A pair of mid-major programs tangle on the parquet floor in the Old Dominion when a member of the Ivy League takes on a team from the Atlantic 10. The Cornell Big Red are on the road as they make the trip to take on the George Mason Patriots Wednesday night. Cornell dropped Fordham 78-73 on the road in their previous contest Saturday, winning outright as a two-point underdog. George Mason rolled to a 67-45 home win over Austin Peay in their most recent game Friday night, covering the line as a 6.5-point favorite. In the all-time series between the teams, the Big Red won the lone previous matchup as they took a 68-60 road win back on November 14, 2014.
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Cornell won their third straight game to open the season as they took care of business on the road against Fordham in their previous contest. The Big Red comes into this game 3-0 on the season and look to maintain their momentum as they take the floor in this one. Against Fordham, Cornell took control of the game with an 18-0 run to take a 27-13 advantage with nine minutes to play in the first half. The Big Red ran to a 45-24 lead at the half and was up as many as 27 with 17:22 remaining in the game. Cornell hung on as Fordham closed the gap to three points on multiple occasions in the final five minutes to earn the win. The Big Red shot 54% from the floor, including seven of 18 from three-point range, and overcame 20 turnovers in the win. Nazir Williams led Cornell with 15 points off the bench in the win.
The Big Red is 47th in the nation in scoring offense as they average 89.7 points pe r game this season. Cornell pulls down an average of 38.3 boards a night and dishes out an average of 19.3 assists per contest. The Big Red is below average defensively as they are 294th in the country by allowing 79 points a night. Jacob Beccles leads the Big Red and is one of six players averaging in double figures with 15 points a game. Nazir Williams (11 points), Chris Manon (10.7 points) and Sean Hansen (12.7 points, five rebounds) are solid offensive options as well. Cooper Noard (13.7 points, 6.3 rebounds) Adam Tsang Hinton (11 points), AK Okereke, Guy Ragland Jr., Isaiah Gray, Chris Cain, Keller Boothby, Jake Fiegen and DJ Nix are all good pieces in Brian Earl’s rotation. Cornell shoots 54.2% from the field as a team on the year, which is 17th in the nation. The Big Red knocks down 10.7 three-pointers (35th in the nation) a night while shooting 39% from beyond the arc. Cornell is a struggling free throw shooting team as they hit only 6 1.6% at the line as a unit this season.