TOWSON, Md. – Earl Timberlake finished with 23 points but the Bryant men's basketball team fell to Towson, 70-65, on Sunday afternoon at TU Arena.

With the loss, the Bulldogs fall to 6-8 on the year. Bryant will have eight days off before closing non-conference play at Grand Canyon University on Monday, December 30.

Timberlake posted his second-straight 20-point effort and surpassed 1,000 points in his time as a member of the Black and Gold. He added seven rebounds and four assists in a full 40 minutes. Barry Evans added 18 points and six boards.

Game Information
Towson 70, Bryant 65
Records: Bryant 6-8 | Towson 5-8
Location: TU Arena (Towson, Md.)
Attendance: 1500

Key Moments

• Dylan Williamson's step-back jumper gave Towson a 60-59 lead and sparked a 7-0 Tigers run with five minutes left in the game.

How it Happened

• Bryant grabbed an early 5-2 lead as Evans scored the first points of the afternoon for the Bulldogs.
• The teams then traded threes as Keyshawn Mitchell sank one for Bryant and Christian May would hit a pair for Towson.
• Sulaiman's layup at the 15:42 mark would give the Tigers a lead, 10-8, that it would not relinquish the rest of the half.
• It was part of a larger 17-3 run that put the Tigers up 11, 22-11, with 8:59 left in the first half.
• A three from Tyler Tejada gave Towson its largest lead of 12 before Bryant was able to chip away. Jakai Robinson finished an and-1, while Mitchell sank his second three of the half.
• Bryant would then rip off a 7-0 run over the final three minutes to pull within three points. Timberlake finished twice inside and Evans hammered home a perfect bounce pass from Connor Withers with 21 seconds left.
• Dylan Williamson's spin and finish off the glass as time expired gave the Tigers a 33-28 lead at the break.
• Bryant would come out of the break flying led by Timberlake. The Tigers would score the first bucket of the half before Timberlake scored nine of Bryant's 11 points in a 11-0 run that gave Bryant a 39-35 lead less than four minutes in.
• Timberlake finished twice at the rim, surpassing 1,000 points as a member of the Bulldogs with his bucket at the 18:53 mark. He would then spin to the rack for two before knocking down a three from the top to make it 39-35.
• Back-to-back Withers threes were followed by an Evans three as Bryant led, 48-41.
• Bryant would open the half 9-of-11 from the field and 4-of-4 from three.
• The Tigers would cut it to four, 50-46, at the under-12 media.
• Towson would continue its comeback with a three-point play from Tejada. A technical foul then led to Towson free throws and a turnaround jumper that gave the Tigers a 53-52 lead with 9:40 left.
• Evans had a big answer for Bryant, swishing a three from the far wing to give Bryant the lead back.
• The Tigers would then take a 58-55 lead as Lowery completed a three-point play and May finished in transition.
• Bryant would take a 59-58 lead on a Timberlake layup with 5:28 left but the Tigers answered again. Williamson answered with a jumper and Embeya completed a three-point play off an offensive rebound in transition to make it 63-59 at the under-4 media.
• The Tigers would push the lead to six before free throws from Kvonn Cramer and a layup from Timberlake made it a two-point game, 65-67, with 23.2 seconds left.
• Towson was able to close the game out from the free throw line.

Stats

• Bryant finished the game 24-of-60 (40.0 percent) from the field, 8-of-22 (36.4 percent) from three and 9-of-11 (81.8 percent) from the line.
• Towson held a 44-33 edge on the glass and a 34-26 edge in points in the paint.
• Timberlake led all scorers with 23 points on 10-of-21 shooting. He added seven rebounds, four assists and a block in 40 minutes.
• Evans posted 18 points on 7-of-16 shooting. He was 3-of-7 from three. Evans also had six rebounds and two steals.
• Mitchell collected eight points and seven boards, while Cramer added seven points and four boards.

Game Notes

• Bryant falls to 2-1 all-time against Towson.
• Bryant is now 2-5 in games decided by five points or less.
• Timberlake finished in double figures for the 11^th time this year and the 64^th time in his career.
• Timberlake posted his second-straight 20-point game, his third of the year and 12^th of his career.
• Timberlake became the 10^th player in DI program history to score 1,000 points with his bucket at the 18:53 mark of the second half. Timberlake now has 1,018 points at Bryant and 1,218 points in his collegiate career.
• Evans finished in double figures for the 12^th time this year and the 14^th time in his career.

Up Next
Bryant closes out non-conference play with a trip to Grand Canyon University on Monday, December 30.