<div id="subtitle">Dale scores 16 points and Cornell beats Columbia for the ninth straight time, 77-51</div><div><p>Louis Dale scored 16 points and Cornell beat Columbia 77-51 on Saturday night.</p><p>Geoff Reeves scored 13 points off the bench and Ryan Wittman added 11 for the Big Red (16-3, 2-0 Ivy League), who has won four games in a row and 14 of their past 15. Cornell won its ninth straight against Columbia, which it beat 74-53 on Jan. 16.</p><p>Cornell, which is 11-2 on the road this season, never trailed and built a 37-23 halftime lead. The Big Red led by 27 points with 11:37 to go in the game.</p><p>Cornell shot 47.4 percent from the field (27-for-57), including 42.1 percent (8-for-19) from 3-point range. Columbia (6-10, 0-2) made only 23.2 percent (13-for-56) from the field and 26.7 percent (4-for-15) from 3-point range.</p><p>The Big Red dominated in the paint, outscoring Columbia 30-12 inside.</p><p>Niko Scott scored 11 points for the Lions, who have lost four games in a row and six of their past eight.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=67635994&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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