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The Harvard frontcourt has been hailed as the best in the Ivy League, but it was the Cornell big men who dominated the interior on Saturday night.
Carried by a career-high 27 points from forward Ryan Rourke, Cornell (11-12, 6-4 Ivy) came from behind to beat Harvard 67-63 at Lavietes Pavilion, preventing the Crimson (10-13, 5-5) from sweeping its first weekend series since 2002.
Rourke, who transferred from Mesa (Ariz.) Community College prior to the season, poured in 20 second-half points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor and went 6-of-6 from the line to sink Harvard. Hitting an assortment of layups and mid-range jumpers, the 6�...
Taylor had 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds, and teamed with Rourke to help Cornell outscore Harvard in the paint, 32-14. Porous interior defense was part of a collective Crimson lapse that allowed Cornell to shoot 70 percent and score 45 points after halftime, as Harvard appeared...
“Credit to Cornell for really seeing that we were tired in the second half,” Sullivan said. “That really became problematic for us...you’ve got to get something out of your defense.”