Brown Beats Cornell 86-80 for 2nd Straight Win
Joe Calabro, GoLocalProv Sports Team
Brown Beats Cornell 86-80 for 2nd Straight Win
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The Bears trailed 65-64 with 7:33 left to play in the game when freshman Travis Fuller knocked down a three to give the Bears the lead for good.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThat three sparked a 14-4 Brown run, giving the Bears a commanding 78-69 lead after a Tavon Blackmon layup with 2:28 to go.
The Bears would seal the win at the free throw line in the final seconds.
Brown led 37-34 at the half.
The Leaders
Brown was led by Steven Spieth and Cedric Kuakumensah who each poured in 16 points in the game.
Kuakumensah registered his 9th double-double of the season, pulling down 12 rebounds.
Next Up
Brown returns to action tonight when they face pre-season Ivy League favorite Columbia at the Pizzitola Center. Tip off is set for 6 p.m.
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5 Takeaways From Brown's 86-80 Win Over Cornell
Tavon Blackmon
Tavon Blackmon had 14 points on 5 of 10 shooting from the field while dishinng out 5 assists and grabbing 4 rebounds.
Blackmon has reached double figures in 4 of Brown's last five games.
Turnovers
One thing that nearly cost Brown in the game was turnovers.
The Bears turned the ball over 16 times, leading to 18 Cornell points.
Meanwhile, the Bears forced 8 Cornell turnovers but only got 4 points out of it.
Cedric Kuakumensah
Cedric Kuakumensah tallied his 9th double-double of the season, pouring in 16 points on 7 of 10 shooting from the field while grabbing 12 boards.
Kuakumensah averages a double-double on the season, 14 points and 10 rebounds per game, and has reached double figures scoring in 4 of brown's last 5 games.
Kuakumensah also added three blocked shots in the game.
Steven Spieth
Steven Spieth co-led Brown with 16 points on 3 of 7 shooting from the field and 10 of 10 from the free throw line.
Spieth has now reached double figures in three straight games for Brown, two of which were Brown wins.
Spieth also grabbed 9 rebounds and dished out 5 assists in the game.
Spreading the Wealth
Brown's offense was clicking on all cylinders for one of the first times all season in this one.
For the Bears, four of the fiver starters reached double figures with Travis Fuller netting 7 points off the bench, including the three-pointer that gave Brown the lead for good.
Brown shot 47% from the field and 47% from three in the game.
The Bears had 18 assists in the game led by Tavon Blackmon and Steven Spieth with 5 each.
An impressive display from the Bears offense.
