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1st |
2nd |
OT |
2OT |
Final |
| Dartmouth (2-14, 0-3 Ivy) |
25 |
30 |
9 |
6 |
70 |
| Brown (6-10, 2-1 Ivy) |
27 |
28 |
9 |
9 |
73 |
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| Pizzitola Center – Providence, RI |
Boxscore |
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| Keys |
| Key sequence |
After Damon Huffman and Mike Lang traded three-pointers to open the scoring in the second overtime, Scott Friske put Brown on top with a free throw. The Bears played 35 seconds of defense at the other end and forced a shot clock violation, then Huffman hit another three-pointer that turned out to be the game-winner. |
| Key sign it was over |
Down two after Brown’s Marcus Becker hit one of two free throws with 18 seconds left, Michael Giovacchini missed a potential game-tying shot. Luke Ruscoe grabbed the rebound for the Bears and was fouled with one second left to essentially end the game. |
| Key performance |
Keenan Jeppesen. After doing pretty much everything except score in his previous game, the Brown sophmore exploded for a career-best 25 points, oblitering his previous career high of 16. Jeppesen shot 9 of 12 on the night, including a huge three-pointer with under five minutes left in regulation that cut the Dartmouth lead to one. He also tallied four rebounds, three assists, and six steals. |
| Key statistic |
Brown’s 35-12 edge in free throw attempts. We pointed to this as the biggest worry for Dartmouth going into the game, and it proved to be the Big Green’s undoing. 32 of the Bears’ 35 free throw attempts came after halftime, including 12 in the two extra sessions. |
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| Notes |
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Mike Lang came off the bench to score 21 points on 5-of-10 shooting from behind the arc in a losing cause. |
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Dartmouth’s 11 three-pointers were a season high for the Big Green and the most by a Brown opponent. |
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The game featured 10 lead changes and nine ties. After lead for a total of just 7:31 during regulation, Brown never trailed in the overtime sessions. |
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Dartmouth coach Terry Dunn played 13 different players in the double-overtime affair. The Big Green bench outscored their counterparts on the Brown bench 42-12. |
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