2009-10 Cornell Big Red basketball — schedule and results

The 2009-10 Cornell Big Red went 29-5 (13-1 in the Ivy) under head coach Steve Donahue. Simple Rating System: 8.76.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 34 games from this season: 11–1 at home, 13–3 on the road, and 5–1 on neutral courts. The Big Red scored 74.9 points per game and allowed 63.4 (+11.5 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 10 games, from Nov 27, 2009 to Jan 2, 2010. The most lopsided win was 82–37 over Clarkson on Jan 11, 2010; the heaviest defeat was 62–45 to Kentucky Wildcats on Mar 25, 2010. The tightest finish was a 3-point win against Davidson Wildcats (91–88, overtime). 2 games went to overtime.

Among Cornell Big Red's 124 recorded seasons, 2009-10's .853 winning percentage ranks 2nd. Previous season: 2008-09 Big Red (21–10). Next season: 2010-11 Big Red (10–18).

Game-by-game results (34 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
2009-11-14	at Alabama Crimson Tide	W 71–67	Coleman Coliseum
2009-11-18	at Massachusetts Minutemen	W 74–61	Mullins Center
2009-11-20	vs Seton Hall Pirates	L 79–89	Newman Arena
2009-11-24	at Syracuse Orange	L 73–88	Carrier Dome
2009-11-27	neutral Toledo Rockets	W 78–60	The Palestra
2009-11-28	neutral Vermont Catamounts	W 67–59	The Palestra
2009-11-29	at Drexel Dragons	W 61–54	Daskalakis Athletic Center
2009-12-02	at Bucknell Bison	W 104–98 (OTOT)	Sojka Pavilion
2009-12-06	vs Saint Joseph's Hawks	W 78–66	Newman Arena
2009-12-20	neutral Davidson Wildcats	W 91–88 (OTOT)	Madison Square Garden (IV)
2009-12-21	at St. John's Red Storm	W 71–66	Madison Square Garden (IV)
2009-12-29	at La Salle Explorers	W 78–75	Tom Gola Arena
2009-12-31	vs Penn State Behrend	W 73–49	Newman Arena
2010-01-02	vs Bryant Bulldogs	W 75–49	Newman Arena
2010-01-06	at Kansas Jayhawks	L 66–71	Allen Fieldhouse
2010-01-08	at South Dakota Coyotes	W 71–65	DakotaDome
2010-01-11	vs Clarkson	W 82–37	Newman Arena
2010-01-16	vs Columbia Lions	W 74–53	Newman Arena
2010-01-23	at Columbia Lions	W 77–51	Francis A. Levien Gymnasium
2010-01-29	vs Dartmouth Big Green	W 71–37	Newman Arena
2010-01-30	vs Harvard Crimson	W 86–50	Newman Arena
2010-02-05	vs Yale Bulldogs	W 90–71	Newman Arena
2010-02-06	vs Brown Bears	W 74–60	Newman Arena
2010-02-12	at Pennsylvania Quakers	L 64–79	The Palestra
2010-02-13	at Princeton Tigers	W 48–45	Jadwin Gymnasium
2010-02-19	at Harvard Crimson	W 79–70	Lavietes Pavilion
2010-02-20	at Dartmouth Big Green	W 88–70	Leede Arena
2010-02-26	vs Princeton Tigers	W 50–47	Newman Arena
2010-02-27	vs Pennsylvania Quakers	W 68–48	Newman Arena
2010-03-05	at Brown Bears	W 95–76	Pizzitola Sports Center
2010-03-06	at Yale Bulldogs	W 79–59	John J. Lee Amphitheater
2010-03-19	neutral Temple Owls	W 78–65	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
2010-03-21	neutral Wisconsin Badgers	W 87–69	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
2010-03-25	neutral Kentucky Wildcats	L 45–62	Carrier Dome

Game recaps

2009-12-29: Cornell survived La Salle Explorers 78–75 as Wittman, Ryan scored a team-high 34. GREEN, Rodney had 19 for La Salle Explorers.

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