Brown Men’s Basketball Beats Princeton in Ivy Tournament Semi-Final Game

Brown Men’s Basketball Beats Princeton in Ivy Tournament Semi-Final Game

Brown University's men’s basketball team defeated Princeton, which was top-seeded, 90-81 on Saturday afternoon in the Ivy League Semifinals.

The win moves Brown to the championship game on Sunday afternoon, where they will face off against Yale at noon on ESPN2.

The upset marks the first time in Ivy conference history, which was first held in 2017, that the No. 4 seed defeated the No. 1 seed in the semifinals.

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Brown was suffering through one of its ugly seasons but got hot and has now won 7 games in a row. If they win one more, they will be going to the NCAA tournament.

Brown is now 13-17 on the year. Princeton falls to 24-4.

The Bears have not been to the Big Dance since 1986.

Three Bears registered double-doubles, led by a game-high 27 points, a career-high 10 assist and zero turnovers from Kino Lilly Jr.. Nana Owusu-Anane tallied 19 points and a career-high 15 rebounds on 8-of-11 shooting to go with four assists, two blocks and two steals. Kalu Anya added 13 points and 11 rebounds on 5-of-9 shooting. AJ Lesburt Jr. tallied 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting with a team-high three steals.

As a team, Brown shot 55.9 percent from the floor and 36.4 percent from three-point range. Defensively, Brown held Princeton to 41.1 percent from the floor and just 25.7 percent from three-point range. Brown also outrebounded the Tigers 41-32. The 90 points scored by Brown were the most in a non-overtime game against a Division I opponent this season and was the season-high allowed by the Tigers, who entered the game with the league's best scoring defense.