SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant men's basketball team wraps up its season-long seven-game road trip on Monday night when it faces Drexel in Philadelphia. Tip is set for 7:00 p.m.
Bryant enters Monday with a 4-3 record, having gone 3-3 in the first six games of the seven-game road trip. The Bulldogs will return to the Chace on Friday, December 6 to host Brown.
The Particulars
Opponent: Drexel
Location: Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Date and Time: Monday, Dec. 2 - 7:00 PM EST
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
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Game Notes: Bryant | Drexel
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THE SERIES
- Bryant and Drexel are meeting for the third time in program history.
- The Bulldogs and Dragons have each won at home in the series.
- Bryant raced to a 104-86 win last year in Smithfield behind a triple-double from Earl Timberlake and program-record shooting from three-point range.
BRYANT SPLITS AT COKE CLASSIC
- Bryant split a pair of games at the Coke Classic in Chattanooga, Tenn., defeating Tennessee State (97-85) on Tuesday before falling to Chattanooga (84-76) on Wednesday.
- Rafael Pinzon led the way with 22 points on Tuesday, while Earl Timberlake posted a season-high 18 in Wednesday's defeat.
FIVE MORE THINGS TO KNOW
- Bryant is currently 3-3 on its six-game road trip and is averaging 80.2 in those six games. The Bulldogs rank 14th in the nation in blocks per game (5.9) and 19th in rebounds per game.
- Earl Timberlake was named to the early season watch list for the Lou Henson Award, presented annually to the best player in mid-major college basketball. Timberlake is averaging 13.8 ppg, 7.4 rpg and 5.1 apg this season. He ranks 63rd nationally in assists per game.
- Rafael Pinzon leads the Bulldogs with 17.6 ppg and is currently one of the nation's top three-point threats. He is averaging 2.75 3pFG per game and ranks 10th nationally in 3pFG percentage, hitting a blisterting 55 percent. Pinzon was 8-of-11 in two games at the Coke Classic.
- Connor Withers has 949 points, 591 rebounds, 225 assists, 135 blocks and 148 steals in 122 career games. Withers is one of four Bulldogs in double figures this season with 10.8 per game. He is also averaging 1.8 apg, 1.8 spg and 1.8 apg.
- Barry Evans is Bryant's fourth double-digit scorer, averaging 13.5 ppg on the year. He is shooting 50 percent from the field and 45 percent from beyond the arc on the season. Evans is also contributing 6.4 rpg and 2.6 apg.
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