5 Takeaways From Brown's 77-65 Loss to St. Peter's
Joe Calabro, GoLocalProv Sports Team
5 Takeaways From Brown's 77-65 Loss to St. Peter's
Missed Opportunity
Brown had a nine point lead, 56-47, after two Tavon Blackmon free throws went through the net with nine minutes to play in the game.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTHowever, St. Peter's would respond with a 15-2 run to take 62-58 lead with four minutes left in the game.
St. Peter's would extend the lead from there, going up 71-61 with 1:54 left to play and proceeded to seal the game at the free throw line.
Next Up
Brown returns to action on Monday, November 16th when they host New England rival Holy Cross at the Pizzitola Center.
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5 Takeaways From Brown's 77-65 Loss to St. Peter's
Bench Points
A positive for the Bears was the play of their bench. J.R. Hobbie led all bench scorers with 9 points on 3 of 6 shooting from three-point land. Hobbie played 31 minutes in the game.
Freshman Corey Daugherty followed up with eight points, along with three steals and two assists.
In total, Brown's bench contributed 19 points, winning the battle of the bench 19-13.
Tavon Blackmon
Tavon Blackmon led the Brown Bears with 13 points on 4 of 10 shooting from the field and 5 of 6 from the free throw line.
Blackmon also had four rebounds and five assists in the game.
Kuakumensah
Despite the Bears getting out rebounded 45-42, Cedric Kuakumensah was dominant, pulling down 17 rebounds, 14 of them on the defensive end, while also blocking two shots.
Kuakumensah contributed ten points on 4 of 12 shooting from the field, including 0 for 5 from beyond the three-point arc.
12-4
The Brown Bears turned the ball over 14 times in the game resulting in 12 points for St. Peter's. As it turns out, 12 points was the winning margin.
By comparison, Brown forced St. Peter's into seven turnovers but were only able to cash in for four points.
Fast Break Points
Brown shot 34% from the field and 21% from beyond the three-point arc in the game.
Brown had no fast break points meaning there were not many easy baskets, hurting them down the stretch.
Saint Peter's had six fast break points in the game but shot 40% from the field.
