| Subject: DOWN GOES BROWN!!!!! |
Author: Blue Balls [Edit]
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Date Posted: 01:59:38 02/07/10 Sun
NEW YORK -- After trailing by nine points at halftime, Columbia outscored Brown 38-18 in the second half, holding the Bears to 25 percent from the field in the half, and won its second straight Ivy League game, 65-54, at Levien Gym.
When Brown stormed out to an 11-0 lead after most of the Levien Gym faithful had just settled into their seats, it appeared to be the Bears' night. Columbia head coach Joe Jones used three first-half timeouts to settle his troops and eventually the Lions had chipped away at the Brown lead and trailed 36-27 at halftime.
Part of the reason Brown jumped out quickly was that the Bears hit 57.1 percent from the floor in the first half. Of Brown's 12 field goals, five different Brown players made seven three-pointers.
Columbia still trailed by 10 at the 17-minute mark of the second half, after Matt Mullery hit a basket for his 12th point of the game. A minute later, Max Craig stepped in to defend Mullery down low and the momentum swung Columbia's way. The Bears managed just two field goals in the final 17 minutes of the game.
Noruwa Agho, who had an outstanding all-around effort with his first career double-double (18 points, 10 rebounds) nailed a three-pointer to bring Columbia to within five, 44-39, with 13:51 left.
The teams stopped each other defensively several times down the floor and Brown still held a 48-43 with 7:39 to play on a Mullery basket.
Niko Scott then converted a three-point play to cut the deficit to two, allowing Asenso Ampim to go to work.
Ampim had a stellar game with 17 points, 11 coming in the second half. Ampim scored five points in a row for the Lions, allowing Columbia to take the lead for good, 51-49, on a three-point play down low.
The three-point play sparked a 17-5 Columbia run to end the game. Ampim scored seven points in the run, and Brian Grimes had four points, including three huge plays that helped seal the win.
With Columbia ahead by six with three minutes left, Grimes saved a rebound after his own miss by flying out of bounds and saving possession, allowing the clock to wind down. Grimes then nailed an 18-foot jumper from the corner on the same possession and put an excalamation point on the stretch with a driving lefty dunk to put the Lions ahead by eight with 1:39 left.
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