http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/players/sean_mcgonagill/138328 Recent articles about Sean McGonagill en-us Sean McGonagill posted 24 points, eight rebounds, and five assists as Brown defeated Princeton 80-67 Saturday in the Bears' season finale, ending the Tigers' hopes of an Ivy League title. Stephen Albrecht added 17 points, Matt Sullivan 13, and Tyler Ponticelli 10 points and nine rebounds for Brown (13-15, 7-7), which shot 50 percent (21 of 42). Ian Hummer scored 21 points for Princeton (16-11, 9-4), which entered the weekend half a game ahead of Harvard but lost two straight and, with that, its grasp of first place in the conference. Brown led for all but 1 minute of the first half and by as many as 12 points, 62-50, in the second half before Princeton cut it to 66-61 on a Hummer free throw with 1:28 showing. But the Tigers would get no closer as Brown nailed 12 free throws in the final 1:21 to seal it. Sat, 09 Mar 2013 21:59:28 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/brown_80_princeton_67/13099012 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/brown_80_princeton_67/13099012 Brown 80, Princeton 67 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/brown_80_princeton_67/13099012 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Sean McGonagill scored 20 points and three other Brown players scored in double figures in a 65-51 win over Yale on Saturday night. Matt Sullivan finished with 13 points for the Bears (7-8, 1-0 Ivy League), who have won three straight games. Stephen Albrecht scored 11 points and Rafael Maia added 10. Brown did not have much trouble with Yale, claiming a 33-24 halftime lead. McGonagill knocked down a 3-pointer with 14:35 left in the second half to give the Bears a 49-28 lead - their largest of the game. Yale cut the deficit to seven points with just under 10 minutes remaining. But the Bulldogs (6-12, 0-1) were unable to pull closer, as Brown answered with an 11-2 run to give itself enough cushion with a 60-44 lead with 3:16 left. Greg Kelley was the only Yale player to score in double figures with 11 points. Sat, 19 Jan 2013 22:00:10 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/brown_65_yale_51/12704680 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/brown_65_yale_51/12704680 Brown 65, Yale 51 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/brown_65_yale_51/12704680 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Sean McGonagill and Matt Sullivan combined for 43 points and Tucker Halpern posted a double-double to help Brown edge Niagara 75-74 in overtime of their nonconference matchup Tuesday night. McGonagill finished with 23 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals, Sullivan added 20 points and eight boards and Halpern had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Brown (5-8), which pulled down a season-high 53 rebounds. Niagara (7-8), which opened the game with a 10-2 run, scored the first three points in overtime, but McGonagill tied the game 65-all with a 3-pointer. Tyler Ponticelli's layup with 52 seconds remaining broke open a 67-67 tie then McGonagill hit two free throws, stole the ball from Niagara's Malcolm Lemmons and converted a fast-break layup all in a 13-second span to put Brown up 73-67. Juan'Ya Green hit a 3-pointer to cut it to 73-70 but Halpern's free throws sealed it. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:10:32 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/brown_75_niagara_74/12611749 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/brown_75_niagara_74/12611749 Brown 75, Niagara 74 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/brown_75_niagara_74/12611749 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Matt Sullivan and Sean McGonagill played pretty well on a rough night for Brown. Sullivan scored 18 and McGonagill had 15 points, but the Bears lost 84-57 at No. 22 Notre Dame on Saturday. The captain guards each were 6 for 12 from the field. Sullivan made four 3-pointers and also had six rebounds and three assists. McGonagill made three 3s. Sullivan and McGonagill entered the game leading the team in scoring, averaging 15.7 and 14.9 points, respectively. ''Our guards did a fabulous job guarding their guards,'' Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said. ''Their guards are good. It was a workout all night chasing them around.'' Their performances were among the few positives that Brown coach Mike Martin said he took from the game. ''I was disappointed with our team's effort for 40 minutes,'' Martin said. ''I thought we showed flashes ... but against a