MOUNT VERNON – Cornell used its strength and size to dominate Eureka in a 96-71 men's basketball win Monday night inside the Small Sport Center.

The Rams accumulated 54 points in the paint and held a decisive 51-33 rebounding advantage in moving their season record to 3-3.

Sophomore Logan Sharp (SO/Des Moines, Iowa) anchored Cornell's interior game with 14 points and 13 rebounds. It was the second double-double of the season for the 6-foot-9 center, who made 7-of-11 field goals.  

Jordan Magnani (JR/Mount Pleasant, Iowa) tossed in a game-high 23 points and went 9-of-10 from the foul line. Magnani distributed eight assists to no turnovers in 33 minutes.

The Rams had 12 players score in the game. Cooper Kabela (SR/West Branch, Iowa) netted 10 points, while Marcus Quirk (JR/Edinburgh, Scotland) totaled nine points and nine rebounds.

Cornell received strong production from its bench with Hart Gallentine (JR/Colorado Springs, Colo.) scoring eight points and Brady Ragland (SO/Cookeville, Tenn.) and Clayton Leipold (JR/Bloomington, Ill.) pitching in seven apiece. Freshman Logan Christensen (FR/Bloomington, Ill.) had five points and seven rebounds in only 13 minutes. Daniel Burford (JR/Bolingbrook, Ill.) handed out four assists.

The Rams shot 52.8 percent from the field, collecting 24 assists on 38 made baskets.

Cornell broke a tie game late in the first half and built a 44-35 lead by intermission. Leipold accounted for seven points during a 14-3 spurt in the second half that pushed the margin to 74-51.

Eureka (2-2) finished with 10 made 3-pointers, but managed to shoot only 36.8 percent from the floor.

Coming up – The Rams are back home Sunday for a 2 p.m. matchup with Illinois College (4-2). The Blueboys won the first meeting, 85-79, on Feb. 14 in Jacksonville, Ill.