Brown Falls to Harvard 61-52 in Home Finale
Joe Calabro, GoLocalProv Sports Team
Brown Falls to Harvard 61-52 in Home Finale
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A Cedric Kuakumensah lay up got Brown within 5, 28-23, in the opening minutes of the half but that is as close as they would get.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTHarvard would go on a 16-6 run to take a 44-29 lead with 8:22 to play.
The Bears would fight back to get within 6, 55-47, with 1 minute to play but it was too late.
1st Half
Harvard got off to a fast start, opening the game on a 23-9 run before taking a 28-21 lead into the locker room at the half.
Brown closed the half on a 12-5 run to get within striking distance.
The Leaders
Brown was led by Cedric Kuakumensah who poured in 19 points on 7 of 16 shooting from the field and 4 of 6 from the free throw line. Kuakumensah also grabbed 14 rebounds for a double double.
Tavon Blackmon added 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in the game.
Next up
Brown returns to a action on Friday, March 4 when they visit Columbia at 7 p.m.
5 Takeaways From Brown's 61-52 Loss to Harvard
Steven Spieth
Steven Spieth has been red hot lately for the Bears, coming off a 21 point performance against Dartmouth in the last game.
In this game, things did not go his way as he recorded 3 points, all on free throws and fouled out for the second straight game.
Spieth went 0 of 8 from the field, grabbed 4 rebounds and dished out 3 assists.
Tavon Blackmon
Besides Kuakumensah, Blackmon was the only Brown player to reach double figures in the game, scoring 17 points on 6 of 12 shooting from the field and 4 of 5 from the free throw line.
Blackmon also grabbed 5 rebounds and dished out 5 assists.
Free Throws
Neither team was very good from the free throw line.
Harvard went 7 of 16, 44%, while Brown went 13 of 23, 56%, in the game.
The difference was that the Bears shot 30% from the field and Harvard shot 41%.
Rebounding
Brown got beat on the boards 49-34 and gave up 15 offensive rebounds to the Crimson.
Harvard converted the offensive rebounds into 14 second chance points, compared to Brown who had 9 second chance points.
Cedric Kuakumensah
In his final home game as a Brown Bear, Cedric Kuakumensah poured in 19 points on 7 of 16 shooting from the field and 4 of 6 from the free throw line.
He also grabbed 14 rebounds, completing his 11th double double of the season.
Kuakumensah Moved into 17th place on Brown's all-time scoring list with 1,152 points passing Russ Tyler, who scored 1,133 points from 1968-1971, Matt Mullery, who tallied 1,134 career points from 2006-2010, and Lou Murgo with 1,147 points from 1951-1955.
