Mark Cisco Named Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Week
1/23/2012 11:51:00 AM | Men's Basketball
NEW YORK - Columbia junior center Mark Cisco earned his first career Ivy League Player of the Week honor after he had a monster game in the Lions' 61-56 victory over Cornell on Saturday night at Levien Gym.
Cisco posted 18 points and 20 rebounds, setting a Levien Gym record for rebounds in a single game. The 18 points also matched Cisco's career high. It was Cisco's second-straight double-double and his third of the season.
He was dominant in the game, playing a season-high 36 minutes, shooting five of nine from the field and eight of nine from the foul line. Two of those free throws came with Columbia ahead by two points and with 21 seconds on the clock.
Stepping to the line in a one-and-one situation in a two-point game (56-54) with 21 seconds remaining in the game, Cisco calmly sank both free throws to give the Lions a four-point advantage and two-possession lead.
Currently 12-7 overall and 1-2 in the Ivy League, the Lions will face Cornell on Saturday, January 28 at 7 p.m. in Ithaca, N.Y.