team like this in a building like this, you've got to do it for 40 minutes, otherwise they're goi Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:47:49 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/brown_loses_84_57_at_no_22_notre_dame/12395692 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/brown_loses_84_57_at_no_22_notre_dame/12395692 Brown loses 84-57 at No. 22 Notre Dame http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/brown_loses_84_57_at_no_22_notre_dame/12395692 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Dyami Starks scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half as Bryant built a 16-point lead, then held off Brown 68-61 Wednesday night. The Bulldogs (2-2), who beat the Bears (2-2) for the first time in 12 tries, led 45-29 with 13:23 remaining before a 21-9 run Brown cut it to 54-50 with 5:59 left. Freshman Cedric Kuakumensah had three baskets during the run and finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds. The Bears cooled off down the stretch, however, making just three of their final 11 shots and just half of their free throws (3 of 6) the rest of the way. Starks scored 12 points in the final 6:13 for Bryant. Alex Francis added 18 points for the Bulldogs, 12 in the first half, and grabbed 10 rebounds. Sean McGonagill scored 14 for Brown, tying Kuakumensah for team scoring honors, and Rafael Maia had 12 points. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:27:38 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/bryant_68_brown_61/12270967 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/bryant_68_brown_61/12270967 Bryant 68, Brown 61 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/bryant_68_brown_61/12270967 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Sean McGonagill scored 28 points and Brown recorded its highest-scoring game of the season in a 94-78 victory over Columbia Saturday night. The Bears (8-21, 2-10) won for just the second time in Ivy League play this season. Columbia, which demolished Brown 86-60 earlier this season, lost its fifth straight game. The Lions dropped to 14-14, 3-9 after allowing the most points they've surrendered all season. Brown broke an eight-game Ivy skid behind McGonagill. He hit 8 of 11 field goal attempts, including 5 of 7 from 3-point range, and was 7 for 8 from the stripe. He recorded eight rebounds and eight assists. At halftime, Brown led 43-26. Brian Barbour had an 18-point, 10-assist double-double for Columbia. Mark Cisco added 15 points. Stephen Albrecht and Dockery Walker scored 13 apiece for Brown, which hit 14 of 22 treys. Columbia was just 8 of 21. Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:31:24 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/brown_94_columbia_78/10119553 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/brown_94_columbia_78/10119553 Brown 94, Columbia 78 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/brown_94_columbia_78/10119553 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Andrew McCarthy had 19 points, 11 rebounds and a school-record seven blocks as Brown rallied from an eight-point deficit to defeat Dartmouth 66-59 on Friday night. Sean McGonagill added 11 points and 10 assists for Brown (7-13, 1-2 Ivy League), which won its second straight after a six-game losing streak and posted its sixth consecutive win in the series. The Big Green (4-15, 0-3) used a 15-5 run to lead 48-40 with 12:44 remaining. Despite a field-goal drought lasting 9:23, Dartmouth still held a 54-53 advantage when McGonagill's 3-pointer gave Brown the lead for good with 3:07 left. Stephen Albrecht added a trey for the Bears, who went 7 of 8 from the line to seal it, with McGonagill hitting 6 of 6. Jean Harris added 15 points for Brown. Jvonte Brooks scored 16 points to lead the Big Green, who have lost eight of their last nine games. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:14:48 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/brown_66_dartmouth_59/9635074 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/brown_66_dartmouth_59/9635074 Brown 66, Dartmouth 59 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/brown_66_dartmouth_59/9635074 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Stefan Perunicic scored 14 points as St. Francis (N.Y.) defeated Brown 66-49 on Thursday to snap a two-game losing streak. Trailing 16-15, the Terriers (4-8) closed out the first half with a 13-4 spurt. After Sean McGonagill hit a 3-pointer to get the Bears within five, at 28-23. Brown (5-9) never got closer than six points the rest of the way. St. Francis took its biggest lead at 66-44 with 2:51 to play on Perunicic's third 3-pointer. Akeem Johnson, Travis Nichols and Jalen Cannon added 10 points apiece for the Terriers, and Cannon also had nine rebounds. St. Francis outshot the Bears in the second half 50 percent (12 of 24) to 25 percent (8 of 32). The Terriers also had a 41-35 rebounding advantage and blocked six shots, three by Johnson. McGonagill was the only Brown player in double figures, scoring 19 points on 5-of-18 shooting from the field. