Basketball 2015-16

Al DeFlorio · November 16, 2015, 09:21:45 PM

Colgate game going into second OT as Cornell blows 19-point first-half lead and 8-point lead in first OT (how do you do that?).

Edit: 101-98 Cornell wins as a Colgate 3-pointer goes off the rim at the second-OT buzzer.

mountainred · November 16, 2015, 09:36:52 PM

Big Red survive in double OT 101-98. The key in the second OT was to fall behind by 4.

Wil Bathurst had his best game in Red with 14 points (including a crazy runner to force the second OT) and 7 Rebounds. Daryl Smith huge in the OTs as well.

ugarte · November 16, 2015, 09:40:47 PM

Hooooooly crap what a finish. I tuned in late in the second half after Cornell had blown a huge lead and got to see them come back with a clutch late 3. Then they blew another big lead in OT and tied it with another clutch three and then, after giving up 2, a great runner to send it to double OT. They led almost all of the double OT as well (though it was close throughout) and almost managed to blow it again with missed free throws, but after Bathurst hit one of two to give them a 3 point lead with 4.2 seconds left, Colgate was able to push the ball up and get a shot in the air at the buzzer and as it fell down inches from the rim... the Colgate video feed cut out. I had to check the Cornell Sports twitter account to make sure that it didn't go in.

Frustrating but ultimately excellent. A great week for the Big Red against the Red Raiders.

ugarte · November 16, 2015, 09:41:07 PM

Quote from: mountainredBig Red survive in double OT 101-98. The key in the second OT was to fall behind by 4

nice

mountainred · November 16, 2015, 10:00:11 PM

Quote from: ugarteHooooooly crap what a finish. I tuned in late in the second half after Cornell had blown a huge lead and got to see them come back with a clutch late 3. Then they blew another big lead in OT and tied it with another clutch three and then, after giving up 2, a great runner to send it to double OT. They led almost all of the double OT as well (though it was close throughout) and almost managed to blow it again with missed free throws, but after Bathurst hit one of two to give them a 3 point lead with 4.2 seconds left, Colgate was able to push the ball up and get a shot in the air at the buzzer and as it fell down inches from the rim... the Colgate video feed cut out. I had to check the Cornell Sports twitter account to make sure that it didn't go in.

Frustrating but ultimately excellent. A great week for the Big Red against the Red Raiders.

Gutty win on a night they could have quit. Colgate is going to show the attempted home run inbounds with about a minute left in regulation over and over and over in the film room. Foolish play and led to Daryl hitting the big trey in the corner.

ugarte · November 16, 2015, 10:30:40 PM

Quote from: mountainred
Quote from: ugarteHooooooly crap what a finish. I tuned in late in the second half after Cornell had blown a huge lead and got to see them come back with a clutch late 3. Then they blew another big lead in OT and tied it with another clutch three and then, after giving up 2, a great runner to send it to double OT. They led almost all of the double OT as well (though it was close throughout) and almost managed to blow it again with missed free throws, but after Bathurst hit one of two to give them a 3 point lead with 4.2 seconds left, Colgate was able to push the ball up and get a shot in the air at the buzzer and as it fell down inches from the rim... the Colgate video feed cut out. I had to check the Cornell Sports twitter account to make sure that it didn't go in.

Frustrating but ultimately excellent. A great week for the Big Red against the Red Raiders.

Gutty win on a night they could have quit. Colgate is going to show the attempted home run inbounds with about a minute left in regulation over and over and over in the film room. Foolish play and led to Daryl hitting the big trey in the corner.

I have to say, I thought the home run ball was a product of Cornell guarding the inbounds well. A guy broke out when the more rational options were all covered. The cameraman didn't do a great job of following the ball but I'll bet the pass didn't miss by much.

mountainred · November 18, 2015, 07:44:22 PM

Two in row. Cornell 76 Bingo 59. The Bearcats made a few runs, but most of this game was played at a double digit spread.

Matt Morgan with 24, Daryl Smith with 16 which is nice to see.

billhoward · November 19, 2015, 11:10:28 AM

Quote from: mountainredTwo in row. Cornell 76 Bingo 59. ...

Too bad Binghamton doesn't also have a football team. Unless it took football as seriously as Colgate does.

mountainred · November 21, 2015, 05:41:50 PM

Back to .500. Canisius 87 Cornell 62. The loss isn't a surprise, the Griffs are solid and it was on the road, but the margin was disappointing. Especially since The Big Red lead by a point early in the second half.

mountainred · November 25, 2015, 08:49:31 PM

And back to .500. After a win over a D3 opponent, the Big Red get blown out at Pitt. Didn't expect a win, but hoped it would be a bit more competitive.

ugarte · November 25, 2015, 10:03:36 PM

Quote from: mountainredAnd back to .500. After a win over a D3 opponent, the Big Red get blown out at Pitt. Didn't expect a win, but hoped it would be a bit more competitive.

we lost by a lot against canisius. when pitt played gonzaga they were winning when the game got called. this is what i expected.

CAS · November 26, 2015, 10:10:51 AM

You expect we miss our first 13 shots, and lose by 44? How many Ivy games do you expect us to win?

mountainred · November 27, 2015, 11:01:31 AM

Quote from: CASYou expect we miss our first 13 shots, and lose by 44? How many Ivy games do you expect us to win?

Hey, we only missed our first 12 shots.

I hoped to see a better effort, but having a Pitt law grad friend text me score updates throughout the night - even though he knew I was watching - probably colored my mood.

Next week will be a lot more telling than this past week's easy win and ugly loss. Sunday is a very winnable game at UMass-Lowell; Tuesday is a tough one at home against a solid Siena team and the following Saturday is at home versus a Layfayette team who just got embarrassed by Princeton 104-52. Going into the exam break at 5-4 is very possible.

mountainred · November 29, 2015, 04:05:08 PM

Big Red lose on the road at UMass-Lowell 80-77. Guys fall behind by 15, but fight back so it is close throughout the second half. The good: Cornell forces 23 turnovers and freshman Matt Morgan scores 23 with 4 assists. The bad: UML outrebounded the Red by 46-27.

Ken711 · November 29, 2015, 06:44:25 PM

Quote from: mountainredBig Red lose on the road at UMass-Lowell 80-77. Guys fall behind by 15, but fight back so it is close throughout the second half. The good: Cornell forces 23 turnovers and freshman Matt Morgan scores 23 with 4 assists. The bad: UML outrebounded the Red by 46-27.

Cornell doesn't have a lot of height this year, being outrebounded will most likely happen often.