Beccles and Cornell defeat Pepperdine 86-85

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Jacob Beccles led Cornell with 19 points and secured the victory with a layup with 24 seconds left as the Big Red knocked off Pepperdine 86-85 on Monday.

Beccles went 7 of 12 from the field (4 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Big Red (1-0). Mateen Rafiq scored 17 points while going 6 of 9 (4 for 6 from 3-point range). Kasper Sepp went 5 of 9 from the field (1 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 13 points.

Alex Constanza finished with 25 points, nine rebounds and two steals for the Waves (0-1). Petar Majstorovic added 15 points for Pepperdine. Evan Haywood finished with 14 points and four steals.

Cornell went into the half ahead of Pepperdine 46-40. Beccles scored nine points in the half. Rafiq scored 10 points in the second half for Cornell.

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Both teams play again on Thursday. Cornell visits Lehigh and Pepperdine hosts La Sierra.

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