Bulldogs fall to Brown on Friday night

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men's basketball team fell to in-state rival Brown, 72-60, on Friday night at the Chace Athletic Center.

Brown opened up a 20-point halftime lead to end the Bulldogs' four-game winning streak.

Charles Pride led four double-figure scorers with 15, nine rebounds and three assists. Antwan Walker and Earl Timberlake each had 12, while Sherif Gross-Bullock finished with 10. Timberlake matched Pride with nine rebounds.

Game Information
Brown 72, Bryant 60
Records: Bryant 6-2 | Brown 4-4
Location: Chace Athletic Center (Smithfield, R.I.)
Attendance: 1,585

Key Moments

• Brown opened the game with the first nine points and never looked back.

How it Happened

• Brown got off to a quick start on Friday, scoring the first nine points, before Pride canned a pair of free throws at the 16:47 mark.
• An Aaron Cooley three with 14:00 left pushed the Bears lead to 15, 20-5.
• The Black and Gold used a 7-2 run to pull within 14 but the Bears responded with a 14-4 run to take a 42-18 lead with 2:45 left.
• Hawkins IV provided a spark off the bench late, collecting a basket in transition and a pull two for his first points in the Black and Gold.
• Bryant was able to open the second half on a 7-0 run, bringing the Chace Athletic Center to life. Gross-Bullock drilled a three and Walker finished inside to force a Brown TO.
• The Bears, however, were able to push the lead back to 16, 47-31, at the under-16 media TO.
• Bryant was able to whittle the deficit to nine, 61-52, on a one-handed slam from Gross-Bullock with 4:18 left.
• Kino Lilly Jr., however, hit a pair of big shots to increase Brown's lead and the Bears went on to win by 12.  

Stats

• Bryant finished 24-of-59 (40.7 percent) from the field, 5-of-17 (29.4 percent) from three and 7-of-12 (58.3 percent) from the line.
• Bryant turned the ball over just six times.
• Brown held a 35-29 advantage in rebounds.
• Pride finished with 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the line. He had nine rebounds, including five offensive.
• Walker posted 12 points and five boards.
• Timberlake collected 12 points and nine rebounds.
• Gross-Bullock had 10 points, two assists and two steals.
• Chauncey Hawkins IV saw his first action with the Bulldogs, posting four points.  

Game Notes

• Bryant and Brown were meeting for the 14^th time at the Division I level. The Bears own an 11-3 lead in the series.
• The loss snapped a four-game winning streak.
• The Bulldogs are now 26-3 at the Chace Athletic Center since the start of the 2020-21 season.
• Bryant is 43-14 at home under head coach Jared Grasso.
• Pride finished in double-figures for the 61^st time in his 91-game career.
• Pride now has 1,230 points and 630 rebounds in his career. He also now has 200 career assists.
• Walker scored in double-figures for the sixth consecutive game and for the seventh time this season.
• Timberlake finished in double figures for the eighth time this season.

Up Next
The Bulldogs have a quick turnaround, traveling to Cincinnati to face the Bearcats on Sunday, December 4 at noon.