Brown's Bench Leads Them to 69-43 Win Over Daniel Webster
Joe Calabro, GoLocalProv Sports Team
Brown's Bench Leads Them to 69-43 Win Over Daniel Webster
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With the game tied at 25 early in the second half, Brown went on a 9-2 run to take a 34-27 lead. Of Brown's 9 points, six of them came from two Chris Sullivan three-pointers.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTDaniel Webster would get back within four, 36-32, but would not get any closer the rest of the way.
After the game was tied at 21 in the first half, the Bears out scored Daniel Webster 48-22 in the second half, rolling to the win.
The Leaders
Brown was led by three players with 11 points. Travis Fuller, Obi Okolie and Chris Sullivan all netted 11 points off the bench to lead Brown.
Cedric Kuakumensah pulled down 18 rebounds for Brown, 7 of which came on the offensive end.
Next up
Brown returns to action on Saturday, January 16th when they travel to Yale to take on the Bulldogs in their first Ivy League conference game of the season. Tip off is set for 5 p.m.
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5 Takeaways From Brown's 69-43 Win Over Daniel Webster
JR Hobbie started the game and took 12 shots, all from three-point land. Hobbie knocked down three of those shots, finishing the game with 9 points.
The highest point total of any of the Brown starters, no other starter had more than five points.
Grinding it Out
The final score, 69-43, indicates that Brown ran away with it and won easily. The Bears shot 46 percent from the field in the second half and did put the game away but the first half was a grind.
Brown shot 22 percent from the field in the first half, including 7 percent from three-point land. At the same time, Daniel Webster shot 32 percent in the first half and 9 percent from three-point land. The first half ended in a 21-21 tie.
For the game, Brown shot 36 percent from the field and 22 percent from three, while Daniel Webster shot 31 percent from the field and 5 percent from three.
Points off Turnovers
Brown forced Daniel Webster into 18 turnovers, 7 of which came on steals, while the Bears only turned the ball over 11 times.
Brown converted Daniel Webster's turnovers into 16 points, outscoring Daniel Webster 16-6 in the points off turnovers category.
2nd Chance Points
Cedric Kuakumensah led all players with an incredible 18 rebounds, 7 of which came on the offensive end.
Overall, Brown beat Daniel Webster 21 to 12 on the offensive glass and converted those rebounds into 18 points.
Brown beat Daniel Webster 18-5 in second chance points.
The Bench Wins it
The Brown bench saw three players reach double figures in the game and in turn, leading them to a win.
Chris Sullivan netted 11 points on 4 of 7 shooting from the field, including 3 of 6 from three-point land.
Obi Okolie netted 11 points on 5 of 10 shooting from the field, while also grabbing 8 rebounds and recording 4 steals in 23 minutes of action.
Travis Fuller also netted 11 points on 3 of 6 shooting from the field and 5 of 8 from the free throw line, while also grabbing 6 rebounds in 12 minutes of action.
