Bryant downed by Robert Morris, 83-60

PITTSBURGH – Senior Bosko Kostur (Melbourne, Australia) had a team-high 16 points and senior Hunter Ware (Powder Springs, Ga.) added a season-high 12, but the Bryant University men's basketball team dropped an 83-60 decision to Robert Morris Thursday night at the A.J. Palumbo Center.

GAME INFORMATION
Robert Morris 83, Bryant 60
Records: Bryant (3-25, 2-13 NEC), Robert Morris (15-13, 9-6 NEC)
Location: A.J. Palumbo Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

KEY MOMENTS

• Bryant led 20-12 with seven early points from Kostur.
• Robert Morris used a 20-4 run to push the lead to as many as 15 shy of halftime.
• The Bulldogs pulled back within 10 via a 7-0 run, but the Colonials pulled away with a 28-11 spurt before closing out the game.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Bryant opened up a 15-10 lead on a four-point play from Kostur with 13:55 to play in the first half.
• The Bulldogs led 20-12 before Robert Morris tied the game at 23 with 8:39 to go in the half.
• The Colonials went on a 20-4 run and led by as many as 15 to take a 46-32 advantage into the locker room.
• Robert Morris moved ahead 55-38 before a 7-0 Bryant run capped off by a three-point play by redshirt-freshman Brandon Carroll (Brewster, N.Y.) brought the Bulldogs back within 10 at 55-45 with 13:30 to go.
• The Colonials would respond and push the lead to as many as 27 before a Ndugba free throw and Kostur three brought the game to its final 83-60 margin.

STATS

• Kostur scored 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 3-of-5 from beyond the arc.
• Ware added 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
• Sophomore Ikenna Ndugba (Boston, Mass.) chipped in 12 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals.
• Bryant shot 37.1 percent from the field, while Robert Morris shot 49.2 percent from the floor and 52.4 percent from beyond the arc.
• The Colonials held a 44-34 advantage on the boards.

GAME NOTES

• Bryant falls to 4-14 all-time against Robert Morris.
• Ndugba passed Joe O'Shea (2012-15) for seventh in Bryant's Division I history in steals with 85.
• Thursday's game was played at Duquesne University's A.J. Palumbo Center, as Robert Morris is in the process of building a new arena.

UP NEXT
Bryant closes out a weekend trip to Pennsylvania with a game Saturday at Saint Francis U. The 1 p.m. tip in Loretto can be seen on NEC Front Row.

Tickets for the Feb. 22 regular-season home finale against Sacred Heart are available by clicking HERE or calling (401) 319-TIXX. 

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