Big Red Tames Bears 69-63

Big Red Tames Bears 69-63

If you get out of the gates slow, you’ll have trouble winning the race.

That was the case for the Brown men’s basketball team Friday night. The Bears started slow in both the first and second halves of their game against Cornell. As a result, they lost to the Big Red 69-63.

Just under 10 minutes into the game, Cornell raced out to a 26-10 lead thanks in part to freshman Shonn Miller who scored 9 of his 17 points during that stretch.

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The Bears cut the deficit to 11 at the break 42-31. But Cornell extended that lead to 17 just over 3 minutes into the second half at 53-36.

Brown fought back but would get no closer than the 6-point margin they ended up losing by.

“We had a bad start to both halves,” said Brown coach Jesse Agel. “Our bigs weren’t getting the job done which gave them a chance to score 16 second chance points and we turned it over against their press. Once Dockery (Walker) went in there, we settled down and started to get back into it.”

Walker was sensational for the Bears scoring a career-high 23 points to go along with a career-high 17 rebounds. Walker was 10 of 11 shooting from the field.

Not to be outdone was Cornell senior Chris Wroblewski. The guard had 24 points and 11 rebounds for the Big Red who has now won 12 straight games against the Bears.

Brown junior Matt Sullivan registered his 8th consecutive game in double figures with 13 points and 5 rebounds. Earlier in the week, Sullivan was named an Academic All-American for his work in the classroom where he carries a 4.0 grade point average at the University.

The loss drops Brown’s record to (7-21) overall and (1-10) in the Ivy League.

The Bears host Columbia Saturday night at 6pm at the Pizzatola Sports Center.