Brown Falls to Princeton 83-59
Joe Calabro, GoLocalProv Sports Team
Brown Falls to Princeton 83-59
"I think there is a lot of places you can kinda look when you are breaking down this game and why the score was what it was, but I think you have to start with the amount of turnovers we had on offense which led to easy baskets for Princeton. You have to look at the points in the paint, second chance points, all those things are a part of it but far and away it was our inefficiency on offense," said Brown head coach Mike Martin after the game.
The Bears gave up 46 points in the paint, turned the ball over 20 times and gave up 18 second chance points in the game.
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The Bears trailed 37-21 at the half but opened the second on a 6-2 run on back-to-back three-pointers from Steven Spieth and JR Hobbie to get within 12, 39-27, in the opening minutes of the half.
However, Princeton crushed any hopes of a come back as they responded with a 9-0 run of their own to go up by 21, 48-27, with 15:25 left to play in the game.
Brown would not get closer than 18 points the rest of the way as Princeton would cruise to the win.
The Leaders
Brown was led by Steven Spieth who netted 24 points on 7 of 7 shooting from the field and 9 of 10 from the free throw line. Spieth was the only player to reach double figures for Brown.
Tavon Blackmon followed up with 7 points and 5 assists.
Next up
Brown returns to action tonight when they host Penn at the Pizzitola Center. Senior Cedric Kuakumensah will be honored before the game for his Ivy League Blocks record.
Tip off is set for 8 p.m.
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5 Takeaways From Brown's 83-59 Loss to Princeton
Tavon Blackmon
Tavon Blackmon finished the game with 7 points on 1 of 3 shooting from the field and 5 of 6 from the free throw line. Blackmon also dished out 5 assists and did not turn the ball over.
Blackmon's best stretch in the game came with 6:36 to play in the first half with the Bears down 22-9.
Blackmon converted a layup on one possession, on the next possession he assisted on a Steven Spieth lay up and on the third possession he got himself to the free throw line and knocked down two free throws.
Brown trailed by 10, 25-15 after that sequence.
Steven Spieth
Steven Spieth led Brown with 24 points on 7 of 7 shooting from the field and 9 of 10 from the free throw line.
This was the first time Spieth has reached double figures since January 2 and the first time he has been over 20 points all season.
The only thing that plagued Spieth in this game was his five turnovers, three of which came in the first 6 minutes of the game.
Points in the Paint
This is the second straight game in which Brown has gotten dominated in the points in the paint category, giving up 46 points in the paint to Princeton after giving up over 50 to Yale last week.
Princeton was able to take advantage of Cedric Kuakumensah being in foul trouble and having to sit for minutes at a time. When Kuakumensah did come back in, Princeton still went inside knowing that he had four fouls and would not want to foul out.
The Bears recorded 24 points in the paint in the contest.
2nd Chance Points
Brown gave up 14 offensive rebounds to Princeton who converted for 18 second chance points in the game.
Meanwhile, the Bears grabbed 6 offensive rebounds but only managed 5 points
Brown was out rebounded 41-33 overall.
Turnovers
Brown turned the ball over 20 times in the game, 13 of which came on Princeton steals.
Off of those turnovers, Princeton scored 19 points on the offensive end.
"They pressed us, a little 3 quarter court pressure but I don't know that a lot of the turnovers were necessarily forced. I think we have to be a little more confident, a little stronger with the ball and a little more sure of our decisions both against that three quarter court pressure and in the half court," Martin said on the turnovers.
Brown forced 10 Princeton turnovers but only converted for three points.
