Big Red Stats Watch

Below, a look at a few key individual and team stats following Cornell's first seven games.

• First, it goes without saying that it is difficult to compare Cornell's statistical performance with other Ivies or even with last season's Cornell team. The Big Red have played a very challenging schedule to date with six of the first seven games on the road. Games against Alabama, UMass, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Toledo, Vermont and Drexel also presented Cornell with opponents arguably possessing more size and athleticism than typical Ivy teams.

• Just as impressive as Cornell's wins at Alabama and UMass, Cornell managed to pull off two wins in the Legends Classic against Vermont and Drexel without the services of either Alex Tyler or Max Groebe. But players were key parts of Cornell's nine-man rotation before their injuries. Tyler was averaging 16.6 minutes per game while Groebe played 4 minutes per game.

• Cornell's three-point shooting is down this season. The Big Red finished 3rd in the nation in team three-point field goal percentage during 2007-2008 and 2008-2009. During 2007-2008, Cornell shot a sizzling 41.5 percent from downtown, while in 2008-2009, the Big Red hit for 41.4 percent. Thus far in 2009-2010, the Big Red are down to 38.1 percent. If you don't count Max Groebe's 3/5 performance thus far, only Geoff Reeves is shooting above the 40% threshold beyond the arc (he is at 43.8%- 14/32). Wittman and Wroblewski are hovering around 39% from deep. Wroblewski shot 44% a year ago, while Wittman finished at 42%. Louis Dale is struggling from deep on an 8/27 performance. Fortunately, Wroblewski is 12/28 from 3-point range in his last five games (43%) after hitting just 1/5 in his first two games.

• Jeff Foote is having a career year on the glass, currently averaging 8.1 rebounds per game to go along with his 12.0 points.

• Despite only playing 11.4 minutes per game, Mark Coury has been extremely productive, contributing 3.7 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. Coury is an efficient 12/18 from the field (67%).
  

• A pair of Cornell forwards have struggled shooting the ball. Alex Tyler is shooting 4/21 (19%) while Errick Peck is 6/25 (24%).
  

• Cornell has three players scorching from the free throw line. Alex Tyler is 9/10 (90%), Ryan Wittman is 18/20 (90%), while Chris Wroblewski is 16/17 (94%). Cornell's team 76% free-throw percentage, if maintained, would be just off the school record of 76.1% set in 2007-2008.

• Official Cornell stats have recorded only five slam dunks this season by Cornell, all of which were by Jeff Foote.

• Cornell opponents have shot 172 free throws this season while Cornell has shot only 125.

• Cornell opponents are outrebounding Cornell 235 to 231, although Cornell has 86 offensive rebounds to opponents' 76.

• Cornell has 141 personal fouls in the first seven games, while Cornell opponents have just 123.