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ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's basketball team opened the second half on a 15-1 run and cruised to its third straight win, a 72-63 victory over Brown on Saturday evening at Newman Arena. The Big Red improved to 10-12 (5-3 Ivy), while the Bears fell to 7-18 (1-7 Ivy).

A day after scoring a career-high 29 points, junior Johnathan Gray notched a tean-best 16 points and nine rebounds, while senior Chris Wroblewski continued his fantastic all-around play with 15 points, eight assists, five rebounds and two steals. He ended the weekend with 18 assists and just one turnover. Drew Ferry rounded out three double figure scorers with 11 points to go along with four rebounds, four assists and two steals. Freshman Shonn Miller had nine points, three rebounds and three blocked shots in the victory. The Big Red shot 47 percent overall and a blazing 12-of-23 from beyond the arc (52 percent). Cornell assisted on 17 baskets and turned the ball over just nine times as a team.

Matt Sullivan scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Brown attack, while Stephen Albrecht had 11 points, grabbed five rebounds and had four assists. Tyler Ponticelli recorded 10 rebounds for the Bears, who held a 41-32 edge on the backboards. Brown shot 39 percent from the floor and 36 percent from 3-point range in the loss.

After a lackluster first half that saw the Big Red head into the locker room with a 36-34 lead, Cornell exploded out of halftime to take control of the game with a big run. The Big Red had five different players connect from beyond the arc in the first 3:21 after the break, with Ferry, Tarwater, Figini, Wroblewski and Gray each connecting in succession as a two-point lead quickly became 15. Cornell continued to put the pressure on, never allowing Brown to get back within single digits until the Bears made a final run. The visitors clawed back to within six at 66-60 on a layup by Matt Sullivan, but after a timeout, Cornell posted up Miller, who was able to get an easy little jumper in the lane in isolation. After Sullivan missed a shot and Wroblewski rebounded, the Big Red senior went to the free throw line and connected on both shots to make it 70-60 with under two minutes to play. That was as close as the Bears would get.

The first half saw Brown get out early despite missing its leading scorer, Sean McGonagill. Sullivan was able to make shots at will, connecting on all five of his 3-pointers en route to 17 points. The two teams went back and forth throughout before Cornell looked to take control of the game. The Big Red went on a 10-2 run to turn a one-point deficit into a 32-25 advantage with 5:28 left after Ferry and Wroblewski each connected on treys. The lead grew to eight on a Cherry jumper, but Brown answered by scoring the final six points of the half with a three-point play by Tellef Lundevall, followed by Sullivan's fifth 3-pointer of the night, this one coming with 11 seconds left in the half. Cornell was able to sneak into the locker room with an uneasy 36-34 lead.

Cornell returns to action when it visits Penn on Friday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Palestra.