Box Score THE BASICS
Score: Brown 90, Emerson 58
Records: Emerson (3-5); Brown (6-5)
Location: Providence, R.I. (Pizzitola Sports Center)
Date: December 9, 2016
The Lead: Sophomore Geoffrey Gray (Newton, Mass.) finished with a game high 20 points and junior Michael Sheng (Altadena, Calif.) tallied 11 points for the Emerson men's basketball team, but it was not enough as the Lions fell 90-58 at the hands of the Brown Bears on Friday night in non-conference action.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Gray paced the Emerson offense and finished 7-for-16 in the field with a game high 20 points, seven boards and three steals, while Sheng tallied double-dights in points with 11 and added seven rebounds. Gray and Sheng had two assists each along with junior Jared Jackson (Marco Island, Fla.). Both freshmen Alex Mrusek (Point Pleasant Beach, N.J.) and Kent Ellertson (Sudbury, Mass.) each scored six points off the bench.
- Brandon Anderson led Brown with a career high 17 points as four more Bears tallied double digits in points. Travis Fuller had 12 points with six rebounds off the bench, while Obi Okolie chipped in 11 points. Corey Daugherty added 10 points of his own with a game high four steals, two blocks, three assists and two blocks.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Brown gained early control in the opening half as the Bears took a 14-3 lead at the 15:17 mark after a jumper from Anderson.
- A shot from Sheng put the Lions within 11 (29-18) with 8:11 left in the half, but the Bears offense continued to pressure the Lions within the paint and ballooned their lead.
- Brown went on an 11-7 run to conclude the half with the lengthy 40-25 lead that was capped off by a shot from downtown by JR Hobbie.
- In the first two minutes of the second half, the Bears canned two shots from beyond the arc from Okolie and Anderson, along with a pair of trips to the charity stripe to up their lead to 51-32.
- Back-to-back treys from Anderson gave the Bears a 26-point cushion at 64-38 with 12:53 left to play in the half.
- Ellertson drained two free throws within the last 1:32 of regulation to put the score at 88-58, but Kyle Harber put the finishing touches on a 12-3 Brown run as his trey sealed the 90-58 win.
UP NEXT
- Emerson returns to Brown & Plofker on Sunday, December 11 at 1:00 p.m. as they face off against Curry.
- Brown returns to action tomorrow, Saturday, December 10, at 7:00 p.m. at home against Johnson & Wales.
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