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Morgan scores 17, Cornell edges Brown 73-68 (Feb 24, 2018)
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Morgan scores 17, Cornell edges Brown 73-68 (Feb 24, 2018)

Published Feb. 26, 2018 1:45 p.m. ET

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) Matt Morgan scored 17 points and Stone Gettings made the clinching free throws with 6.8 seconds left and Cornell defeated Brown 73-68 on Saturday night.

It was a Gettings' jumper that gave the Big Red (12-13, 5-7 Ivy League) the lead for good at 67-66 with two minutes to play. Jack Gordon made a pair of free throws with 15.9 seconds left to make it a two possession game. Then the Bears, who also a critical turnover in the final minute, missed another free throw before Gettings iced it.

Cornell used a 13-0 run for a 60-50 lead with 8:13 to play. The Bears (11-14, 4-8) came right back with a 14-3 run, going up 64-63 at 3:24.

Gettings had 12 points for Cornell, which won its 200th game at Newman Arena.

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Tamenang Choh had 17 points and 12 rebounds for Brown with Obi Okolie adding 15 and eight.

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