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ITHACA, N.Y. -- Boston University jumped out to a 7-0 lead to open the game, but Cornell scored 20 unanswered points and never trailed again as the Big Red topped the defending America East champ 71-66 on Sunday afternoon at Newman Arena. Cornell improved to 2-2, while the Terriers slipped to 0-3.

Drew Ferry scored 14 points, including three straight treys during the early run, to lead four double figure scorers. Eitan Chemerinski scored 12 points for his thrid straight double figure game, while freshman Shonn Miller had 10 points and six rebounds. Senior guard Chris Wroblewski chipped in 10 points, seven rebounds and six assists and both Josh Figini and Max Groebe had nine. The Big Red outscored the Terriers 33-5 off the bench and limited BU to 39 percent shooting overall and 30 percent from the 3-point line.

Darryl Partin scored a game-high 29 points, while D.J. Irving scored 10 points and had eight assists. Patrick Hazel hit double figures with 10 points and Dom Morris notched nine points and 14 rebounds. The Terriers held a 35-32 edge on the backboards but turned it over 16 times in the loss.

The energy all lived on the side of the Terriers to open the game. Hungry for its first win, BU jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead and forced a Big Red timeout just 1:26 into the contest. A three-point play by Patrin kicked things off. Cornell immediately went to the bench for freshmen Miller and Galal Cancer and the duo helped ignite an immediate turnaround. Ferry hit three consecutive 3-pointers after threee straight Big Red steals, one each by Wroblewski, Cancer and Chemerinski. A quick post move and layup by Chemerinski and a dunk by Josh Figini after a feed from Ferry extended the run to 13-0. Figini then hit a jumper from the corner after a feed from Cancer, and Figini scored his seventh straight point on a 3-pointer. Miller ended the run with a layup after Cancer pulled down an offensive rebound that ended the spurt after 6:14 of Big Red dominance.

Cornell's defense never hit the same intensity, but still forced Boston University to work for shots most of the night. BU cut the deficit to five on a 3-pointer by Partin, his second straight bucket, with 4:44 remaining to make it 27-22, but the Big Red went on an 8-2 spurt to end the half and take a 35-24 edge into the break.

The two teams traded baskets early before an 11-0 Terrier run cut the deficit all the way to two (39-37) with 15:31 left in the half. Partin had the first six points, but the run ended when Cancer made his first collegiate 3-pointer for the Big Red to stem the tide. After Partin's two free throws cut the Big Red lead back to three (42-39), Cornell again started to pull away.

A Ferry layup on the break after a Shonn Miller block gabe the home team some breathing room and ignited a 10-0 Cornell run. Max Groebe hit 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions and Figini scored on an offensive putback to turn the one -possession game into a 52-39 edge for the home team.

The Terriers would not go away, again chipping the lead back to four (52-48) with nine straight points, the last coming on another 3-pointer by Partin. Miller answered with a tip-in off a Cancer miss to give Cornell the momentum back, but almost immediately BU answered back. The visitors cut the deficit to one four different times in a two-minute span, but each time the Big Red answered. Dom Morris scored for the Terriers to cut it to 62-61 with 3:43 left, but neither team would be able to score for nearly three minutes, until Cancer snaked himself free after bobbling a pass for a layup to make it 64-61. Partin missed a 3-pointer and Cornell rebounded. Ferry hit the first of two, and the second was rebounded after a friendly bounce by Chemerinski. The extra possession started a parade to the free-throw line late, as Wroblewski calmly hit all six shots in the final 30 seconds to close out the win.

Cornell returns to action on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. when it visits Delaware.