SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant men's basketball team heads to Delaware on Monday night to take on the Blue Hens. Tip is set for 6:30 p.m.

Monday's game will be an SL24 Unlocke the Light awareness game. SL24 UnLocke the Light was founded in 2019 after the passing of University of Delaware alumnus and men's basketball player Sean Locke. Sean struggled with depression and anxiety and died by suicide in 2018. Family and friends rallied together to form SL24 to educate, assist, and support youth on their mental health journey. As part of this important mission to help youth struggling in darkness Sean's House was created at 136 W Main St. in Newark as a 24/7, 365 peer support safe/brave space. 

The Particulars
Opponent: Delaware
Location: Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, Del.)
Date and Time: Monday, Nov. 18 - 6:30 PM EST 
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Watch: FloCollege
Game Notes: Bryant | Delaware
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THE SERIES

• Bryant and Delaware are meeting for the first time since Dec. 21, 2013.
• The Blue Hens earned a 108-107 overtime victory at Madison Square Garden.
• Dyami Starks led Bryant with 35 points, while Alex Francis chipped in 32.
• Bryant head coach Phil Martelli Jr., was an assistant coach at Delaware that season.

BRYANT RIDES HOT START TO CONVINCING WIN AT BUFFALO

• Bryant raced out to an 18-0 lead and never looked back on its way to a 87-64 victory over MAC member Buffalo on Thursday night. 
• It marked Bryant's first-ever win over a MAC school.
• Rafael Pinzon led five players in double figures with 15 points, while Earl Timberlake added 13 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. 

PINZON ON A HEATER

• Rafael Pinzon has led Bryant in scoring all three games this season and is averaging 24.3 ppg over his last seven games dating back to last year.
• Pinzon ended the 23-24 season with scoring outputs of 19, 27, 35 and 24, and has opened this season with 17, 33 and 15. 
• Pinzon is now averaging 21.7 ppg this season and 13.7 ppg in his 36-game Bryant career.

FIVE MORE THINGS TO KNOW

1. Bryant is now 34-7 over the last three+ years when holding opponents under 70 points. The Bulldogs rank 5th nationally with nearly 26 fast break points per game.
2. Earl Timberlake is averaging 14.1 ppg and 8.8 rpg in 61 games as a Bulldog. His 8.8 rpg are the highest in DI program history entering Monday. Timberlake has added 6.3 assists per game, ranking 35th nationally. 
3. Barry Evans recorded his third-straight double-digit scoring effort at Buffalo, finishing with 13 points. He made a career-high three three-point field goals and is averaging 12.7 ppg.
4. Connor Withers is in his sixth season of college basketball and has 893 points, 565 rebounds, 221 assists, 128 blocks and 141 steals in 117 career games. Withers currently ranks 19th nationally with 2.67 blocks per game. 
5. Monday's trip to Delaware will be familiar for several Bulldogs. Head coach Phil Martelli Jr. was an assistant at Delaware for five years, while assistant coach Ryan Daly played two seasons at Delaware, earning CAA Rookie of the Year honors in 2016-17. Fifth year forward Kvonn Cramer, a native of Wilmington, Del., will be making his homecoming as well. 

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