Brown Beats Columbia - Moves to 6-3 in Ivy League
Friday, February 21, 2020
The Brown University men’s basketball team captured a critical road win beating Columbia University 72-66.
The Bears win gives Brown a 6-3 record, moving the team closer to its first trip to the Ivy League playoff for an automatic NCAA tournament bid.
Only the top four teams make the Ivy tournament.
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Brown overcame poor 3-point shooting — the Bears were only 2 for 10.
The Bears are now 13-9 on the season. Columbia drops to 1-8 in the Ivy League and 6-19 overall.
Mike Smith led Columbia with 22 points.
Brown was down 30-35 at half-time. They travel to Cornell for a Saturday night game.
Pre-game Treat
Brown play-by-play announcer Scott Cordischi took to Twitter to flag a pre-game VIP dinner.
Had dinner tonight in NYCRed apple with two Enfield, CT legends My @BrownBasketball broadcast partner Russ Tyler '71 & NBC Sports NFL guru @peter_king #GoBruno
