The Impossible Was Almost Possible: Brown Nearly Upsets #19 North Carolina

The Impossible Was Almost Possible: Brown Nearly Upsets #19 North Carolina

Brown University was so close to scoring its biggest win ever, but in the last minutes, #19 North Carolina Tar Heels edged Brown a 94-87 in Chapel Hill at the Dean Dome.

In fact, it might have been close to the biggest upset since David took down Goliath

Adding to the storyline was that Brown played without its best player, Tamenang Choh, who is out with a hip injury.

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And, Brown’s defensive player of the year in the Ivy League, Jaylan Gainey, played just 10 minutes due to fouls -- he fouled out with 10 minutes left in the game.

Brown was sparked by sophomore Dan Friday who led the Bears with 21 points (8-14 from the floor) and freshman Nana Owusu-Anane, who finished with 20 points and a team-leading eight rebounds.

"I thought our guys did a good job playing with confidence and competing," said head coach Mike Martin, "It's a team full of competitors and guys with an edge so this is what we had hoped for. We think we can compete with most people in most places."

Brown led most of the game.

The game was tied early in the first half 21-21. Later in the first half Brown went on an 11-0 run to capture a 41-34 lead.

North Carolina battled back, but Brown freshman Aaron Cooley hit a three at the halftime buzzer to give Brown a 50-47 lead. In the first half, Brown had only 1 turnover and shot 50% from the field.

In the second half Brown lead much of the way.

Brown was up 69-62 with 12 minutes to go and then the tide began to turn.

UNC took its first lead of the half 72-70 with 9:44 to play. 

Then, it was North Carolina's in-and-out game that led to open Carolina threes that made the difference.

Final Score: Goliath 1 and Brown 0.