NCAAB

Cornell Big Red at California Golden Bears

· NCAA Men's Basketball
7-3, 4-2 Away
Final
88 - 80

Behind Okerke, Cornell tops Cal for first win against the ACC since 1951

Cornell Big Red vs. California Golden Bears: Game Highlights

Nazir Williams added 18 points and Jake Fiegen 11 for the Big Red (7-3), which beat an Atlantic Coast Conference team for the first time since December 1951, four years before the debut of Disneyland.

Joshua Ola-Joseph scored 21 points to lead the Golden Bears. Mady Sissoko had 13 points on 6-for-6 shooting. Andrej Stojakovic scored 13, reserve Jeremiah Wilkinson 12 and Jovan Blacksher Jr. 11.

Cal (6-4) turned a 52-29 deficit with 18:14 remaining in the game into a 72-71 lead with a 3-pointer by Stojakovic with 5:15 left. Undeterred, Cornell's Guy Ragland Jr. buried a 3-pointer 15 seconds later and Cornell never trailed again.

Noard's jump shot with 6:31 left before halftime gave Cornell a 32-18 lead. The Big Red finished the first half shooting 20 for 36 (55.6%) en route to a 47-29 halftime advantage.

Cal, which entered averaging 13 turnovers per game, equaled the mark before halftime. Cornell scored an equal number of points off Cal's turnovers.

Cornell started the second half with a 5-0 start when Fiegen made three free throws and Okereke made a basket to give the Big Red their biggest lead.

It was only the third meeting between the two teams and the first in almost 32 years. Cal lost that most recent meeting 74-54 on Dec. 30, 1992, in the Seton Hall Meadowlands Classic in South Orange, New Jersey.

Prior to Tuesday's 73-year losing streak, Cornell had lost 42 straight games against the ACC.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 88 - 80
2nd 0:00 AK Okereke made Dunk. Assisted by Jake Fiegen. 88 - 80
2nd 0:08 Mady Sissoko made Jumper. 86 - 80
2nd 0:08 Mady Sissoko Offensive Rebound. 86 - 78
2nd 0:10 Jovan Blacksher Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. 86 - 78

Statistics

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33-67 FG 28-64
49.3 Field Goal % 43.8
9-32 3PT 12-33
28.1 Three Point % 36.4
13-20 FT 12-16
65.0 Free Throw % 75.0
35 Rebounds 43
13 Offensive Rebounds 17
22 Defensive Rebounds 26
15 Assists 15
10 Steals 5
6 Blocks 1
10 Turnovers 18
0 Team Turnovers 1
10 Total Turnovers 18
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Off Turnovers 11
11 Fast Break Points 10
44 Points in Paint 32
11 Fouls 17
23 Largest Lead 3

Game Information

Haas Pavilion

Location: Berkeley, CA
Attendance: 3,035 | Capacity:

2024-25 Ivy League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Yale 13-1 - 22-8
Cornell 9-5 4 18-11
Princeton 8-6 5 19-11
Dartmouth 8-6 5 14-14
Harvard 7-7 6 12-15
Brown 6-8 7 14-13
Pennsylvania 4-10 9 8-19
Columbia 1-13 12 12-15

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 19-1 - 35-3
Clemson 18-2 1 27-7
Louisville 18-2 1 27-8
SMU 13-7 6 24-11
Wake Forest 13-7 6 21-11
North Carolina 13-7 6 23-14
Stanford 11-9 8 21-14
Georgia Tech 10-10 9 17-17
Florida State 8-12 11 17-15
Pittsburgh 8-12 11 17-15
Virginia 8-12 11 15-17
Notre Dame 8-12 11 15-18
Virginia Tech 8-12 11 13-19
Syracuse 7-13 12 14-19
California 6-14 13 14-19
NC State 5-15 14 12-19
Boston College 4-16 15 12-19
Miami 3-17 16 7-24
Full Standings