Box Score JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Marvin Dominique (Miramar, Fla./Miramar [Fordham]) tallied 26 points and 13 rebounds to lift Saint Peter's past Cornell 67-59 in non-conference men's basketball action on Saturday.
Dominique finished shooting 8-for-13 from the floor, 2 of 3 from behind the arc and 8 of 9 from the foul line en route to his sixth 20-point performance of the season. The junior, who leads the team with 18.8 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, also finished with 13 boards for his sixth double-double of the season.
Desi Washington (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin [Delaware State]) and Trevis Wyche (Neptune, N.J./Saint Peter's Prep) each added 11 points for the Peacocks (4-7) in the winning effort.
Nolan Cressler and Robert Hatter each registered 21 points to pace the Big Red (0-12) in the loss.
Saint Peter's took the lead in the final four minutes of the first half and never looked back to earn its second-straight win against Cornell in a series that started last season.
After Dominick Scelfo gave the Big Red its largest lead on a 3-pointer at 27-23, the Peacocks scored the final seven points to take a 30-27 advantage into the locker room.
Dominique started the run with a 3-pointer at 1:59 and Wyche scored the final four points in the spurt after a layup at 1:27 and two charity tosses with two seconds left for the three-point lead at the break.
Saint Peter's used a 10-2 run to open up the final frame to take an 11-point lead with 14:55 on the clock. Dominique and Chris Burke (Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro) each had four points on the run before Jamel Fields (Albany, N.Y./Cheshire Academy [Fairfield]) capped the spurt with two free throws at 14:55 for a 40-29 advantage.
Cornell cut the margin to four points with 6:41 left after a Cressler 3-pointer, but Dominique made four unanswered at the line to regain an eight-point lead at 52-44 with 6:12 on the clock.
With Saint Peter's holding a 57-48 lead, the Big Red scored six of the next eight points to make it a three-point contest with 2:18 remaining thanks to six points from Cherry.
Fields hit a jumper at 2:01 and Wyche made two free throws with 46 ticks remaining to give Saint Peter'd s a 61-54 edge. Cressler nailed a 3-ball with 41 seconds left, but Wyche and Washington converted all six from the charity stripe to seal the victory in the final non-conference game of the year.
Saint Peter's jumped out to a 10-3 lead in the first half after Dominique scored the first 10 points of the game for the Peacocks.
Cornell rallied with a 9-1 run to take a 13-12 lead with 11:07 left in the first half.
Saint Peter's answered with a 5-0 run to claim a 17-13 margin after two free throws from Fields at 10:54 and a traditional 3-point play from Washington at 9:37.
The Big Red responded with a 9-1 spurt to take its largest lead at 22-18 with 6:40 left in the stanza, but the Peacocks closed the half on a 7-0 run and never trailed again.
Saint Peter's finished non-conference play 4-5.
Washington is now 23 points away from 1,000 for his career.
The Peacocks return to action when they restart conference play with its MAAC home opener against Manhattan on Thursday. Game time is 7 p.m.
