That's it as the arena begins to empty. Make sure to return to the Daily Sun's sports page for more coverage.

The players are pumped as they toss souvenir T-shirts into the crowd

Final: 86-50 Cornell

Cornell holds the ball as the final seconds tick off the clock and Newman Arena explodes

Security has arrived to make sure no one will rush the court

Cornell works the clock

96 seconds left

86-50 Cornell. 1:23 remaining

Running low on chants, the Cornell fans are dangling their keys as a signal to warm up the Harvard buses.

"It's all over," according to Newman Nation

Cornell hits a 3 before the 35-second clock expires and the crowd erupts

Even the Ithaca residents rise to their feet to join the student section

It's a 34-point game and the fans are still loud, letting Harvard have it

More new faces in for Cornell: Reynolds and Figini

80-46 Cornell. 3 :15 left

Cornell empties its bench. Wilkins, Groebe, Asafo-Adjei in the game

Long timeout and the crowd will not rest

Timeout. 78-45 Cornell. 3:48 left

"Harvard Sucks, Harvard Sucks," chants the crowd

Another Harvard turnover and Wrobo has the uncontested layup at the other end

Wrobo sinks a jumper over Curryy

The crowd applauds as Wrobo walks the ball up the court

72-45 Cornell. 5 remaining

Lin sinks another layup

Cornell is patient on offense and Finds Foote down low

70-43 Cornell

70-41 Cornell

The transfer Max Groebe comes off the bench and hits the 3 for Cornell

67-41 Cornell under 7 remaining

Lin at the Line and "overrated" is chanted in unison

Media timeout. The crowd entertains the cheerleaders' efforts

Foote against Casey: a complete mismatch. Foote drains the easy bucket. Cornell 67-39. 7:10 remaining

Dale and Witttman in; Reeves and Wrobo out

Wire knocks them both down. 65-39 Cornell 8:30 remaining

Harvard's Casey called for his 3rd foul

Lin checks back in and here come the "overrated" chants

Cornell 63-39. 9 remaining

Giger answers (finally) at the other end for Harvard

WITTMAN FOR THREE AGAIN

Jaques whistled for an over the back foul. He does not like the call neither do the fans as he pleads his case

Cornell in the full court press

60-36 Cornell. 10:22 left

Foote converts the first

Wright whistled for his 4th foul. He's on his way to the bench

Cornell 58-36

Jaques with the soft touch rattles the 3-ball in. The crowd will not let up

Foote grabs another rebound

Cornell is in the double bonus

Cornell on a 6-0 run

Media timeout and Cornell receives a large hand as they jog to the bench. Cornell 55-36 11:16 remaining

The crowd is electric, hopping on its feet and screaming

Dale hits the 3. Cornell 52-36. 11:20 remaining.

Lin out of the game for Harvard. Another turnover for Harvard

51-36 Cornell. Wrobo takes an errant Lin pass down the court. Two-on-one for the Red. Wire makes it and is fouled

Team fouls: Cornell 7, Harvard 10

Harvard's Giger whistled for the loose ball foul.

Wrobo extends lead to 48-36. 12:30 remaining

12:46 remaining and the Red are already in the bonue. Wrobo hits the front end

Harvard's Curry whistled for a hand check. Both teams huddle up.

Webster quiets the crowd with two swooshes.

Dale whistled for his first foul. Webster at the line to shoot two. 46-34 Cornell. 12:55 remaining.

Lin takes it to the basket again. Jaques draws the offensive foul.

Lin drives and draws contact against Foote. No whistle. Harvard bench erupts

Cornell 46-34. 14:06 remaining

Red misses two short range shots on the other end

On the floor for Cornell: Witt, Dale, Foote, Wrobo and Jaques

"M-V-P" chants from the crowd for Wittman

Wittman fouled hard under the glass at the other end. He gets it to fall and completes the hard-earned 3-point play

Cornell in the man-to-man. Lin fakes back court and cuts to the basket, eluding his defender (Reeves). Lin layup. 43-32 Cornell

Media timeout. 43-30 Red 15:34 left

Sloppy play on both ends for both teams. Back-to-back turnovers for both squads

Subsequent possession, identical result for Wittman

Wittman left open for a second and his shot rims in and out. Cornell 43-30

Dale gets a step on McNally, who is whistled for the foul

Dale cut to the basket makes it 43-30

Lin knocks down both free throws. Cornell 41-30

Adam Wire send Lin to ground hard. Lin takes his time getting up and the Cornell fans let him hear it

41-28 Cornell 17:54 left

That's his 2nd in 30 seconds

Wright called for a deadball foul.

Foote misses his second, but Wire's hustle keeps it alive for Cornell. Wrobo hits a jumper!

Foote draws the back iron on the first attempt

Cornell 39-28; Foote grabs the offensive board and is subsequently fouled

Jaques at the line for 2.

Another possession, another foul. This one is against Harvard's McNally.

The refs with a quick whistle again. This time the foul is on Harvard's Wright

Lin answers again with a difficult 10-footer over Foote

The fans are letting the refs have it

Jaques now whistled

Wittman called for his 3rd foul (reach in).

