Men's Basketball 21-22

[Al DeFlorio]

Penn State tonight at 6:30 on Big Ten network.  PSU has beaten Youngstown State and St. Francis but was crushed by UMass.  Should be competitive.

[mountainred]

Should be a good test for the guys tonight.  Cornell has got to keep Penn State from dominating the offensive rebounds.  Some hot shooting from behind the arc would be nice too.

[billhoward]

Should be a good test for the guys tonight.  Cornell has got to keep Penn State from dominating the offensive rebounds.  Some hot shooting from behind the arc would be nice too.

The test is stacked against Cornell by 14-15 points if the betting line is accurate. But, you know, Colgate took down Syracuse, so there are possibilities.

[mountainred]

Should be a good test for the guys tonight.  Cornell has got to keep Penn State from dominating the offensive rebounds.  Some hot shooting from behind the arc would be nice too.

The test is stacked against Cornell by 14-15 points if the betting line is accurate. But, you know, Colgate took down Syracuse, so there are possibilities.

Penn St. 41 Cornell 38 at the half. Big Red led by 10 or so midway through the first half, but the Nits hit 4 three pointers down the stretch.

[mountainred]

Penn St. closes on a 24-9 run to win 85-74.  Game was much closer than that score indicates; Cornell led with 6 to go.  Basically, the Nits hit 15 of 34 from behind the arc, while Cornell was just 9 of 32.  They also hit 9 of 10 at the line to close the game out.

[upprdeck]

pSu shot 50% for the game  other than that cornell did more than hold their own..  led most of the night.. Still they took too many bad shots at then 4 missed FTs late and multiple driving layups..  Other games they got those called as fouls but tonight just tough runners that didnt go in,

Play like that and they can be near the top of the Ivies.

[mountainred]

pSu shot 50% for the game  other than that cornell did more than hold their own..  led most of the night.. Still they took too many bad shots at then 4 missed FTs late and multiple driving layups..  Other games they got those called as fouls but tonight just tough runners that didnt go in,

Play like that and they can be near the top of the Ivies.

The last 5 minutes were disappointing, but for the first 35 Cornell looked every bit as good as Penn St.  And it wasn't fluke shooting, but was aggressive defense, strong rebounding and smart offense.

Bear in mind that the Ivies as a whole have played pretty well.  Princeton has beaten So. Carolina and Oregon State and Dartmouth beat Georgetown (who aren't the Hoyas of old, but still).  Brown has thrown scares into UNC and Colorado. But this team will be a tough match-up and should win their share of league games.  And if this is the new Earl style, he may be able to build something here.  This looks like fun to play.

[scoop85]

pSu shot 50% for the game  other than that cornell did more than hold their own..  led most of the night.. Still they took too many bad shots at then 4 missed FTs late and multiple driving layups..  Other games they got those called as fouls but tonight just tough runners that didnt go in,

Play like that and they can be near the top of the Ivies.

The last 5 minutes were disappointing, but for the first 35 Cornell looked every bit as good as Penn St.  And it wasn't fluke shooting, but was aggressive defense, strong rebounding and smart offense.

Bear in mind that the Ivies as a whole have played pretty well.  Princeton has beaten So. Carolina and Oregon State and Dartmouth beat Georgetown (who aren't the Hoyas of old, but still).  Brown has thrown scares into UNC and Colorado. But this team will be a tough match-up and should win their share of league games.  And if this is the new Earl style, he may be able to build something here.  This looks like fun to play.

While the last few minutes were disappointing, this team is awfully fun to watch. We need to do a better job hitting free throws down the stretch, and Penn State caught fire from 3 late (their 15 3's tied a school record). Kobe Dixon, who played a solid game, missed a shot at the rim that took a bit of the wind out of our sales.

But it's great to see Cornell basketball back as a legitimate and competitive program.

[Ken711]

pSu shot 50% for the game  other than that cornell did more than hold their own..  led most of the night.. Still they took too many bad shots at then 4 missed FTs late and multiple driving layups..  Other games they got those called as fouls but tonight just tough runners that didnt go in,

Play like that and they can be near the top of the Ivies.

