Saturday, February 7
New York, N.Y.
2:00 P.M.
Columbia
14-8,3-5Ivy League
67
vs
88
Cornell
11-10,4-4Ivy League
1
2
F
Cornell
42
46
88
Columbia
32
35
67
Photo by: Columbia University Athletics / Jalen Campbell
Men’s Basketball Falls to Cornell at Home on Saturday
2/7/2026 5:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Lions look to bounce back on the road next weekend at Penn and Princeton
NEW YORK — Columbia men's basketball was defeated by a hot-shooting Cornell team, 88-67, Saturday afternoon from Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium.
Kenny Noland led the Lions with 21 points and took sole possession of seventh place for all-time steals in program history after tying Matt Shannon '89CC in his last outing against Princeton. Reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Week Connor Igoe added 13 points and was Columbia's other double-figure scorer.
Cornell's Josh Baldwin recorded a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds on 11-of-12 free throw shooting. The Big Red (11-10, 4-4) made 22-of-24 free throws and shot 30-56 (53.6 percent) from the field. Columbia (14-8, 3-5) posted a 46.3 percent mark from the floor and is now 8-3 at home.
Both teams came out stumbling as Columbia picked up four turnovers in four minutes and Cornell shot 2-of-6 to kick off the afternoon. Soon after, Cornell knocked down 8-of-9 field goals while the Lions shot 2-of-10 during that same stretch, giving the Big Red a 24-15 lead with 7:37 to go in the first half.
The Lions made it a four-point game after Hampton Sanders slipped past two defenders and lobbed it up for Ryan Soulis to throw it down with 4:19 until the break. After a 6-0 spurt from the Big Red later in the half over a 25-second span, Cornell carried a 42-32 lead into the locker room.
An 11-0 Cornell run put the Big Red up 53-34 just three minutes into the second half. Miles Franklin impressed as he got back on a fastbreak and met Cornell's Jacob Beccles at the rim to send his dunk flying out of play. The Big Red led by as much as 26 with 9:13 to play.
Columbia is on the road next weekend for a back-to-back at Penn on Friday at 7 p.m. and at Princeton on Saturday at 6 p.m.
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Kenny Noland led the Lions with 21 points and took sole possession of seventh place for all-time steals in program history after tying Matt Shannon '89CC in his last outing against Princeton. Reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Week Connor Igoe added 13 points and was Columbia's other double-figure scorer.
Cornell's Josh Baldwin recorded a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds on 11-of-12 free throw shooting. The Big Red (11-10, 4-4) made 22-of-24 free throws and shot 30-56 (53.6 percent) from the field. Columbia (14-8, 3-5) posted a 46.3 percent mark from the floor and is now 8-3 at home.
Both teams came out stumbling as Columbia picked up four turnovers in four minutes and Cornell shot 2-of-6 to kick off the afternoon. Soon after, Cornell knocked down 8-of-9 field goals while the Lions shot 2-of-10 during that same stretch, giving the Big Red a 24-15 lead with 7:37 to go in the first half.
The Lions made it a four-point game after Hampton Sanders slipped past two defenders and lobbed it up for Ryan Soulis to throw it down with 4:19 until the break. After a 6-0 spurt from the Big Red later in the half over a 25-second span, Cornell carried a 42-32 lead into the locker room.
An 11-0 Cornell run put the Big Red up 53-34 just three minutes into the second half. Miles Franklin impressed as he got back on a fastbreak and met Cornell's Jacob Beccles at the rim to send his dunk flying out of play. The Big Red led by as much as 26 with 9:13 to play.
Columbia is on the road next weekend for a back-to-back at Penn on Friday at 7 p.m. and at Princeton on Saturday at 6 p.m.
Follow The Lions
For the latest on Columbia men's basketball, follow @CULionsMBB on X and Instagram, search Columbia men's basketball on Facebook, or follow on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
Team Stats
CU
CU
FG%
.536
.463
3FG%
.316
.444
FT%
.917
.529
RB
35
25
TO
10
15
STL
11
5
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
9
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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