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ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell's speed and athleticism proved too much for Dartmouth in a rare Sunday afternoon matinee, as the Big Red blocked 10 shots, stole 15 passes and zoomed up and down the court during a comfortable 79-56 win over the Big Green at Newman Arena. Cornell improved to 11-12 (3-3 Ivy), while Dartmouth slipped to 6-14 (2-4 Ivy).

Sophomore Shonn Miller and senior Errick Peck were dominant forces as Cornell forced 18 Dartmouth turnovers and allowed the Big Green to shoot just 29 percent overall. Miller had 15 points, seven blocked shots, five steals and four rebounds, while Peck notched 11 points, seven assists, five rebounds and two steals. Junior Dominick Scelfo scored 15 points, grabbed four rebounds and had a pair of steals and freshman Nolan Cressler notched 14 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals in the win. The Big Red outscored the Big Green 18-2 on the fastbreak, 36-16 in the lane and 24-8 off turnovers.

Dartmouth's Tyler Melville had a team-high 12 points, while Alex Mitola had 10 points. Jvonte Brooks just missed being the third double figure scorer with nine points and a game-high eight rebounds. The Big Green held a 40-34 edge on the glass, in large part due to its 16 offensive rebounds.

The game was over in the first six minutes, as Cornell launched out to a 12-2 lead that included five quick points by Peck and another quick find to Eitan Chemerinski after a Peck steal and look-ahead. The Big Green got back within five at 12-7, but Cressler hit a 3-pointer and then a Miller block led to a fastbreak bucket by Devin Cherry. Peck, who set a career-best in assists, found Miller underneath for a monster dunk and it was on for the Big Red.

Cornell used its athleticism to sprint ahead for easy buckets on offense and to block and bother shots in the lane while pressing the passing lanes. The Big Red led by as many as 24 after Peck's driving bucket with 2:15 left in the first half and wouldn't allow the visitors within 18 the rest of the way.

Miller had four steals and three blocks in the second half alone, helping Cornell limit Dartmouth to 32 percent shooting. He had a pair of monster dunks after halftime that kept the Blackout Newman Arena crowd excited, as they also counted out his blocked shots with each rejection.

The Big Red will hit the road again to vist Yale on Friday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. and Brown on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. in key Ivy games. Cornell will head into the weekend in third place in the Ancient EIght standings at 3-3.