Brown scores 42, Pennsylvania beats Columbia 92-87

By Canadian Press on March 1, 2025.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Brown put up 42 points as Pennsylvania beat Columbia 92-87 on Saturday.

It was the fourth 40-point game in school history and the most since 1989. He was five shy of the school record.

Brown shot 14 for 20 (4 for 6 from 3-point range) and 10 of 11 from the free-throw line for the Quakers (8-18, 4-9 Ivy League). Nick Spinoso scored 16 points while finishing 7 of 10 from the floor and added seven rebounds, five assists, and three blocks. Ethan Roberts shot 4 for 12, including 3 for 9 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points.

Kenny Noland led the Lions (12-14, 1-12) in scoring, finishing with 21 points. Columbia also got 18 points and 12 rebounds from Blair Thompson. Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa had 13 points. The loss was the Lions’ sixth straight.

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Both teams play again on Saturday. Pennsylvania visits Princeton and Columbia travels to play Cornell.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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