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NCAA: Stanford advances

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kenny Brown scored 18 points and third-seeded Stanford earned its first NCAA tournament win since 2004, routing Cornell 77-53.

Lewis Dale, the Ivy League player of the year, scored 12 points, Adam Gore had 11 and Alex Tyler 10 for 14th-seeded Cornell (22-6), which had its 16-game winning streak snapped. The Ivy League hasn’t won an NCAA tournament game since 1998.

The game’s first 10 minutes were close, with Cornell down by just three points despite starting out 3-of-15 from the field. Then Stanford (27-7) took over, going on a 43-11 run.

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