Brown Falls Short at Columbia 66-63
Joe Calabro, GoLocalProv Sports Team
Brown Falls Short at Columbia 66-63
Brown was without Tavon Blackmon, who missed the game due to injury.
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Columbia turned the ball over on their next possession after a steal by Jason Massey with 13 seconds to go. Massey dished to Steven Spieth who drove to the basket but was not able to convert.
Columbia sealed the game at the free throw line.
The Bears trailed 28-26 at the half and trailed by 6 points, 49-43 with 9 minutes left to play.
The Leaders
JR Hobbie led Brown with 23 points on 7 of 10 shooting from the field, all threes.
Obi Okolie added 13 points on 5 of 13 shooting from the field while also grabbing 8 rebounds.
Next up
The Bears close their season tonight when they take on Cornell. Tip off is set for 6 p.m.
5 Takeaways From Brown's 66-63 Loss to Columbia
Blackmon Out
Tavon Blackmon missed the game due to injury giving Kyle Haber the start.
Haber went 1 of 4 from the field, recording two points and pulling down 4 rebounds in 30 minutes of action.
Jason Massey
Jason Massey had an impressive game for the Bears coming off the bench.
Massey netted 13 points on 5 of 6 shooting from the field in 23 minutes of action.
Kuakumensah
Cedric Kuakumensah has one game left in his career at Brown.
In his second to last game, Kuakumensah poured in 8 points on 3 of 10 shooting from the field while pulling down 10 rebounds.
He also blocked 4 shots in the game.
Obi Okolie
Brown's Obie Okolie followed up Hobbie with 13 points on 5 of 13 shooting from the field while also grabbing 8 rebounds and recording 1 steal.
Okolie has reached double figures in 6 of Brown's last 7 games.
JR Hobbie
JR Hobbie led Brown with 23 points and hit 7 three-pointers in the process, including his first 6 in a row.
The 7 threes are a career high and rank eighth in the Brown record books.
