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1st |
2nd |
Final |
| UC Davis (3-3) |
28 |
29 |
57 |
| Brown (4-3) |
35 |
38 |
73 |
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| Pizzitola Center – Providence, RI |
Boxscore |
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
UC Davis ran off eight unanswered points to cut an 11-point Brown lead to just three with 5:24 left. However, Chri Skrelja drew a foul and got both free throws. The Aggies got two looks from outside the three-point arc on their next possession, but couldn’t hit either one. Skrelja missed a layup, but Ryan Silva turned it back over to the Bears. Skrelja again missed twice from close range before finally getting a lay-in to go. Following a UC Davis miss, Mark McAndrew got two points at the line, then added another free throw on the next possession to restore Brown’s lead to double digits at 67-57 with 2:08 left.
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| Key sign it was over |
The Aggies scored their final points of the contest at the 5:24 mark, as Brown ended the game on a 13-o run. When Silva misfired from three and Skrelja hit two free throws, the Bears led 69-57 with 86 seconds remaining. After a missed UC Davis layup, Matt Mullery got a lay-in at the other end ot make it a 14-point game with 49 seconds left, and the competitive portion of the game was over.
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| Key performance |
McAndrew scored a game-high 18 points, mostly on the strength of 10-for-12 shooting at the free throw line. The senior guard also added six rebounds.
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| Key statistic |
Brown doubled up UC Davis at the free throw line, hitting 29 of 34 (85.3 percent) from the stripe compared to 14 of 17 (82.4 percent) for the visitors.
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| Notes
– Skrelja and Damon Huffman each added 15 for Brown, while Silva led UC Davis with 13 points.
– The Aggies shot just 11 of 35 (31.4 percent) inside the arc, while the Bears fared much better at 16 of 26 (61.5 percent). Brown had a 28-14 edge in points in the paint.
– The Bears lost the turnover battle 19-13, but actually managed to outscore the Aggies 17-16 in points off turnovers.
– Brown scored 58 seconds into the contest and never trailed on the afternoon.
– The Bears travel down Interstate 95 to take on Quinnipiac on Monday, December 3, at 7:00 pm ET.
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