GALESBURG, Ill. – Cornell's men's basketball team limited Knox to 18 second-half points en route to a 72-47 Midwest Conference victory Wednesday night inside Memorial Gym.
The Rams (5-10 overall) broke open a competitive 31-29 game at halftime with a huge 20-2 surge to start the second half, moving Cornell back even in the MWC at 3-3.
Sophomore sharpshooter
Zach Ingle canned a career-high seven 3-pointers and led all scorers with a career-best 24 points. Ingle caught absolute fire quickly after the break, netting 15 points during a sizzling 3:50 stretch to begin the second half that sprung Cornell ahead 46-31.
Fifth-year
Jordan Magnani tossed in 20 points with four 3-point goals and an 8-of-10 touch from the foul line. He continued his ascent on the program's all-time scoring chart, passing Reggie Greenwood (2010-14) for fourth place with 1,453 points.
Logan Sharp grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds, his fourth double-digit effort of the season.
Logan Christensen added five points and six boards.
Jayden Meeker had eight rebounds and five assists.
The Rams were feeling it from long range, sinking a season-best 16 3-pointers on 33 attempts. They shot 6-of-26 from inside the arc.
Cornell held Knox (2-12 overall, 0-5 MWC) to its second-lowest scoring output of the campaign. The Rams allowed only five made field goals on 22 attempts after intermission.
Coming up – Cornell plays host to Lawrence (6-10 overall, 3-3 MWC) at 3 p.m. Saturday inside the Small Athletic and Wellness Center.
