The game is on ESPN+.
They play at Bucknell Sunday afternoon at 2PM. I’ll update after that game.
Preseason notes:
Cornell is a member of the Ivy League.
They were picked to finish 3rd in preseason polls behind Yale and Harvard.
The Big Red return five of their top 8 leading scorers from last year.
KenPom: Gives us a 90% chance of winning.
GMU - 61
Cornell - 177
NET:
Mason -
Cornell -
History:
We are 1-1 against Cornell all-time. We lost 68-60 at EBA on 11/14/15. We beat them 90-83 on 11/15/23 at EBA.
Cornell is currently 4-2 on the season. They are 3-0 at home, 1-2 on the road, and 0-0 at neutral sites.
Schedule: https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Wins: Lafayette College (97-78), Army (86-73), Colgate (95-92 in 2 OT), Misericordia University D3 (114-70)
Losses: Kent State (110-102), Illinois St. (76-65)
Probable Starters:
6’2” Cooper Noard - 22.5 ppg & 5.0 reb - Senior
6’4” Adam Hinton - 14.7 ppg - Senior
6’6” DJ Nix - 7.8 ppg - Senior
6’7” Kaspar Sepp - 6.3 ppg & 6.0 reb - Junior
6’3” Jacob Beccles - 6.8 ppg - Junior
Reserves averaging double figure minutes that have played in at least 4 games:
5’9” Corbin Zentner - 5.2 ppg - Senior
6’5” Josh Baldwin - 4.5 ppg & 4.8 reb - Senior
6’5” Gioacchino Panzini - 4.3 ppg - Sophomore
Roster: https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Team Stats:
Cornell averages 93.2 points per game (21st in the nation) while giving up 83.5 (330th in the nation).
The Big Red shoot 48.0% from the floor and 39.0% from 3.
Opponents are shooting 45.2% from the field and 35.2% from 3.
The Big Red shoot 72.7% from the free throw line.
They have out rebounded opponents by 4.2 board per game and average 14.7 turnovers per contest.
Stats: https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats
Thoughts: It’s safe to say that they value and emphasize offense more than defense. One major key to this game will be defending the 3. The Big Red are 2nd in the nation in 3 pointers attempted per game (37.2) and 1st in 3’s made per game (14.5). We are currently 39th in 3 point percentage defense.
In 5 out of 6 games thus far they have scored 86 or more points. Their starting line-up is very experienced, as is the bench. If we limit Noard and Hinton our chances of walking away with win number 9 look good.
Discuss.
They play at Bucknell Sunday afternoon at 2PM. I’ll update after that game.
Preseason notes:
Cornell is a member of the Ivy League.
They were picked to finish 3rd in preseason polls behind Yale and Harvard.
The Big Red return five of their top 8 leading scorers from last year.
KenPom: Gives us a 90% chance of winning.
GMU - 61
Cornell - 177
NET:
Mason -
Cornell -
History:
We are 1-1 against Cornell all-time. We lost 68-60 at EBA on 11/14/15. We beat them 90-83 on 11/15/23 at EBA.
Cornell is currently 4-2 on the season. They are 3-0 at home, 1-2 on the road, and 0-0 at neutral sites.
Schedule: https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Wins: Lafayette College (97-78), Army (86-73), Colgate (95-92 in 2 OT), Misericordia University D3 (114-70)
Losses: Kent State (110-102), Illinois St. (76-65)
Probable Starters:
6’2” Cooper Noard - 22.5 ppg & 5.0 reb - Senior
6’4” Adam Hinton - 14.7 ppg - Senior
6’6” DJ Nix - 7.8 ppg - Senior
6’7” Kaspar Sepp - 6.3 ppg & 6.0 reb - Junior
6’3” Jacob Beccles - 6.8 ppg - Junior
Reserves averaging double figure minutes that have played in at least 4 games:
5’9” Corbin Zentner - 5.2 ppg - Senior
6’5” Josh Baldwin - 4.5 ppg & 4.8 reb - Senior
6’5” Gioacchino Panzini - 4.3 ppg - Sophomore
Roster: https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Team Stats:
Cornell averages 93.2 points per game (21st in the nation) while giving up 83.5 (330th in the nation).
The Big Red shoot 48.0% from the floor and 39.0% from 3.
Opponents are shooting 45.2% from the field and 35.2% from 3.
The Big Red shoot 72.7% from the free throw line.
They have out rebounded opponents by 4.2 board per game and average 14.7 turnovers per contest.
Stats: https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats
Thoughts: It’s safe to say that they value and emphasize offense more than defense. One major key to this game will be defending the 3. The Big Red are 2nd in the nation in 3 pointers attempted per game (37.2) and 1st in 3’s made per game (14.5). We are currently 39th in 3 point percentage defense.
In 5 out of 6 games thus far they have scored 86 or more points. Their starting line-up is very experienced, as is the bench. If we limit Noard and Hinton our chances of walking away with win number 9 look good.
Discuss.
