Ivy League champion Cornell scored the first NCAA Tournament win in school history — and first by an Ivy League team in 12 years — beating Temple, 78-65.
Louis Dale scored 21 points to lead the Big Red, while Ryan Wittman chipped in 20.
The last Ivy League team to win an NCAA Tournament game was Princeton; the Tigers beat UNLV in the first round of the 1998 tournament.
Cornell Upsets Temple for First NCAA Win in School History originally appeared on About.com Basketball on Friday, March 19th, 2010 at 14:55:19.
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