Brown Loses Lead And Then The Game At Cornell
Late comeback lifts Cornell past Brown 75-66
ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) – Josh Figini scored seven of his nine points
in the final 3:36 and Cornell scored the game's last 13 points to
defeat Brown 75-66 on Friday night.
Chris Wroblewski scored 14 points and had seven assists and six
rebounds to lead the Big Red (9-18, 5-8 Ivy League), which won both
its games this season against the Bears (11-16, 4-9). Andrew Ferry
added 13 points and Mark Coury had 12.
After leading 66-62, Brown was scoreless for the final 6:54 of
the game. A 3-pointer by Figini with 3:36 remaining gave Cornell
its first lead of the second half, 67-66, and it never trailed
again.
Tucker Halpern led Brown with 18 points. Seventeen came in the
first half, including a 3-pointer with 3 seconds left for a 41-39
halftime lead.
Peter Sullivan had 12 points for the Bears, moving into fifth
place on Brown's career scoring list with 1,340.
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