Brown Falls Short at Columbia 66-63
Saturday, March 05, 2016
The Brown Bears men's basketball team (8-19, 3-10 Ivy League) fell 66-63 to (21-9, 10-3 Ivy) Columbia on Friday night in New York. The Bears have one more game remaining in the regular season.
Brown was without Tavon Blackmon, who missed the game due to injury.
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Columbia turned the ball over on their next possession after a steal by Jason Massey with 13 seconds to go. Massey dished to Steven Spieth who drove to the basket but was not able to convert.
Columbia sealed the game at the free throw line.
The Bears trailed 28-26 at the half and trailed by 6 points, 49-43 with 9 minutes left to play.
The Leaders
JR Hobbie led Brown with 23 points on 7 of 10 shooting from the field, all threes.
Obi Okolie added 13 points on 5 of 13 shooting from the field while also grabbing 8 rebounds.
Next up
The Bears close their season tonight when they take on Cornell. Tip off is set for 6 p.m.
Related Slideshow: 5 Takeaways From Brown’s 66-63 Loss to Columbia
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