Men’s basketball dominates Cornell 80-66

BY ABE WYETT STAFF WRITER

Earlier this season, Cornell defeated Brown 80-73 in Ithaca.

Head Coach Mike Martin ’04, with his 134th win, is now the winningest coach in Bruno basketball history, surpassing former u niversity Basketball Coach Stanley Ward.

“We were aware of it coming into the game, but Coach wanted (our focus) to be…getting the job done regardless of the record,” Paxson Wojcik ’23 said in a postgame conference.

“He’s very selfless, so he’s not gonna talk about it, but it’s really special, and we’re all really proud of him,” Wojcik continued. “We were excited to get it done, especially at home in front of a really nice crowd.”

Aaron Cooley ’25, Nana Owusu-Anane ’25, Kino Lilly Jr. ’25, Dan Friday ’24 and Wojcik lined the circle for tip-off. Friday sparked the scoring for Bruno with a three-pointer — and Brown led Cornell for the remainder of the game. Lilly, Wojcik and Kimo Ferrari ’24 each drained threes to take a 12-4 lead with 15:22 remaining in the half.

With 8:36 on the clock, Friday converted a tough and-one layup. Owusu-Anane soon stole the ball from the Big Red at halfcourt, dunking it to take a 24-13 lead. After back-to-back buckets for Lilly, Brown held a 30-13 lead, capping off a 17-0 run.

Brown continued to dominate the Big Red, entering halftime leading 42-24.

Bruno’s offense continued to be hot in the second half, taking a 20-point lead, 46-26, with 18:30 left in the game. In a moment displaying the chemistry between Wojcik and Lilly, the co-captain tossed a behind-the-back pass to Lilly in