Brown Blows 24 Point Lead, Fall 75-69 to Dartmouth
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Brown Blows 24 Point Lead, Fall 75-69 to Dartmouth
See the five takeaways slideshow below
Brown took a 50-26 second half lead after a Steven Spieth three-pointer with 13 minutes left in the game before Dartmouth took over.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTFrom that point, Dartmouth outscored Brown 49-19 and went on to win the game 75-69 in regulation.
Brown was led by Rafael Maia who posted a double-double with 19 points and 16 rebounds. Steven Spieth and Cedric Kuakumensah followed up with 11 points each.
Dartmouth was led by Malik Gill who netted 17 points off the bench while Connor Boehm added 16 to lead Dartmouth's incredible comeback.
Brown returns to action on Saturday when they close out the season against Harvard. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.
For a further look at the Brown loss, see the five takeaways slideshow below.
Five Takeaways From Brown's 75-69 Loss to Dartmouth
Steven Spieth
Steven Spieth was one of three players in double-figures for Brown, netting 11 points on 3-of-10 shooting from the field and 4-of-8 from the free throw line.
Spieth has reached double-figures in five of the last six games for the Bears.
Chance at redemption
Despite a bad los against Dartmouth, Mike Martin and his Brown Bears have one game left against Harvard.
Harvard is one game behind Yale for the league title and a Brown win would spoil Harvard's chances at a return trip to the NCAA tournament for the Crimson.
The Bears will surely be fired up for this game and a chance to redeem themselves in the final game of the season.
Cedric Kuakumensah
Cedric Kuakumensah just missed a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds in the loss.
Kuakumensah's 11 points came on 5-of-9 shooting from the field.
Kuakumensah also added one steal, one assist but turned the ball over a team high four times.
Rafael Maia
In the second to last game of his college career, Rafael Maia recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 19 points and a career high 16 rebounds.
Maia's 16 points came on 6-of-7 shooting from the field but only 7-of-13 from the free throw line.
Of his 16 rebounds, 12 of them came on the defensive end.
This is also his second double-double in the last three games.
Maia also added four assists in the game.
2nd Half Collapse
Brown took a 50-26 second half lead after a Steven Spieth three-pointer with 13 minutes left in the game before Dartmouth took over.
From that point, Dartmouth outscored Brown 49-19 and went on to win the game 75-69 in regulation.
The collapse can be attributed to the bears shooting 6-of-17 from the free throw line in the second half and 13-of-26 in the game overall which is a shooting percentage fo 50.
Dartmouth also cashed in for 25 points off of 14 Brown turnovers.