A Lin layup cuts the lead. 38-26 Cornell. One minute in

Harvard starts with the ball

The crowd has demonstrate unique versatility,incorporating a variety of different chants:"Harvard sucks," "Overrated (directed at Lin)" and the always popular, "Boooo..."

2 minutes before the second half tips off and "Grade Inflation" chants are directed at the Harvard bench.

Both teams return to the court. A chorus of boos greets the boys from Cambridge.

Harvard 14 turnovers to Cornell's 4

Both sides of the arena rise to their feet as the band plays the alma mater.

Three players four Harvard, including Lin, Casey and Wright, have four a piece.

Foote and Jaques remain Cornell's top scorers at the half with 10 points each. Dale has 8.

That concludes a fast-paced first half for the two best teams in the Ivy League. Newman Nation did not disappoint. Tonight's sell-out crowd takes its first break of the evening after standing the entire first half.

Jaques misses last-second 3-pointer for Cornell. 38-24 Red at the half.

Curry answers for Crimson with a 3-ball over Reeves

Dale over Giger for 3

35-21 Cornell. 1:00 remaining

Wright had position on Dale, but Dale's quick hands are able to tap the rebound loose to keep possession alive for Cornell.

Jaques misses a 3-pointer. Jaques called for a foul on the other end. Cornell 35-19 1:46 remaining

Foote and Jaques tied with 10 points a piece for Cornell

Cornell 5 team fouls; Harvard 4 team fouls.

35-19 Cornell. 2:24 remaining. Blocking foul called on Coury. Harvard ball to start after media timeout.

Lin takes it strong to the hoop with a double pump fake. 35-19 Cornell.

Dale hits from 3-range

32-17 Red. 4 minutes remaining.

On that same series, Wittman barreled into a Gatorade cooler out of bounds chasing a loose ball. He appears okay.

Harvard gets the matchup it wants with Wright on Foote. Foote called for the offensive foul. Pushing off.

The Big 3 is on the court plus Wrobo and Jaques

Check that... both reenter the game

Foote and Dale on the bench for Red

Wire showing good toughness on the glass. Regains possession for Cornell on offense

27-17 Cornell 6:30 left

Harvard 8 turnovers; Cornell 3

Senior Foote 7-0 and 265 pounds. Sophomore Van Nest 6-10 and 235 pounds.

26-17 Cornell. 6:49 remaining. Cornell is clearly exploiting a mismatch with Van Nest on Foote.

Wittman knocks down another 3.

Foote with another easy basket over Van Nest.

Harvard unable to settle on offense. An errant pass over Lin's head and it's Cornell ball.

Another Harvard turnover and Wittman is back in the game.

Cornell breaks the 1-3-1 zone and Foote slams it home. 21-17 Cornell.

Lead cut to two for Cornell. 19-17 with 10 minutes remaining.

Coury, in for Foote, misses open layup for Cornell.

Second-chance shot falls for Harvard. Foote on bench for Cornell.

19-14 Cornell 11:38 remaining.

Freshman Errick Peck showing he has what it takes on both ends of the court. After a shutting down the 6-8, 240 pound Keith Wright on defense, Peck drove the basket hard on offense and drew a foul.

Cornell has now missed 2 consecutive shots on the offensive end

19-13 Cornell 12:18 remaining

Lin on the break away vs. Wittman. Lin wins this battle of All-Ivy Player of the Year candidates. Foul called on Wittman.

Foote going coast to coast with a big block down low

19-10 Cornell. 13:11 left

Another easy bucket for Foote

Harvard has no answer early for Foote down low. He has 3 easy buckets/dunks.

Another turnover for Harvard. This time Lin throws it out of bounds. That's 5

Crimson able to penetrate the zone for an easy bucket

Cornell up 15-8. 14:47 left

Another Haravrd turnover. That's 4

Make it 3

Cornell has applied pressure early with a 3/4 court press, forcing 2 Harvard turnovers with 15:55 left in the first half.

A Jeff Foote dunk electrifies the crowd. 15-8 Cornell.

Jaques is on fire with another 3. 13-5 Cornell

10-5 Cornell after a 3 pointer from Jaques

Cornell's been able to penetrate the Harvard D for two easy layups by Dale and Wrobo

5-3 Cornell... Wittman called for an offensive foul on his way to the basket

Harvard's Christian Webster answers with his own 3 from the corner

Cornell wins the tip and a quick 3 from Wrobo

The building erupts for the Cornell lineup. A loud Louuuu chant for Louis Dale and we're off!

The crowd turns its back for the announcement of the Harvard lineup.

After some technical difficulties with the microphone for the National Anthem, we are now ready for the starting lineups.

Four minutes till tip off. A packed crowd is on its feet.

More faces in the crowd from last year's team: Brian Kreefer '09 and Khaliq Gant '09.

Twenty-five minutes before tip off and a chorus of Harvard boos from the Newman faithful.

All the big names are in attendance for tonight's contest. Jason Battle '09 and Adam Gore '09, two integral members from last year's squad, have come to cheer on Cornell.

Cornell enters tonight's competition with a 17-game home winning streak. Its last loss at Newman Arena came three years ago to Harvard.

Tonight's game against Harvard is SOLD OUT. The team defeated Dartmouth last night, 71-37, behind a lockdown defensive effort.