Wittman scores 27, Dales adds 18 as Cornell beats Harvard 79-70 to stay on top of Ivy League

Wittman, Dale leads Cornell past Harvard 79-70

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Ryan Wittman scored 27 points and Louis Dale added 18 to help Cornell stay on top of the Ivy League in a 79-70 win over Harvard on Friday night.

Wittman continued his march up the list of all-time Ivy League scorers when his 3-pointer with 7:54 left in the second half gave him 24 points, pushing him past Joe Carrabino of Harvard into sixth place. Wittman has 1,885 career points.

Wittman entered the game shooting 61 percent from the field to lead the nation.

Cornell (22-4, 8-1) remained a half-game ahead of Princeton (7-1) for first place in the Ivy League.

Guard Jeremy Linn had 24 points for Harvard (17-6, 6-3).