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Princeton University Athletics
Friday, February 13
Princeton, N.J.
7:00 PM
Princeton University
8-16,4-5Ivy League
65
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89
Cornell
12-10,5-4Ivy League
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Cornell
44
45
89
Princeton
27
38
65
Men's Basketball Drops Home Contest to Cornell
February 13, 2026 | Men's Basketball
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton University men's basketball team couldn't get past Cornell Friday night inside Jadwin Gymnasium, falling to the Big Red, 89-65.
Junior Dalen Davis recorded a team-high 19 points on 6-for-13 shooting from the field, 3-for-4 from three and 4-for-4 from the free throw line while also grabbing five rebounds. Davis, who now has 106 made three-pointers in his career, moved up to No. 27 all-time in program history in career three-pointers and passed Myles Stephens '19, who made 105.
Sophomore Malik Abdullahi finished with 14 points and went 8-for-9 from the free throw line, while tallying a team-high six rebounds.
Cornell made its first five field goal attempts and raced out to a 15-4 advantage with 15:09 left in the half, but three-pointers by Davis and freshman Sebastian Whitfield followed by a pair of Abdullahi free throws narrowed the deficit to five, 21-16, with 11:05 remaining in the half. The Big Red further extended its lead to 18, 40-22, with 2:44 on the clock then took a 44-27 advantage into halftime.
While the Tigers attempted to make a comeback in the second half, Cornell built its lead out to 51-29 with 18:21 remaining in the half. A Davis three-pointer made it 59-39 at 14:25. A Whitfield layup followed by a pair of Davis free throws then a layup by sophomore CJ Happy narrowed the deficit to 16, 61-45, with 12:44 remaining as the Tigers chipped away at Cornell's advantage. Cornell used an 11-0 run to surge ahead, 77-52, at 7:24 and went on to earn the 89-65 win.
Up Next
The Tigers host Columbia (14-9, 3-6) tomorrow at 6 p.m. inside Jadwin Gymnasium.
Junior Dalen Davis recorded a team-high 19 points on 6-for-13 shooting from the field, 3-for-4 from three and 4-for-4 from the free throw line while also grabbing five rebounds. Davis, who now has 106 made three-pointers in his career, moved up to No. 27 all-time in program history in career three-pointers and passed Myles Stephens '19, who made 105.
Sophomore Malik Abdullahi finished with 14 points and went 8-for-9 from the free throw line, while tallying a team-high six rebounds.
Cornell made its first five field goal attempts and raced out to a 15-4 advantage with 15:09 left in the half, but three-pointers by Davis and freshman Sebastian Whitfield followed by a pair of Abdullahi free throws narrowed the deficit to five, 21-16, with 11:05 remaining in the half. The Big Red further extended its lead to 18, 40-22, with 2:44 on the clock then took a 44-27 advantage into halftime.
While the Tigers attempted to make a comeback in the second half, Cornell built its lead out to 51-29 with 18:21 remaining in the half. A Davis three-pointer made it 59-39 at 14:25. A Whitfield layup followed by a pair of Davis free throws then a layup by sophomore CJ Happy narrowed the deficit to 16, 61-45, with 12:44 remaining as the Tigers chipped away at Cornell's advantage. Cornell used an 11-0 run to surge ahead, 77-52, at 7:24 and went on to earn the 89-65 win.
Up Next
The Tigers host Columbia (14-9, 3-6) tomorrow at 6 p.m. inside Jadwin Gymnasium.
Team Stats
CU
PU
FG%
.550
.373
3FG%
.438
.333
FT%
.818
.875
RB
34
27
TO
8
10
STL
8
6
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Players Mentioned
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