The Eagles outscored the Brown University Bears 37-21 in the second half on Dec. 3 to take a decisive 66-49 win in Providence, Rhode Island.
Junior guard Jesse Reed led all scorers with 22 points, shooting an efficient 6-10 from the field, and he hit all of his three-point attempts. Junior center Zach Elcano scored a career-high 13 points and blocked two shots during his 38 minutes of play. Senior point guard Darius “Pee Wee” Gardner stuffed the stat sheet with eight points, eight rebounds, three assists, four steals and one block.
Brown (3-6, 0-0 Ivy) raced out to a 17-9 lead at the beginning of the first half. The Eagles persevered, however, using a 17-3 run in the middle of the second half to gain a one point advantage going into halftime.
"Brown has some good size and is a very good team,” head coach Mike Brennan said, according to a press release. “Our guys down low have worked very hard and did well for us tonight. We often talk about getting better every day, and even though we are playing several games in a short amount of time, I thought we did a good job of doing that tonight."
The Eagles (5-3, 0-0 PL) tightened up their defense in the second half, and Brown only hit 28 perent of their shots as a result. AU also converted 12 Brown turnovers into 16 points.
Brown was lead by Leland King, who registered a double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbing 13 rebounds, and Cedric Kuakumensah, who poured in 17 points.
