Brown Beats Dartmouth - Now Deep in the Ivy League Playoff Hunt

Brown Beats Dartmouth - Now Deep in the Ivy League Playoff Hunt

Brown beat Dartmouth on Saturday night which gave the Bears a sweep over the weekend. Brown defeated Harvard Friday night for the first time since 2009.

Saturday night a new hero.

Junior Brandon Anderson scored a season-high 21 points coming off the bench, to lead Brown to a 68-65 Ivy League win over Dartmouth 68-65.

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The Ivy League sweep is Brown's first since 2014 when the Bears beat both Cornell and Columbia at home. Brown improves to 17-9 overall, 5-5 in the Ivy League, while Dartmouth tumbles to 11-15, 2-8 in Ivy play.

"I'm happy with the win and proud of how we put two good nights together," said Brown head coach Mike Martin.  "We haven't swept an Ivy weekend in a while. When our offense wasn't going well, our defense picked it up and made the difference. We'll enjoy this one and get ready for Columbia and Cornell next week."

It certainly wasn't easy for the Bears, who led 31-30 at the half, but trailed by as many as eight points in the second half, 41-33, with 16:57 remaining after a three-point play by Brendan Barry, who was scoreless in the opening half.

Brown clawed back and tied the game, 48-48, on a Chris Sullivan layup with 10:00 left and took 50-48 lead on Anderson tip-in with 9:35 remaining. The Bears took the lead for good, 52-50, following two Anderson free throws.

A trey by Dartmouth's James Foye with 1:13 left on the clock cut Brown's lead to 60-59.  But Anderson took control once again,  connecting on four straight free throws for a 64-59 lead with 39 seconds left.  

Overall, Anderson hit 7-of-8 free throws in the final 1:14 to secure the Brown win.

Anderson's 21 points came on 5-of-8 shooting from the field and 10-of-12 shooting from the free throw line.

Bears' sophomore forward Tamenang Choh put together his second straight double-double and eleventh of the season, with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while senior Obi Okolie also scored 14 points.

While Brown sophomore Desmond Cambridge was unable to connect on a shot from the field, hit converted 5-of-5 free throws, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked three shots.

Foye paced the Big Green with a game-high 25 points, connecting on 7-of-10 treys and 9-of-14 field goals overall. Chris Knight (12 points) and Brendan Barry (10 points) also scored in double figures for Dartmouth.

Dartmouth led for over 14 minutes in the opening half and held a 27-20 advantage with 4:11 remaining. Brown went on an 11-0 run to grab a 31-27 lead following three-point play by Choh on a dunk and a free throw. A late 3-pointer by Dartmouth's Foye cut Brown's lead to 31-30 at the half.

Brown will close out its home schedule next weekend at the Pizzitola Sports Center, hosting Columbia on Friday, March 1 in a 5:00 pm game televised on ESPNU, followed by a home matchup with Cornell on Saturday, March 2 at 6:00 pm on ESPN+.