FINAL: CORNELL 94, PENN 92

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FINAL: Cornell 94, Penn 92

WHAT A FINISH. Penn brought it back to one with 3 seconds left after a Bernardini three. Penn promptly fouled sending Wittman to the line with 2.7 on the clock. He made one of two and Penn was left to hope for a halfcourt heave to get a shot off.

Reilly sent it downcourt and Bernardini grabbed it. He went up for a three and appeared to get fouled but no call was made. Glen Miller ran all the way out to center court and remained there for about a minute protesting the call. It's hard to make that call down the stretch, but it looked like there was enouch contact.

2nd Half, 9.8: Cornell 92, Penn 89

Thanks to three-pointers from Gaines and Bernardini, this one is not quite over yet. Penn will be missing Grandier for the final stretch though as he just fouled out. Dale is at the line shooting two.

2nd Half, 43.6: Cornell 89, Penn 79

They answered that question quickly as Gaines threw away the inbound pass leading to an easy Cornell basket. Bernardini then missed an off-balance three and Penn was forced to foul.

2nd Half, 1:08: Cornell 85, Penn 79

The press seems to be working. Cornell has turned it over twice already. We'll see if Penn can capitalize off the latest one.

2nd Half, 1:27: Cornell 85, Penn 79

Tyler just provided an exclamation point with s thunderous slam off a nice feed from Dale. Penn is in full-court press mode now and need some steals to get back into it.

2nd Half, 2:34: Cornell 82, Penn 73

Barring a miracle, Penn's upset bid is over. Ryan Wittman just provided the dagger with a three to give Cornell its biggest lead of the night.

2nd Half, 3:42: Cornell 75, Penn 71

Grandieri hit a big mid-range J to momentarily thwart Cornell's momentum. He then committed a loose ball foul and with the Quakers now in the double bonus, Foote will be shooting two when the game resumes.

2nd Half, 4:19: Cornell 75, Penn 69

It's starting to enter "Uh-Oh" time for the Red and Blue. Dale got inside once again for an easy layup then Bernardini was unable to fight through the screens as Gore hit an open three. Penn needs to respond soon or its upset bid will come up short.

2nd Half, 5:49: Cornell 70, Penn 69

You knew it wasn't going to be easy for the Quakers to hold onto their lead. Dale just gave the Big Red their first lead in a while with an acrobatic move to the hoop.

2nd Half, 7:32: Penn 69, Cornell 66

Not much scoring in the last couple minutes but plenty of action. The players are really getting at it on the boards and diving for loose balls. Reilly was just called for a travel diving for a ball and Cam Lewis had a nice block after a crazy sequence where about six players were fighting for the rebound.

Both Eggleston and Schreiber re-entered the game and Schreiber prompty picked up his fifth on a charge call.

2nd Half, 10:02: Penn 69, Cornell 64

Cam Lewis just tore the roof off this place with a MONSTER slam. The arena was so loud that nobody even knew the ref had called a foul on the play. The basket gave Penn its biggest lead of 9 but Cornell has kept it close thanks to baskets from Alex Tyler and Foote. This one has been exciting throughout and it doesn't look like that is going to change as we head down to the last ten minutes.

2nd Half, 13:54: Penn 63, Cornell 58

I just said Schreiber was starting to gain confidence; too bad he picked up his fourth foul right after the last timeout. A few possessions later, Eggleston picked up his fourth diving for a loose ball. Cam Lewis is going to have to step up big time if the Quakers want to hold on to this one. He just entered and got a nice block on Jason Battle. Then Grandieri got a putback layup, leading to a Steve Donahue timeout.

2nd Half, 15:47: Penn 56, Cornell 54

Andreas Schreiber is gaining confidence. He hit a three-point play on a short jumper then took a few steps back and knocked down a mid-range J. Penn looked like it was starting to gain momentum, but Louis Dale made two nice moves into the lane for layups, one going for a three-point play and Wittman hit a three from NBA range.

Halftime Stats:

Leading Scorers: Penn - Eggleston, Bernardini (11), Cornell - Gore (14)

FGs: Penn - 16-29 (55.2%), Cornell - 15-31 (48.4%)

Rebounds: Penn - 14 (4 offensive), Cornell - 15 (6 offensive)

Assists/Turnovers: Penn - 8/6, Cornell - 9/6

3-Pts: Penn - 4-9, Cornell 6-17

Halftime: Penn 44, Cornell 44

Looks like 14-0 isn't going to come as easily as many thought coming into the weekend. Wittman just tied the game going into the half, but the Quakers have to feel good about the way they are playing. Not only are they executing on offense, they are playing inspired ball, fighting for rebounds and diving for loose balls.

It seems like the crowd knows as well that perfection is at stake; the arena has been raucous considering it isn't even close to full.

1st Half, 44.2: Penn 44, Cornell 42

As we head down the stretch in this half, things have gotten even more entertaining. Boths teams are raining three's and making it look easy on offense. The highlight of the game so far, though, came on the defensive end. Jack Eggleston completely stuffed the seven-foot Jeff Foote, drawing quite a response from the home crowd.

1st Half, 3:59: Cornell 35, Penn 35

This game has been fin to watch so far. Both teams are executing on offense and getting oepn looks. Ryan Wittman, who has been quiet hit a wide open three from the wing, but Bernardini immediately responded with a three of his own. Looks like the Quakers are enjoying the role of spoiler so far.

1st Half, 7:54: Cornell 32, Penn 26

Biggest sequence of the early going: The ball was on the floor for a good ten seconds as players from both sides scrummed to recover it. Cornell eventually did, which led to another four-point play from Gore. This is looking a lot like the first two meetings between these two. Penn is playing well and hanging in there so far, but Cornell looks like they have too much offensive firepower.

1st Half, 11:56, Penn 19, Cornell 19

Grandieri gave his team the lead again with a three coming out of the last timeout, but seconds later Gore banged another one from deep. Big men Justin Reilly and Jeff Foote each scored on each other to keep it at a tie.

Sidenote, the crowd is actually pretty decent, considering most students aren't on campus. The most full sections of the arena are the Cornell ones, though.

1st Half, 13:08: Penn 14, Cornell 14

Penn got off to a great start, gaining an early 7-point lead. But Adam Gore went on a personal 7-0 run, hitting two three's, one going for a four-point play after a needless foul from Harrison Gaines.

1st Half, 15:34: Penn 11, Cornell 5

Brian Grandieri has come out agressive scoring three early baskets. A Tyler Bernardini three-point play gave Penn the early edge going into the first media timeout.

Rob Gross here at the Palestra to bring all of you Spring Breakers who are worried about what is going on here in West Philly the game updates. Stay tuned all night for live updates of the Quakers' bid to knock off Cornell from the ranks of the Ivy unbeaten.