JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Louis Dale scored 21 points, Ryan Wittman added 20 and No. 12 seed Cornell beat fifth-seeded Temple 78-65 Friday in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.
Jeff Foote chipped in 16 points and seven rebounds for the Big Red, which won for the first time in five trips to the tournament. It also was the Ivy League’s first victory since Princeton beat UNLV in 1998.
This upset came in dominant fashion.
Cornell (28-4) took the lead early and never looked back, showing why so many people had it pegged as the best team to come out of the Ivy League in more than a decade.
Temple (29-6) lost in the first round for the third straight year. Juan Fernandez and Ryan Brooks each had 14 points for the Owls. Lavoy Allen added 11.