News and Notes: Afternoon Edition

Some additional news and notes...

• From Andy Katz's ESPN Weekly Watch: Ryan Wittman, Cornell: Wittman continued to be one of the top scorers that gets little pub. He led Cornell with 29 points and hit a 30-foot shot at the end of overtime to beat Davidson in the semifinals of the Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden.

• From ESPN's Fran Frashilla on Twitter, "Heartbreak Hotel for Davidson as Ryan Wittman, one of the country's best shooters last 4 years hits a 35-footer at buzzer. Cornell 91-88."

• From the "Weekend's Best" by ESPN's Jay Bilas, "Best "Unknown" Player: Ryan Wittman, Cornell
  Wittman scored 29 points and hit seven 3s, including a 30-foot game-winner at the buzzer, in an overtime win against Davidson in the ECAC Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden. Wittman and Harvard's Jeremy Lin will be the two front-runners for Ivy League Player of the Year."

• From the Northfield Mount Hermon School basketball program on Twitter, "Wow! Great game between Cornell and Davidson. 3 pointer at the buzzer wins it for Cornell in OT. Glad that game is TIVOd."

• From SlamOnline, "or those of you in the Big Apple area, congratulations, you get my undercard game of the night when Cornell meets up with St. John’s in the “championship game” of the MSG Holiday Festival. The Big Red have won six in a row after yesterday’s OT win against Davidson and forward Ryan Wittman can score against any team in the country. I give the edge to the Johnnies in this one, who at 9-1 are looking like they can be relevant again in the Big East."

• From Basketball Times Online, "Cornell at St. John's, 9:00 p.m. ... A dangerous, dangerous game for a St. John's team boasting a 9-1 record. "