noted during his live updates, "A nice arena they have here [at Cornell]. A good size, and a packed house (even though there's a hockey game going on right now next door)."From the Pioneer Local, "After enjoying a solid freshman season to help Cornell reach the NCAA Tournament a year ago, [Chris] Wroblewski ... has played the role of defensive stopper on this year's 23-4 club (9-1 in the Ivy League). The sophomore guard appears to be headed back to the Big Dance with the Big Red, which has been ranked in the Top 25 this season."News 10 Now has video highlights of Cornell's Saturday win over Penn. Both...

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Slope Media Recaps Cornell's Win over Princeton

Slope Media recaps Cornell's win over Princeton on Frid...

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Northeastern's Allen uses charity to lift Huskies over Mason

Don't really think I am talking like a blind homer when I say that Northeastern cashed in on some charity in order to avoid overtime and get the 50-48 win over George Mason yesterday. I was sitting right behind the Northeastern radio team on press row and they also did not believe it was a foul on Chaisson Allen in those final seconds. It happened right in front us, maybe a mere 20 feet away or so. Right before that, as you can see in the video, Mike Morrison was looked to be clearly fouled on his put back dunk that would have given Mason the lead. The inconsistent officiating was very questionable and played too a big a part in this one. However, we also witnessed right in front us Matt Janning hitting a dagger three-pointer that was well beyond the NBA three-point line. I don't like...

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THREE-PEAT, Cornell Clinches Ivy Title with Dominant 68-48 Win Over Penn

Below, game recaps from Cornell's Ivy League Championship clinching win over Penn. The Big Red have won three consecutive Ivy League titles. (Photos, Ithaca Journal)(Photo, Cornell Athletics)Men's Basketball Delivers Ivy Title With 68-48 Senior Day Win Over Penn CornellBigRed.comBox Score Senior Day Ceremony Video ITHACA, NY – On a special night celebrating a special group of seniors, the Cornell men's basketball team clinched at least a share of its third consecutive Ivy League title with a 68-48 victory over Penn on Saturday night at Newman Arena. The victory avenged the Big Red’s only league loss of the season, a 79-64 defeat in Philadelphia on Feb. 12. A sold-out Senior Day crowd watched Cornell improve to 25-4 (11-1 Ivy), while the Quakers...

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GAME ON!

Get all the information you need about the Cornell Big Red's basketball games this weekend vs Princeton (2/26) and Penn (2/27) with The Cornell Basketball Blog's Game Preview Center (CLICK HERE).(originally published 2.26....

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News and Notes: Saturday Edition

News and notes for Saturday evening...From Bleacher Report, " In what might have been its last true test in Ivy League play, Cornell got enough to earn a 50-47 victory over Princeton. It is Cornell’s second win over Princeton in the last two weeks."News 10 Now reviews Friday's Cornell win.Snow kept CBS Sports from making its planned journey to Ithaca this weekend.Cornell RPI Watch: The RPI (Rating Percentage Index) is a measure of strength of schedule and how a team does against that schedule. It does not consider the margin of victory, but only whether or not a team won and where the game was played (home/away/neutral court). The formula is 25% team winning percentage (WP), 50% opponents' average winning percentage (OWP), and 25% opponents'...

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