Kuakumensah’s 20 Points Lead Brown Past Bryant 69-62
Sunday, December 07, 2014
The Brown Bears (4-6) defeated the in-state rival (1-5) Bryant Bulldogs 69-62 on Saturday night at the Pizzitola Center on the Brown Campus.
See the five takeaways slideshow below.
Brown took an 11 point lead into the locker room at half time and extended it to 15 on a couple of occasions in the second half. Bryant cut their deficit down to five points two separate times, however, the Bears made shots and free throws when they needed to down the stretch and Bryant was unable to get any closer.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe Brown Bears trailed for the majority of the first half before going on a 16-2 run with just over four minutes left to take a 41-30 lead into the locker room.
Leading the way
Cedric Kuakumensash led the Bears with 20 points and 15 rebounds for a double-double while Steven Spieth added 12 points of his own and defended Dyami Starks the majority of the night.
The Bulldogs were led by Starks who had 16 points in the game on five of 18 shooting from the field, while Gus Riley pulled down eight rebounds off the bench.
Next on the schedule
Next up for Bryant, they travel to Army on Tuesday, December 9 for a 7 p.m. game in hopes of snapping their four game losing streak.
Meanwhile, the Brown Bears stay in-state to take on the Providence Friars on Monday, December 8 at 9 p.m. That game will be shown on Fox Sports 1.
For a further look at Bryant vs. Brown, see the five takeaways slideshow below
Related Slideshow: Five Takeaways from Brown’s 69-62 Win Over Bryant
The Brown Bears (4-6) defeated the in-state rival (1-5) Bryant Bulldogs 69-62 on Saturday night at the Pizzitola Center on the Brown Campus.
Here are five takeaways from the game.
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