Bryant falls to New Hampshire on Saturday in America East Quarterfinals

DURHAM, N.H. – The sixth-seeded Bryant University men's basketball team fell to third-seeded New Hampshire, 67-60, on Saturday afternoon at Lundholm Gymnasium.

With the loss, the Bulldogs see their season come to a close with a 17-13 record. The Black and Gold dropped five of their final six on the year.

Earl Timberlake led the Bulldogs with 18 points and six rebounds. Tyler Breslford added 15 points, while Antwan Walker had eight points and seven rebounds. Bryant lost leading scorer Sherif Gross-Bullock with an injury in the first half and played without the league's fifth-leading scorer in Charles Pride due to injury.

Game Information
New Hampshire 67, Bryant 60
Records: Bryant 17-13 | New Hampshire 15-14
Location: Lundholm Gymnasium (Durham, N.H.)
Attendance: 1,500

Key Moments

• The Wildcats made 18-of-20 free throws down the stretch to close out the Bulldogs.

How it Happened

• Bryant opened the game with the first six points as Gross-Bullock converted a pair of layups.
• The Bulldogs stretched the lead to 9-2 as Timberlake drilled a step-back three from the right wing.
• UNH was able to close the gap to 11-7 at the under-12 media timeout.
• Bryant would build a 14-7 lead but the Wildcats were able to shoot their way back into the game, tying it at 18-18 with under six to play.
• The Wildcats would take a 21-18 lead on a three from Christian Moore at the 5:08 mark.
• Bryant answered with five-straight points to take a 23-21 lead. Timberlake scored four of the points, using his size inside to finish at the rim.
• Kvonn Cramer was huge down the stretch for Bryant as he blocked a Wildcat attempt at the rim that led to a fastbreak three for Brelsford to make it 26-23.
• Cramer then skied for an offensive rebound and put it back with five seconds left to give Bryant a 28-23 lead at the break.
• A slow start to the second half led to the Wildcats holding a 36-35 lead with 11:03 to play.
• Bryant was able to take a four-point lead, 42-38, to the under-8 media. Miles Latimer finished a pretty play at the rim, while Brelsford turned a steal into a bucket.
• The Wildcats answered with the next four to tie it but Edert got his defender out of position with a shot fake and then layed it off the glass to make it 44-42 with 5:30 to play.
• The game would go to the under-4 media tied at 44-44.
• UNH was able to pull away late as Bryant struggled from the free throw line. Jaxson Baker hit a three to make it four-point game with 3:11 left.
• The Wildcats then made 18-of-20 from the line over the final 3:00 minutes.

Stats

• Bryant finished the game 24-of-54 (44.4 percent) from the field, 4-of-20 (20.0 percent) from three and 8-of-19 (42.1 percent) from the line.
• The Bulldogs held a 42-35 edge on the glass and outscored UNH 38-20 in the paint.
• Bryant turned the ball over 14 times and had just three assists.
• Timberlake posted 18 points on 8-of-15 shooting. He added six boards.
• Brelsford posted 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting. He turned the ball over just once in 36 minutes.
• Walker finished with eight points and seven rebounds.
• Latimer finished with seven points and six rebounds.
• Cramer collected four points, seven boards and two blocks.  

Game Notes

• Bryant sees its season come to a close at 17-13.
• Bryant dropped five of its final six games to close out the season.
• The loss snapped a four-game winning streak against UNH.
• Gross-Bullock, the league's leading scorer, left with an injury in the first half. He had four points and five rebonds in nine minutes.
• Walker played in his 131^st and final collegiate game on Saturday. He finished with 1,011 career points.
• Brelsford's 15 points were a season high.