Dartmouth faces Cornell, aims to halt 3-game slide

Cornell Big Red (13-8, 5-5 Ivy League) at Dartmouth Big Green (5-15, 2-7 Ivy League)

Ithaca, New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

LINE: Dartmouth -1; over/under is 143.5

BOTTOM LINE: Dartmouth comes into the matchup with Cornell as losers of three games in a row.

The Big Green are 2-4 in home games. Dartmouth is eighth in the Ivy League with 6.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Demilade Adelekun averaging 2.5.

The Big Red are 5-5 in conference play. Cornell has a 6-4 record against teams over .500.

The teams play for the second time this season in Ivy League play. The Big Red won the last meeting 79-71 on Jan. 2. Dean Noll scored 20 points to help lead the Big Red to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brendan Barry is scoring 15.0 points per game with 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists for the Big Green. Aaryn Rai is averaging 10.4 points and 6.3 rebounds over the last 10 games for Dartmouth.

Chris Manon is scoring 10.7 points per game and averaging 3.6 rebounds for the Big Red. Noll is averaging 14.0 points and 4.4 rebounds over the last 10 games for Cornell.

LAST 10 GAMES: Big Green: 2-8, averaging 64.1 points, 30.6 rebounds, 8.0 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 39.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.1 points per game.

Big Red: 5-5, averaging 76.9 points, 34.6 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 8.0 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.9 points.

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