About two hours later, the Red pushed itself right back into the race with a convincing 88-67 road win over Columbia at Levien Gymnasium. “There were good moments against Penn, but it wasn't a full complete game effort defensively with [the right] kind of intensity and scrappiness. We’re starting to find our defensive identity and [the] guys executed the game plan pretty well.”The win marked Cornell’s second and final meeting with Columbia this season. Columbia briefly clawed back, cutting the deficit to two, but Cornell steadied itself and preserved a 42-32 lead into halftime. “The way Columbia has defended us this year, it forces those guys [Baldwin and Sepp] to be very aggressive.

Source: Daily Sun February 12, 2026 19:08 UTC