Grant posts season-high 29, but Bulldogs defeated at Mount St. Mary's, 96-80

EMMITSBURG, Md. – Sophomore Adam Grant (Franklin, Va.) tied his own Division I program record with nine three-pointers, but the Bryant University men's basketball team fell to Mount St. Mary's, 96-80, Thursday night at Knott Arena.

Grant tallied a season-high 29 points on 10-of-19 shooting and 9-of-15 from beyond the arc. Senior Bosko Kostur (Melbourne, Australia) and freshman Monty Urmilevicius (Kaunas, Lithuania) added 10 points each.

GAME INFORMATION
Mount St. Mary's 96, Bryant 80
Records: Bryant (1-15, 0-3), Mount St. Mary's (7-9, 1-2)
Location: Knott Arena (Emmitsburg, Md.)

KEY MOMENTS

• Bryant cut it to seven at 25-18, but a 13-3 Mount St. Mary's run pushed the Mountaineer lead to 17 at 38-21 with 2:58 remaining in the first half.
• Mount St. Mary's opened the second half on a 13-4 run to take a 60-31 advantage.
• The Bulldogs outscored the Mountaineers 41-26 over the final 11:24 of the game.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Grant and sophomore Tanner Johnson (Lexington, Ky.)  hit a trio of early threes, but a 7-0 Mount run gave the Mountaineers a 23-13 lead with 11:01 remaining in the first half.
• Bryant cut it to seven at 25-18, but a 13-3 Mount St. Mary's run pushed the Mountaineer lead to 17 at 38-21 with 2:58 remaining in the first half. Mount would increase the lead to 45-25 at the half.
• Grant led the Bulldogs with nine first-half points, while Johnson and sophomore Sabastian Townes (Chesapeake, Va.) added six each.
• Mount St. Mary's opened the second half on a 13-4 run to take a 60-31 lead with 15:05 remaining.
• Bryant trailed 70-39 before a 10-0 run cut into the deficit.
• Urmilevicius scored 10 points in the final 11 minutes of the game to help the Bulldog bench spark a 41-26 advantage over the final 11:24 of the contest.

STATS

• Grant tallied a season-high 29 points with nine three-pointers, tying his own Division I program record set at Sacred Heart Jan. 14, 2017.
• Urmilevicius had all of his career-high 10 points in the second half and finished two rebounds shy of his first career double-double.
• Kostur recorded 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting and added five rebounds.
• Bryant shot 47 percent from the floor and 41.4 percent from three, while Mount St. Mary's was at 56.4 percent overall and 43.8 percent from beyond the arc.
• Bryant held a 35-29 rebounding advantage.

GAME NOTES

• Bryant drops to 6-11 all-time against Mount St. Mary's.
• Grant was in double figures in scoring for the ninth time this season and 30^th in his collegiate career. The sophomore was over 20 points for the fourth time this year and eighth in his career.
• Kostur had his eighth game of 10 or more points this season and 39^th of his Bulldog career, while Urmilevicius' 10-point performance was his first.
• Bryant's 55 second-half points were the most by the Bulldogs in a half this season.

UP NEXT
Bryant continues NEC play Saturday with a game in Fairfield, Connecticut, at Sacred Heart. The 1 p.m. tip can be seen on NEC Front Row, while Jon Wallach and Cam Boon will have the call on WOON 1240 AM.

Tickets are available starting at just $5 for the Bulldogs' game Jan. 11 vs. Wagner through an online-only Holiday Ticket Special promotion by clicking HERE.

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