Gamecenter: Brown 56, Columbia 68

Levien Gym – New York, NY	Boxscore

Keys to the Game
Key sequence	Keenan Jeppesen cut the Columbia lead to six with a layup at the 14:42 mark of the second half. The Lions responded with an 11-2 run to open up a 15-point lead. Four different Columbia players scored during the run, with four of the five buckets coming off assists.
Key sign it was over	Jeppesen’s sixth layup of the game made it an 11-point game with 1:13 left. Columbia game Brown a chance to stage a late rally with a pair of turnovers sandwiched around a missed front end of a one-and-one. However, Damon Huffman and Mark MacDonald both missed three-pointers, and by the time Huffman finally connected from the outside to cut the deficit to eight, only 24 seconds remained. John Baumann hit two free throws to kill off any chance of a miraculous Brown rally.
Key performance	Justin Armstrong. The reigning Ivy Player of the Week followed up last weekend’s breakthrough performances with another strong game, scoring a team-high 19 points on 9-of-14 shooting. Armstrong also added five rebounds, four assists, a block and two steals in 27 minutes.
Key statistic	Columbia’s 21-9 advantage in second-chance points. The Lions only grabbed three more offensive rebounds than the Bears, but they were much better at taking advantage of these additional opportunities. Columbia owed its nine-point halftime lead to a 19-2 edge in first-half second-chance points.


Notes
–	The win was Columbia’s third straight, tying the Lions with Brown and Harvard in fifth place at 4-7 in the league.

–	Brown’s Jeppesen and Huffman tied for high scoring honors with 20 points each. However, Jeppesen committed six turnovers against just one assist.

–	John Baumann scored 18 points for the Lions, partly on the strength of an 8-for-10 performance from the free throw line.

–	The Lions used a 19-2 run to turn an early seven-point deficit into a 23-13 lead.

–	Joe Jones’s reserves outscored Glen Miller’s 21-9. Dragutin Kravic came off the bench to score 13 for Columbia.

–	Brown tied a season high by blocking nine shots.

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