ITHACA, N.Y. (Interstat) — Cooper Noard scored 30 points to propel Cornell to an 86-80 men’s basketball victory over Brown on Saturday at Newman Arena.

The Big Red used efficient offense and sharp free-throw shooting to hold off the Bears. Cornell made 23 of 27 free throws and connected on 13 3-pointers. Noard, who scored 17 in the first half, led four Cornell players in double figures. Jacob Beccles added 17 points.

Brown’s Landon Lewis scored 20 points and Adrian Uchidiuno had 16. The Bears dominated inside with 44 paint points but could not overcome Cornell’s perimeter scoring. The Big Red improved to 14-12 overall, while Brown fell to 8-17. Attendance was 1,944.