big weekend for basketball @Harvard/@Dartmouth

Al DeFlorio · February 19, 2010, 08:54:00 PM

79-68 CU with :25 left

phillysportsfan · February 19, 2010, 08:59:33 PM

Yes we won 79-70!!!!! Take that Lobo

upperdeck · February 19, 2010, 09:13:58 PM

CU win sets up next weekend with Princeton to hopefully decide it all..

Josh '99 · February 19, 2010, 09:47:48 PM

Great game for Wittman. Led all scorers with 27 points including 6-12 from three-point range (Cornell overall was 12-23 from outside), and also led the game with 8 rebounds. Cornell defense fouled a ton - Foote and Wire with 4, Wittman and Jaques with 3, four other guys with 2, but nobody fouled out. Harvard was 32-34 from the line, but it wasn't enough for them.

CUontheslopes · February 19, 2010, 09:50:44 PM

Cornell needs to rediscover its defensive intensity. Too much fouling reminds me of Seton Hall game...

phillysportsfan · February 19, 2010, 10:05:46 PM

Quote from: upperdeckCU win sets up next weekend with Princeton to hopefully decide it all..

Got to beat Dartmouth first, they picked up their first league win tonight against Columbia.

Quote from: Josh '99Great game for Wittman. Led all scorers with 27 points including 6-12 from three-point range (Cornell overall was 12-23 from outside), and also led the game with 8 rebounds. Cornell defense fouled a ton - Foote and Wire with 4, Wittman and Jaques with 3, four other guys with 2, but nobody fouled out. Harvard was 32-34 from the line, but it wasn't enough for them.

Yeah Wittman really put on a show for the 14 NBA scouts in attendance

kingpin248 · February 19, 2010, 11:37:17 PM

Quote from: phillysportsfanYeah Wittman really put on a show for the 14 NBA scouts in attendance

Also in attendance were some "name" media, among them Andy Katz, who posted this on ESPN.com.

Aside: It seems from Katz's tweets that Sucks basketball normally does its postgame pressers in a "utility closet."

YankeeLobo · February 20, 2010, 12:23:24 AM

Wittman was on tonight...when he's on fire, Cornell is tough to beat. I wish he had one of these Jimmer Fredette type performances more often, and he'll need to have them in the tournament for Cornell to advance.

ugarte · February 20, 2010, 01:12:48 AM

Princeton destroyed Yale tonight so the pressure is still on the Red to keep winning.

French Rage · February 20, 2010, 02:13:41 AM

Quote from: phillysportsfanYes we won 79-70!!!!! Take that Lobo

We were good.

But were we New Mexico good?

Al DeFlorio · February 20, 2010, 08:56:50 AM

Andy Katz piece at ESPN: http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/4320/big-red-bounces-back-after-tough-loss

phillysportsfan · February 20, 2010, 10:21:18 AM

Quote from: French Rage
Quote from: phillysportsfanYes we won 79-70!!!!! Take that Lobo

We were good.

But were we New Mexico good?

No we are not as good as New Mexico but Lobo said we would lose

RichH · February 20, 2010, 11:42:48 AM

Quote from: Al DeFlorioAndy Katz piece at ESPN: http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/4320/big-red-bounces-back-after-tough-loss

Quote from: KatzHarvard's students were amped up for this one with chants of "safety school,'' a halftime change from white to black t-shirts and plenty of noise.

In order: old hat, I don't get it, and I didn't think Harvard students were capable of noise.

If anyone can explain the t-shirt thing, please let me know.

Did anybody on this board go to the basketball game instead of the hockey game? Care to file a report? I'm interested in how many CU fans there were, if a basketball sell-out at Harvard is the same as a hockey "sell-out" at Harvard, the general atmosphere, etc.

Al DeFlorio · February 20, 2010, 01:52:48 PM

Quote from: RichHDid anybody on this board go to the basketball game instead of the hockey game? Care to file a report? I'm interested in how many CU fans there were, if a basketball sell-out at Harvard is the same as a hockey "sell-out" at Harvard, the general atmosphere, etc.

The Harvard Athletics web site has a so-called "highlights" video (all show Crimson baskets; one would wonder how Cornell scored 70 points) that will give you a sense of the crowld.

phillysportsfan · February 20, 2010, 04:45:04 PM

Harvard really had to push it to find highlights considering the 32 points they got off free throws

Harvard students arent capable of noise, from watching the game online the student section sounded quiet, occasionally they made some noise but not much. Then again their student section is only about 400 people.

I didnt go to the game but watched it online and it seemed that the whole section behind our bench was Cornell fans, there might have been more