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:58:12 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_66_brown_49/9014740 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/st_francis_ny_66_brown_49/9014740 St. Francis (NY) 66, Brown 49 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/st_francis_ny_66_brown_49/9014740 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Stefan Perunicic scored 14 points as St. Francis (N.Y.) defeated Brown 66-49 on Thursday to snap a two-game losing streak. Trailing 16-15, the Terriers (4-8) closed out the first half with a 13-4 spurt. After Sean McGonagill hit a 3-pointer to get the Bears within five, at 28-23. Brown (5-9) never got closer than six points the rest of the way. St. Francis took its biggest lead at 66-44 with 2:51 to play on Perunicic's third 3-pointer. Akeem Johnson, Travis Nichols and Jalen Cannon added 10 points apiece for the Terriers, and Cannon also had nine rebounds. St. Francis outshot the Bears in the second half 50 percent (12 of 24) to 25 percent (8 of 32). The Terriers also had a 41-35 rebounding advantage and blocked six shots, three by Johnson. McGonagill was the only Brown player in double figures, scoring 19 points on 5-of-18 shooting from the field. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:58:12 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/perunicic_leads_st_francis_ny_past_brown_66_49/9014743 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/perunicic_leads_st_francis_ny_past_brown_66_49/9014743 Perunicic leads St. Francis (NY) past Brown 66-49 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/perunicic_leads_st_francis_ny_past_brown_66_49/9014743 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Sean McGonagill has either scored or assisted on 46.1% of Brown's field goals this season, up from 37.5% as a freshman. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:43:16 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/sean_mcgonagill_carrying_bigger_load_for_brown_as_sophomore/8850100 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/sean_mcgonagill_carrying_bigger_load_for_brown_as_sophomore/8850100 Sean McGonagill Carrying Bigger Load For Brown As Sophomore http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/sean_mcgonagill_carrying_bigger_load_for_brown_as_sophomore/8850100 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Sean McGonagill scored a season-high 27 points as Brown beat Central Connecticut State 90-80 on Saturday. Brown (5-7) entered the second half trailing by six, 35-29, before Kyle Vinales sank a 3-pointer to extend Central Connecticut State's lead to 38-29. But McGonagill's 3-pointer on Brown's next possession sparked a 16-6 run and helped the Bears take their first lead of the game, 45-44. Central Connecticut State (5-4) would watch Brown extend that lead to 17 points behind three straight 3-pointers by Jean Harris. Brown's second-half run lasted 11 minutes and it outscored the Blue Devils 36-10 during the span. Harris and Stephen Albrecht each scored 17 points. McGonagill, Albrecht, Andrew McCarthy and Dockery Walker all recorded over seven rebounds for the Bears. Ken Horton had 30 points and 15 rebounds and Vinales added 28 points for Central Connecticut State. Brown shot 58 percent from the field (29 of 50). Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:46:19 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/brown_90_ccsu_80/8648518 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/brown_90_ccsu_80/8648518 Brown 90, CCSU 80 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/brown_90_ccsu_80/8648518 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Sean McGonagill scored 19 points and Andrew McCarthy had a double-double off the bench to lead Brown in a 65-56 win over Rhode Island on Wednesday night, the Bears first win over the Rams since 2001. The Bears (4-4) trailed 32-30 at halftime, and opened the second half on a 10-2 run. McCarthy's dunk put Brown up 40-34 with 17:03 remaining. Rhode Island (1-6) brought it within two, 55-53, with 6:16 left but Brown answered with a 5-0 run. Stephen Albrecht's 3-pointer put the Bears back in control, 60-53, with 4:31 left. Albrecht finished with 17 points and McCarthy had 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Bears, who snapped a nine-game losing skid to Rhode Island. The Rams were led by Jamal Wilson with 18 points. Brown, which was 12-3 last season in games with positive assists/turnover ratio, had 16 assists and just 12 turnovers against the Rams. