Second Half Struggles Lead Brown to 75-64 Loss to Princeton
Saturday, February 14, 2015
{image_1)The Brown University Bears (10-14, 1-6 Ivy) fell 75-64 on the road to (11-11, 4-2 Ivy) Princeton on Friday night. Brown has now lost six of their last seven games and has not won a road game since December 22. The Bears are 2-9 on the road overall this season.
See the five takeaways slideshow below.
The Brown Bears trailed by one point, 30-29, at the half but in the second half, Princeton took control right away. The Tigers, sparked by a Steven Cook jump shot and three pointer on back to back possessions, went on a 12-0 run to go up 42-29 in the game with 16:30 left to play.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTBrown would battle back, getting as close as three, 49-46, with ten minutes to go, however, they would not get any closer the rest of the game.
Brown was led by Rafael Maia who posted his second consecutive double-double with 16 points and a career high 16 rebounds while Tavon Blackmon followed up with 15 points of his own.
Princeton was led by Steven Cook who had a game high 18 points while his teammate Hans Brase followed up with 14.
Brown returns to action on Saturday, February 14 when they visit Penn. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
For a further look at the Brown loss, see the five takeaways slideshow below.
Related Slideshow: Five Takeaways From Brown’s 75-64 Loss to Princeton
The Brown University Bears (10-14, 1-6 Ivy) fell 75-64 on the road to (11-11, 4-2 Ivy) Princeton on Friday night.
Here are five takeaways from the game.
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