Bryant falls to URI on Friday

KINGSTON, R.I. – Junior Charles Pride scored 25 points as the Bryant University men's basketball team gave Rhode Island everything it could handle before falling 83-62 on Friday night during the regional round of The Sunshine Slam at the Thomas M. Ryan Center.

Pride made 7-of-20 from the field and 5-of-11 from beyond the arc to finish with 25+ points for the second-straight game to start the season. Adahm Eleeda and Chris Childs were Bryant's other double-digit scorers, finishing with 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Game Information
Rhode Island 83, Bryant 64
Records: Bryant 1-1 | URI 1-1
Location: Thomas M. Ryan Center (Kingston, R.I.)
Attendance: 5,455

Key Moments

• URI used an 16-2 run in the second half to turn a 52-51 lead into a 70-53 lead with 6:43 remaining in the game.    

How it Happened

• Hall Elisias opened the scoring with a three from the top of the key, marking just his second made three in a Bulldog uniform.
• It was a sign of a strong start as the Bulldogs made five of their first nine attempts from beyond the arc. Three's from Pride and Eleeda gave Bryant a 17-12 lead at the under-12 media timeout.
• Chris Childs gave Bryant a 25-22 lead with 6:49 remaining, converting off a URI turnover.
• The Rams would grab a 33-32 lead with 3:05 remaining and would lead 37-34 with eight seconds left. Bryant got the ball off a turnover and Eleeda was able to drill a three from the left wing as the horn sounded to tie the score.
• Pride opened the second half scorching hot, scoring Bryant's first nine points, giving Bryant a 49-46 lead with a step-back three with 15:10 remaining.
• The Rams would follow with a 9-2 run to take a 59-51 lead with 11:46 remaining.
• Bryant was able to keep it a two possession game until the Rams broke off an 11-2 run to make it 70-53 with 6:43 remaining.

Stats

• Bryant finished the game 18-of-69 (26 percent) from the field, 12-of-39 (31 percent) from three and 16-of-18 (89 percent) from the line.
• The Bulldogs were held to 7-of-31 in the second half.
• Pride finished with 25 points on 7-of-20 shooting from the field. He made 5-of-11 from three and 6-of-7 from the line.
• Eleeda posted 11 points, hitting 3-of-10 from beyond the arc.
• Elisias posted seven points, six boards and a pair of blocks.
• Luis Hurtado Jr. finished with six boards and three assists, while Tyler Brelsford posted a team-high five assists.  

Game Notes

• Pride has now scored 25+ points in back-to-back games and has 25+ points in three of his last four dating back to last season.
• Elisias now has 140 career blocks, moving to within eight of Dan Garvin's program record.    

Up Next
Bryant travels to South Carolina for a Monday evening matchup with ACC-member Clemson. Tip is set for 7:00 p.m.