Brown Falls to Dartmouth 87-70, Lose 3rd Straight
Joe Calabro, GoLocalProv Sports Team
Brown Falls to Dartmouth 87-70, Lose 3rd Straight
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Brown would fall behind in this game right from the get go. The Bears held a 3-0 lead before Dartmouth went on a 17-2 run to take a 17-5 lead with 13:43 left to play in the half.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe Bears would cut it to three, 17-14, before Dartmouth would go on another big run, this time it was a 16-3 run to take a 30-17 lead with 3:56 left in the half.
Including the second half, Brown would not get closer than 9 points the rest of the way.
The Leaders
Brown was led for the second straight game by Tavon Blackmon, who netted 22 points on 8 of 14 shooting from the field.
Obi Okolie followed up with 16 point of his own on 6 of 10 shooting.
Next up
Brown returns to action on Friday, February 19 when they visit Penn. Tip off is set for 7 p.m.
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5 Takeaways From Brown's 87-70 Loss to Dartmouth
Steven Spieth
Steven Spieth has been red hot over the last couple of games for Brown, but Saturday night in Dartmouth was not his night.
Spieth got in early foul trouble and was never able to get into a rhythem.
He finished the game with zero points, missing all 3 of the shots he took in his 20 minutes of action.
Obi Okolie
Obie Okolie was second on the team in scoring with 16 points on 6 of 10 shooting from the field.
This is the second straight game in which Okoli has reached double figures.
Okolie also grabbed 4 rebounds in the game.
Tavon Blackmon
Tavon Blackmon led Brown with 22 points on 8 of 14 shooting from the field while dishing out 3 assists and grabbing 2 rebounds.
This is the second straight game in which Blackmon has led the Bears in scoring and the 5th straight game in which he has reached double figures.
Blackmon also had 4 turnovers in the game.
Turnovers
Brown turned the ball over 15 times in the game, 9 of which came on Dartmouth steals
The Big Green cashed in for 19 points off of those turnovers.
On the other side, the Bears cashed in for 11 points off of 14 Dartmouth turnovers.
Rebounding
The Bears got dominated on the boards, losing the battle 43-21 and giving up 17 offensive rebounds.
Dartmouth cashed in for 16 points off of those rebounds, compared to the Bears only cashing in for 2 points.
Cedric Kuakumensah led Brown with 5 rebounds.
