Cornell Big Red vs. Lafayette Leopards: How to watch live stream, TV channel, NCAA Basketball start time

How to watch Cornell vs. Lafayette basketball game

By Scout Staff

Nov 16, 2024 at 1:00 pm ET • 2 min read

Halftime Report

After a tough loss on the road their last time out, Cornell looks much better today on their home court. A win is still up for grabs for either team after one quarter, but Cornell is up 33-31 over Lafayette.

If Cornell keeps playing like this, they'll bump their record up to 3-1 in no time. On the other hand, Lafayette will have to make due with a 1-3 record unless they turn things around (and fast).

Who's Playing

Lafayette Leopards @ Cornell Big Red

Current Records: Lafayette 1-2, Cornell 2-1

How To Watch

When: Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 12 p.m. ET
Where: Newman Arena -- Ithaca, New York
TV: ESPN Plus
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $8.00

What to Know

Lafayette is 1-7 against Cornell since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Lafayette Leopards will head out to face off against the Cornell Big Red at 12:00 p.m. ET at Newman Arena. The Leopards pulled off an upset win in their last outing, and are hoping to pull that off once more against the 7.5-point favorite Big Red.

Having struggled with seven losses in a row dating back to last season, Lafayette finally turned things around against Penn on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Quakers , sneaking past 65-63.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lafayette to victory, but perhaps none more so than Caleb Williams, who earned 17 points. Williams had some trouble finding his footing against La Salle on Saturday, so this was a step in the right direction. The team also got some help courtesy of Mark Butler, who earned 11 points.

Meanwhile, Cornell ended up a good deal behind La Salle on Tuesday and lost 93-77. The loss was the Big Red's first of the season.

Cornell's defeat came about despite a quality game from Jacob Beccles, who went 6 for 7 en route to 13 points. The dominant performance also gave Beccles a new career-high in field goal percentage (85.7%).

Lafayette made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-2. As for Cornell, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.

Lafayette came up short against Cornell when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 79-71. Can Lafayette avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.