College Basketball Preview: Navy (3-7) at Cornell (5-7)
Navy Midshipmen (3-7) at Cornell Big Red (5-7)
Sunday, Dec. 30; 1:00 pm ET
Newman Arena, Ithica, NY
The Navy men’s basketball team travels to Ithica, NY, Sunday afternoon to face Cornell.
The Midshipmen (3-7) are coming off of two straight losses, the last being a lopsided defeat to George Mason, 84-63, on Dec. 21.
The Big Red are 5-7 on the season but are also trying to break a two-game skid. Cornell lost to SMU, 81-53, on the 22nd of this month.
Here’s a look at how the teams’ numbers matchup so far this season.
Team Averages
Points per Game: NAVY: 64.4… Cornell: 69.2
Points Attempted: NAVY: 75.6… Cornell: 71.5
Point Percentage: NAVY: 38.1… Cornell: 43.4
Rebounds per Game: NAVY: 36.4… Cornell: 33.3
Assists per Game: NAVY: 12.0… Cornell: 15.2
Blocks per Game: NAVY: 1.4… Cornell: 3.7
Steals per Game: NAVY: 4.9… George Mason: 4.3
Individual Leaders
Points
NAVY:
1.) Cam Davis (114)
2.) George Kiernan (99)
Cornell:
1.) Matt Morgan (277)
2.) Jimmy Boeheim (125)
3-Pointers
NAVY:
1.) Cam Davis (14)
2.) George Kiernan (14)
Cornell:
1.) Matt Morgan (44)
2.) Jimmy Boeheim (13)
Free Throws
NAVY:
1.) George Kiernan (25)
2.) John Carter Jr. (23)
Cornell:
1.) Matt Morgan (57)
2.) Jimmy Boeheim (22)
Rebounds
NAVY:
1.) John Carter Jr. (58)
2.) George Kiernan (42)
Cornell:
1.) Steven Julian (67)
2.) Matt Morgan (55)
Assists
NAVY:
1.) Hasan Abdullah (37)
2.) John Carter Jr. (18)
Cornell:
1.) Josh Warren (35)
2.) Matt Morgan (32)
Blocks
NAVY:
1.) Danny Ogele (3)
2.) Isaiah Burnett (3)
Cornell:
1.) Steven Julian (17)
2.) Josh Warren (8)
Steals
NAVY:
1.) Hasan Abdullah (18)
2.) John Carter Jr. (7)
Cornell:
1.) Matt Morgan (12)
2.) Three tied with (6)
After Sunday’s game, Navy will return home for the first time in over a month to face Colgate on Jan. 3.