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:11:41 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/brown_65_rhode_island_56/8431858 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/brown_65_rhode_island_56/8431858 Brown 65, Rhode Island 56 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/brown_65_rhode_island_56/8431858 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Sean McGonagill scored 16 points and Andrew McCarthy scored 13 points and grabbed a career high 14 rebounds, rallying Brown to a 59-52 win over Hartford on Saturday. McGonagill scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half, as the Bears (2-2) rallied from a five-point halftime deficit. He connected on 5 of 11 field goals, including 4 of 6 from behind the arc, while grabbing six rebounds. McCarthy got his 13 points coming on 5-for-12 shooting from the field. Brown trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half, and had a halftime deficit of 22-17. McGonagill gave Brown its first lead of the second half at 38-35 when he knocked down a 3. The Bears went on a 9-0 run, taking the lead for good at 43-40 on three free throws by Matt Sullivan with 7:40 remaining. Hartford's (0-4) Nate Sikma scored 17 points. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:20:06 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/brown_59_hartford_52/8207005 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/brown_59_hartford_52/8207005 Brown 59, Hartford 52 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/brown_59_hartford_52/8207005 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Sean McGonagill had a double-double with 20 points and 10 assists as Brown defeated Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 86-66 Friday in the season opener for both teams. McGonagill, a unanimous selection as the Ivy League's Rookie of the Year in 2011, also grabbed six rebounds - all defensive - and had three steals. Tyler Ponticelli added a career-high 17 points for the Bears, who will play a school-record 15 home games this season. Lamonte Thomas led the Division III Wildcats with 26 points, shooting 6 of 20 from the field and 12 of 12 from the free-throw line. In the first meeting between the cross-city schools, Brown led 46-31 at halftime. For the game, the Bears outshot Johnson & Wales from the field 41.3 percent (31 of 67) to 35.5 percent (22 of 62). Brown, which was 11-17 last year, will next face Albany (N.Y.) in the NIT Season Tip-Off. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:09:06 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/brown_beats_johnson_wales_ri_86_66_in_opener/8033893 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/brown_beats_johnson_wales_ri_86_66_in_opener/8033893 Brown beats Johnson & Wales (RI) 86-66 in opener http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/brown_beats_johnson_wales_ri_86_66_in_opener/8033893 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Sean McGonagill had a double-double with 20 points and 10 assists as Brown defeated Johnson & Wales (R.I.) 86-66 Friday in the season opener for both teams. McGonagill, a unanimous selection as the Ivy League's Rookie of the Year in 2011, also grabbed six rebounds - all defensive - and had three steals. Tyler Ponticelli added a career-high 17 points for the Bears, who will play a school-record 15 home games this season. Lamonte Thomas led the Division III Wildcats with 26 points, shooting 6 of 20 from the field and 12 of 12 from the free-throw line. In the first meeting between the cross-city schools, Brown led 46-31 at halftime. For the game, the Bears outshot Johnson & Wales from the field 41.3 percent (31 of 67) to 35.5 percent (22 of 62). Brown, which was 11-17 last year, will next face Albany (N.Y.) in the NIT Season Tip-Off. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:09:05 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/brown_86_johnson_wales_66/8033884 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/brown_86_johnson_wales_66/8033884 Brown 86, Johnson & Wales 66 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/brown_86_johnson_wales_66/8033884 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png