SGB, Rivera lift Bryant past Binghamton on Thursday night

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Sherif Gross-Bullock led all scorers with 24 points and Daniel Rivera posted his second-straight double-double as the Bryant University men's basketball team posted a 77-69 victory over Binghamton on Thursday night at the Chace Athletic Center.

With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 10-7 overall and 2-0 in America East play. It marks just the fourth time in DI program history that Bryant has started 2-0 in league play.

Gross-Bullock posted his fourth-straight 20-point effort, scoring 11 of his 24 from the free throw line. Rivera added 12 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and four blocks, while Earl Timberlake finished with 18 points and nine rebounds. Rafael Pinzon chipped in 10 points to give Bryant four in double figures.

Game Information
Bryant 77, Binghamton 69
Records: Bryant 10-7, 2-0 AE | Binghamton 8-6, 0-1 AE
Location: Chace Athletic Center (Smithfield, R.I.)
Attendance: 874

Key Moments

• Bryant ripped off a 25-5 run that spanned over nine minutes in the first half to build an insurmountable lead.

How it Happened

• Binghamton held an 8-6 lead at the under-16 media before Rivera was able to finish an offensive rebound to give Bryant a 10-9 lead.
• Dan Petcash, who averaged 23.0 ppg vs Bryant last year, tied the game at 12-12 with 12:26 to play in the first half.
• Timberlake's free throw at the 12:10 mark broke the tie and ignited a 25-5 run over the next nine minutes.
• Miles Latimer knocked down a long two fresh off the bench and Connor Withers swished his only three of the night to make it 18-12.
• Binghamton would make it a five-point game before Pinzon found Gross-Bullock with an extra pass and SGB canned his only three of the night.
• Rivera would then setup Timberlake with a pair of dishes inside before the Bulldogs threw three haymakers.
• Pinzon drilled a three from in front of the Binghamton bench, Rivera slammed home a dish from Tyler Brelsford and Doug Edert sent the Chace into a frenzy with a long three from the left wing.
• Edert's lone three of the night gave Bryant a 37-17 lead and forced a Binghamton timeout.
• The second half was a much different fron the first as the Bulldogs shot just 8-of-24 from the field and 0-of-12 from three.
• Bryant, however, shot 29 free throws in the second half, making 19.
• Rivera would send home an electrifying two-handed slam for what appeared to be a knockout blow, putting Bryant up 24, 56-32, with 15:15 to play.
• Binghamton would hold Bryant without a field goal over the next five minutes, going on a 13-3 run.
• Petcash then sank Binghamton's first three of the night with 4:26 remaining to pull the Bearcats within 11, 63-52.
• The Bearcats would pull the deficit under 10 with under a minute to play before Bryant was able to close it out from the line.

Stats

• Bryant finished 24-of-60 (40 percent) from the field, 5-of-23 (21.7 percent) from three and 24-of-35 (68.6 percent) from the line.
• Binghamton held a significant rebounding edge, 56-36.
• Bryant forced Binghamton into 14 turnovers, while tying its season-low with just seven turnovers.
• Bryant blocked seven shots.
• Gross-Bullock led all scorers with 24 points on 6-of-15 shooting from the field. He was 11-of-15 from the free throw line.
• Rivera notched a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. He also had three assists and four blocks.
• Timberlake finished with 18 points and nine rebounds. He was 8-of-10 from the line.
• Pinzon chipped in 10 points, two assists and two steals. He hit two of Bryant's five three-point field goals.

Game Notes

• Bryant is now 3-2 against Binghamton at the DI level. The home team has won all five games.
• Bryant is 2-0 in league play for the first time since 2021-22 and for just the fourth time at the Division I level (21-22, 15-16, 12-13).
• The Bulldogs are now 38-7 at home since the start of 2020-21 season.
• Gross-Bullock posted his fourth-straight 20-point effort. He now has seven 20-point games this season and 21 in his career. SGB posted his 59th career double-figure scoring game.
• Timberlake finished in double figures for the 14th time this year and the 41^st time in his career.
• Rivera posted his second-straight double-double.
• Rivera blocked 4+ shots for the second-straight game and for the sixth time this season.
• Pinzon finished in double figures for the 12^th time this season and the 19^th time in his career.

Up Next
Bryant travels to Durham, N.H., on Saturday night to face New Hampshire. Tip is set for 7:00 p.m.