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Freshman forward Earl Hunt has stepped up to lead the Bears, averaging 17.5 ppg and 6.9 rpg. He was named Ivy League Player of the Week for his play in the team's last three games. Hunt poured in a Brown rookie-record of 39 points against Harvard, and dropped in 19 more, along with nine boards, against Dartmouth. These performances were preceded by a 29 point, seven rebound outing in a 96-95, overtime loss at Quinnipiac on January...
With Harvard defenders overplaying and leaving him open in the corners, Hunt scored 30 of his game-high 39 points in the first half. Hunt took 14 of his team's 24 first-half shots, going 4-of-5 from beyond the arc and 8-of-9 from the free-throw line. He also scored the last 16 points for Brown to turn a six-point deficit into a 40-37 halftime lead...
...been doing this for 28 years, and I've never seen a guy get 30 in a half," said Harvard coach Frank Sullivan. "[Hunt] was in rhythm, he was smooth...
Harvard was able to better solve Hunt in the second half, holding him to only nine more points, all on free throws. But fellow freshman Alaivaa Nuualiitia scored six from the inside, adding a block and two steals, and backup guard Jesse Wood provided the outside points, scoring 12 points in 16 minutes...
...most telling statistic wasn't rebounds or turnovers. Brown went to the free-throw line almost twice as often as Harvard did, and Hunt's 19 attempts alone were more than the entire Harvard team's 18 shots. The Bears converted 29-of-35 (82.9 percent) and those points provided the margin of victory. After Harvard closed to 64-62 with 5:18 to play, the Bears hit 11 of their last 12 attempts from the line...