O'Keefe's 22 lead Columbia over Brown 74-72

NEW YORK — Gerard O'Keefe scored 22 points, Blair Thompson made the go-ahead putback with eight seconds remaining and Columbia beat Brown 74-72 on Saturday to snap a seven-game skid.

O'Keefe shot 8 for 9 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Lions (12-8, 1-6 Ivy League). Kenny Noland added 13 points while shooting 5 for 16 (1 for 8 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line while they also had five assists. Thompson shot 4 of 9 from the field, including 0 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the foul line to finish with 11 points, while adding 16 rebounds.

Noland made the first of two free throws to make it 72-all with 16 seconds left but missed the second. Noland grabbed the offensive rebounds, Avery Brown missed a 3-point shot before Thompson's tip-in capped the scoring.

Kino Lilly Jr. missed a potential winning three-point shot in the closing seconds.

Malcolm Wrisby-Jefferson led the way for the Bears (10-10, 2-5) with 16 points, six rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Brown also got 14 points and three blocks from Landon Lewis. Lilly finished with 13 points and five assists.

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Both teams play on Friday. Columbia visits Dartmouth and Brown hosts Princeton.

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