Brown Bears vs Cornell Big Red Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Brown Bears vs Cornell Big Red

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Newman Arena in Ithaca, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Brown Bears (9-15) are traveling to Newman Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Cornell Big Red (12-12).

The Brown Bears stepped onto the hardwood against Princeton and went home with a win by a final score of 80-71 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Bears finished with 21 and Princeton recorded 18 personal fouls. They also buried 9 out of their 26 shots from 3-point land. Princeton shot 75.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of 29 tries. Furthermore, Princeton collected 29 rebounds (12 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Princeton recorded 16 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. In relation to defense, Brown allowed the other team to shoot 40.0% from the floor on 20 out of 50 shooting. They also doled out 20 dimes for the game while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 10 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they collected a total of 24 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Bears converted 13 of 20 tries for a percentage of 65.0%. Brown finished the game having earned a 61.2% FG percentage (30 of 49) and knocked down 7 of their 18 three-point attempts.

Landon Lewis is a guy who had an impact for the contest. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 10 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 33 minutes and also snagged 4 boards. He ended up going 83.3% from the field and dished out 2 dimes.

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Brown steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 9-15 this season. They cough up possession 12.2 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.1 fouls per contest. As a unit, Brown is pulling down 35.3 boards per game and has tallied 374 assists for the season, which has them ranked 252nd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bears are hitting 32.3% on shots from beyond the arc (172 of 533) and 68.6% from the free throw line. They average 70.7 pts per contest (303rd in the country) while going 44.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Bears have forced 13.6 turnovers every game and they draw 15.4 fouls. They currently rank 12th in D-1 in allowing assists with 301 surrendered so far this season. Bears are allowing a FG percentage of 42.7% (557 of 1,305) and they relinquish 34.1 boards per game as a team. They give up 31.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 51st in college in points per game allowed (68.5).

For their last game, the Cornell Big Red went home defeated by a final of 73-54 when they faced Harvard. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Cornell allowed Harvard to get 32 in total (9 offensive). They shot 32.1% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 9 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). The Big Red allowed Harvard to convert 25 out of 58 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 43.1% for the matchup. Overall, the Big Red shot 20 out of 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.4%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Cornell knocked down 3 of 22 tries (13.6%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 84.6%. Harvard was called for 13 personal fouls for this contest which got the Big Red to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They gave up possession 8 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. The Big Red recorded 22 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 29 for the matchup.

Anthony Nimani pitched in for the Big Red in the game. He knocked down 5 of 12 in the game giving him a rate of 41.7%, and had 4 rebounds. He racked up 18 points in his 24 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this contest.

Cornell has a win-loss record of 12-12 so far this year. The Big Red commit 19.5 fouls per contest and they connect on 74.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 21.2 times per contest (1st in the country) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per contest. Cornell has accounted for 2,132 pts on the campaign (88.8 per game) and they collect 35.6 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Big Red are shooting 49.4% from the field, which is ranked 24th in college hoops.

The Big Red are ranked 356th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 83.7. They are able to force 11.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.6% from the floor (336th in the nation). The Cornell defense allows 37.5% on 3-point shots (214 of 571) and their opponents are making 71.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 16.5 assists and 33.8 boards every game, which is ranked 347th and 139th in Division 1.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brown

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