ITHACA, N.Y. – Balanced scoring and a strong second half propelled Colgate to a 73-57 victory over Cornell here Sunday afternoon.
Will Rayman scored 16 points to lead four Raiders in double-figures.
Jordan Burns and
Dana Batt scored 14 apiece, while Malcom Regisford added 12.
Rapolas Ivanauskas just missed his third straight double-double, finishing with nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
Cornell entered the game 2-0 for the first time in nine years and broke in front early. The Big Red led 5-1 and 10-3 before the Raiders reeled off 10 straight points for a 13-10 advantage on Ivanauskas' 3-pointer with 12:18 showing.
That was part of an 18-2 Colgate run that put the Raiders in front 21-12 on Burns' 3-pointer at the 8:49 mark. Colgate held on for a 31-28 halftime lead.
But Colgate for the second game in a row played its best after intermission.
After Cornell grabbed a 35-34 advantage on Josh Warren's jumper with 16:48 left, Colgate scored six straight to take the lead for keeps.
The Raiders followed with scoring runs of 8-0 and 9-2 to stretch the lead to 59-43 with 6:58 showing. Ball movement was the key as Colgate in the second half scored 11 baskets on seven assists, and dominated in the paint to the tune of 32-14.
Cornell never drew closer than 11 points the rest of the way.
The Raiders dealt their Central New York rivals their first loss of the season after a 2-0 start. Colgate, meanwhile, won its second straight.
Bottom Line
• Colgate 73, Cornell 57
Won-Lost Records
• Colgate improved to 2-1.
• Cornell also is now 2-1.
Stats of the Game
• The game was part of the Central New York Classic. The Raiders are now 1-1 with games remaining against Nazareth and Binghamton.
• Rayman upped his career scoring total to 997. He gets his next crack at the century mark Wednesday night against Nazareth.
• Colgate won its third straight over Cornell and its second consecutive in Ithaca.
• Burns with his game-high eight assists missed a career best by one.
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Tucker Richardson came off the bench to score six points with four rebounds and four assists.
• Cornell was led by Matt Morgan's 12 points and 10 boards.
Gate Grab Bag
• Attendance at Newman Arena was 1,266.
Up Next
• Colgate plays again Wednesday, taking on Nazareth as part of the Central New York Classic.
• It's the opening game for the Division III Golden Flyers out of Rochester.
• Start time from Cotterell Court is 7 p.m., with the Patriot League Network and WKXZ-FM carrying all of the action.
