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PRINCETON, N.J. -- Princeton shot the lights out and Cornell couldnt't keep up as the Tigers claimed a 75-57 victory over the Big Red on Saturday evening at Jadwin Gymnasium. With the win, Princeton improved to 15-10 (6-3 Ivy), while Cornell slipped to 10-14 (5-5 Ivy).

The Tigers shots 56 percent from the floor, including 69 percent in the first 20 minutes, and had four players hit for double figures in the victory. Princeton also connected on 10-of-21 shots from beyond the arc. TJ Bray had an outstanding floor game with a career-high 16 points to go along with five assists, four rebounds and three steals. Patrick Saunders added 14 points, Ian Hummer notched 13 and Douglas Davis had 11.

Cornell's Chris Wroblewski and Galal Cancer each had 10 points to lead the visitors, who turned the ball over 19 times. Wroblewski added five rebounds and three assists. Dominick Scelfo came off the bench to score nine

Cornell seemed to lack energy early and Courtney went right to the bench trailing 10-7, putting in Dave LaMore, Devin Cherry, Dominick Scelfo, Miles Asafo-Adjei and Dwight Tarwater into the contest. That move paid immediate dividends, as the group caused a turnover and Scelfo found Tarwater for a 3-pointer to knot the game heading into the first media timeout after a crisp offensive possession.

An offensive rebound by Asafo-Adjei led to a good find underneath to LaMore for a layup. For the junior guard, it was his first action since mid-December due to injury. Princeton scored two quick easy buckets to force a Big Red timeout down 18-14 that started a 10-0 Tigers run to go up 24-14. Scelfo hit consecutive 3-pointers to get back within four, but Davis nailed a trey as the Tigers built the lead back to 10 (32-22) with seven and a half minutes to play in the half.

Princeton's 9-0 surge turned a seven-point game into a 16-point bulge and was punctuated by a wild dunk in the lane by Ian Hummer as part of a three-point play.  Wroblewski went the length of the court to beat the buzzer at the half to send the visitors into the break trailing 44-32. Scelfo and Gray each hit 3-pointers late as Cornell went into the break behind 44-32.

Princeton shot a blistering 69 percent from the floor (18-of-26) and made half of its 3-pointers (5-of-10). The home team also held a dominant 16-6 edge on the glass. Scelfo's three 3-pointers gave him a game-high nine points at the break, while Wroblewski chipped in six. Bray and Davis each had eight points to lead the Tigers.

The second half was no different, as the Big Red could never make the run to get badck into the game and the home team continued to bomb away. Princeton would run the lead up to as many as 23 (73-50) with just over four minutes remaining and cruised to the victory.

Cornell will complete its road schedule next weekend when it visits Brown and Yale. The Big Red and the Bears will square off on Friday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m., then heads to face the Bulldogs on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m.