Men's Basketball (2017-2018)

[ugarte]

Cornell had their customary annual blowout loss to Syracuse to start the D-I season over the weekend but evened their record with a 94-84 win over Binghamton.

[mountainred]

The Big Red led by 18 with six minutes to go, but Bingo was stubborn.  To their credit, the Big Red hit their free throws down the stretch (12 of 14) so the result was never really in doubt.

If Morgan stays healthy, he's going to have an insane stat line.  He had 26 tonight with 8 rebounds.  Gettings came off the bench for 16 and Steve Julian had 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Cornell will be the underdog at Colgate on Thursday, then a trio of tossups:  @UMass-Lowell, home with Toledo and @Duquesne.  

In other league news, Dartmouth's best player decided to quit the team the day before the season started.  He'll graduate early and play two years somewhere else.

[scoop85]

In other league news, Dartmouth's best player decided to quit the team the day before the season started.  He'll graduate early and play two years somewhere else.

Rather strange, especially considering that Boudreaux's father (and possible both parents) are Dartmouth alumns.

[ugarte]

In other league news, Dartmouth's best player decided to quit the team the day before the season started.  He'll graduate early and play two years somewhere else.

Rather strange, especially considering that Boudreaux's father (and possible both parents) are Dartmouth alumns.

Kinda feel like "played for a few years and got a degree" is all the parents need and now maybe the kid can get a scholarship for grad school.

[semsox]

In other league news, Dartmouth's best player decided to quit the team the day before the season started.  He'll graduate early and play two years somewhere else.

Rather strange, especially considering that Boudreaux's father (and possible both parents) are Dartmouth alumns.

This can cut both ways if he was never really crazy about Dartmouth, but went out of a perceived obligation.

[mountainred]

In other league news, Dartmouth's best player decided to quit the team the day before the season started.  He'll graduate early and play two years somewhere else.

Rather strange, especially considering that Boudreaux's father (and possible both parents) are Dartmouth alumns.

This can cut both ways if he was never really crazy about Dartmouth, but went out of a perceived obligation.

Both parents are grads and Evan's mother is on the Board of Trustees there.  There had been rumblings he wasn't happy last season -- the coach who recruited Evan was fired before the season started -- but the timing is brutal.

[mountainred]

'gate with a 72-61 win.  The Big Red just couldn't shoot, 5-27 from behind the arc.  Morgan gets 23 and is now in the all-time top 20 in scoring at Cornell.

[mountainred]

Troubling loss at UMass-Lowell 98-78.  22 Cornell turnovers.  25 UML second chance points and 52 UML points in the paint.  Ugh.

[scoop85]

Troubling loss at UMass-Lowell 98-78.  22 Cornell turnovers.  25 UML second chance points and 52 UML points in the paint.  Ugh.

Yes, troubling is the right word. I would've thought we'd be improving, and I'm not sure we're seeing that.

[Ken711]

Troubling loss at UMass-Lowell 98-78.  22 Cornell turnovers.  25 UML second chance points and 52 UML points in the paint.  Ugh.

Earl needs to bring in a good sized center in his next recruiting class.

[mountainred]

Troubling loss at UMass-Lowell 98-78.  22 Cornell turnovers.  25 UML second chance points and 52 UML points in the paint.  Ugh.

Yes, troubling is the right word. I would've thought we'd be improving, and I'm not sure we're seeing that.

I'm not either.  Four games into year 2 is way too early to panic, but it is not too be early to be concerned.  And I'm that.

[mountainred]

Much, MUCH better effort.  Cornell beats Toledo 80-77 at home.  Sure, the Rockets cut a 21 point Cornell lead to 1, but this was supposed to be a tight one.  The Big Red shot well (56%) and didn't turn the ball over too much (11).  Toledo did get a dozen offensive rebounds.

Gettings is finally healthy enough to start.  He finished with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.  He is clearly Cornell's second best player and the offense clicks better when he is on the floor.  Warren was huge off the bench with 11 points (and at least 6 of the Big Red's points in the final 31-13 run by Toledo). Morgan led all scorers with 24.

Basically two good performances at home, three poor performances on the road.  Unfortunately, Monday night is at Duquesne.

[ugarte]

Watched the last two minutes of foul-o-rama as Duquesne cut the lead from 13 to 7 but Cornell wins on the road 78-71.

[mountainred]

Watched the last two minutes of foul-o-rama as Duquesne cut the lead from 13 to 7 but Cornell wins on the road 78-71.

First road win of the year and frankly the first time they've looked good on the road.

It was a one point game midway through the second when Cornell went on an 11-0 run.  The Dukes hit a couple of late threes, but were never really a threat the rest of the way.  (Their announcer sorta gave up with more than 2 minutes left.)

Morgan with 24 points and 5 assists.  Gettings had 19.  Gordon and Warren had 10 each and Steve Julian had 8 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.  Julian has been huge.

Maybe the UML game was a "darkest before dawn" kind of thing?  The guys have looked vastly better in their last two games.

[billhoward]

• The wins over Toledo (80-77) and at Duquesne (78-71) represent the first winning streak under head coach Brian Earl.

"Winning streak" as in first time this year or last that Cornell has won even 2 games in a row? We are starting over.