NEW YORK CITY -- Led by junior guard Matt Corning's (Wauconda, Ill./ Mundelein) game-high 15 points, the University of Chicago men's basketball team cruised past University Athletic Association rival New York University 61-44 Sunday at the Coles Sports Center.

Chicago (11-5 overall, 4-1 UAA) jumped out to a 20-5 lead seven minutes into the contest and by halftime built a 37-19 advantage.

Corning netted 10 of his 15 points in the first period, while sophomore guard John Bonelli (San Francisco, Calif./ St. Ignatius) tallied all nine of his points on three 3-point field goals.

A 10-0 run brought NYU (10-6, 1-4) to within 10 points (41-31) with 12:49 to go, but the Violets would get no closer.

Corning connected on six of 10 attempts from the field en route to his 14th double-digit effort of the year.

Junior forward Adam Machones (Duluth, Minn./ Marshall) finished with 11 points and a game-high nine rebounds as Chicago outdueled NYU on the boards 39-27.

John Mish came off the bench to score 14 points for the Violets. He was the only NYU player to reach double figures.

In extending its winning streak to four games, Chicago outshot the host Violets 50% to 34% from the field.

The Maroons' victory evened the all-time series between the two schools at 21-21.

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