CEDAR RAPIDS – In a men's basketball matchup of title contenders in their respective conferences, Coe pulled away in crunch time for an 83-75 victory over the Rams Wednesday night inside Kohawk Arena.

The Rams (6-4) fell for the first time in nearly a month, snapping a five-game winning streak. The Kohawks, out of the American Rivers Conference, improved to 10-2 on the season.  
 
Cornell battled with the home team virtually the entire way and grabbed a 55-51 lead on a Marcus Quirk 3-pointer early in the second half. The Rams trailed 62-60 with less than eight minutes remaining when Coe forged ahead with a 10-2 spurt.
 
A pair of Cooper Kabela free throws brought the Rams within 72-69 with 3:35 left, although that was the closest Cornell would get down the stretch.
 
Kabela led all scorers with 20 points, highlighted by a 10-of-14 touch from the foul line. Quirk buried four 3-pointers and finished with 18 points. Jordan Magnani had a fine all-around game with 14 points, six rebounds, six assists and no turnovers in 36 minutes of work.
 
Logan Sharp corralled 10 rebounds, his third consecutive game reaching double figures in that department.
 
The Kohawks shot the ball at a 51.8-percent clip and went 20-of-27 from the foul line. Cornell turned the ball over just nine times, while posting 12 assists.
 
Cornell travels to play another A-R-C foe in Luther Friday night in Decorah. Tipoff is 7 p.m.