The last 5 minutes were disappointing, but for the first 35 Cornell looked every bit as good as Penn St.  And it wasn't fluke shooting, but was aggressive defense, strong rebounding and smart offense.

Bear in mind that the Ivies as a whole have played pretty well.  Princeton has beaten So. Carolina and Oregon State and Dartmouth beat Georgetown (who aren't the Hoyas of old, but still).  Brown has thrown scares into UNC and Colorado. But this team will be a tough match-up and should win their share of league games.  And if this is the new Earl style, he may be able to build something here.  This looks like fun to play.

While the last few minutes were disappointing, this team is awfully fun to watch. We need to do a better job hitting free throws down the stretch, and Penn State caught fire from 3 late (their 15 3's tied a school record). Kobe Dixon, who played a solid game, missed a shot at the rim that took a bit of the wind out of our sales.

But it's great to see Cornell basketball back as a legitimate and competitive program.

Without PS making so many 3's that late in the game Cornell likely would have won. In any case, they played very well against a Big Ten team.

[scoop85]

93-80 win today over St. Francis PA. Freshman guard Nazir Williams and sophomore forward Keller Boothby stole the show, with 21 and 17 points respectively. Williams plays with great poise for a rookie, and I think he may be Cornell's best all around player. The Red led by as much as 21, and was never truly threatened although St. Francis played a stronger 2nd half and hit a ton of free throws.

Cornell is now 5-1 for the 1st time since 1967, hard as that may be to believe. Three winnable games ahead before heading to play a very good Virginia Tech team.

[mountainred]

Looks like I missed a good one due to holiday travel, but Williams' stat line impresses and he looked good against Penn St.  I still like Jones's overall game a little better, but that opinion won't age well if Nazir keeps on this trajectory.

Canisius is pretty good, and tough to beat at home.  I think their record is a bit deceiving as they really overscheduled.  But it is very winnable.  Cornell is better than Coppin State and Keuka lost to Wells.

And I know it is the wrong holiday, but Coach Earl receive a present in a new commitment this week.  A 6-5 SG from Harvard Westlake who is doing a post grad year at Phillips Exeter.  Verbal Commits only listed Army as offering (other than Cornell), but they listed Williams as having no other offers, so who knows.

[scoop85]

Canisius is pretty good, and tough to beat at home.  I think their record is a bit deceiving as they really overscheduled.  But it is very winnable.  Cornell is better than Coppin State and Keuka lost to Wells.

And I know it is the wrong holiday, but Coach Earl receive a present in a new commitment this week.  A 6-5 SG from Harvard Westlake who is doing a post grad year at Phillips Exeter.  Verbal Commits only listed Army as offering (other than Cornell), but they listed Williams as having no other offers, so who knows.

Sure, beating Canisius on the road won't be easy, probably a toss-up. The other 2 should be W's for sure.

The more I see about college basketball recruiting the more it's apparent that so many quality D1 talents are missed by college coaches. Hardly anyone recruited Louis Dale and Matt Morgan, and we know what kind of players they were. I also saw on Verbal Commits that Nazir Williams appeared to have no other D1 offers, which is astounding if you see what the guy can do on the court.

[ugarte]

And I know it is the wrong holiday, but Coach Earl receive a present in a new commitment this week.  A 6-5 SG from Harvard Westlake who is doing a post grad year at Phillips Exeter.  Verbal Commits only listed Army as offering (other than Cornell), but they listed Williams as having no other offers, so who knows.

https://twitter.com/NERRHoops/status/1463148770682621957

[cu155]

I'm pretty sure Duncan Robinson didn't get any D1 offers coming out of Exeter either and he's done ok with the Miami Heat.  Maybe Hinton will be similarly good, but hopefully we can skip the transfer to Michigan.

[Al DeFlorio]

You know things are going your way when a 3-pointer goes in off the backboard.