SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Sherif Gross-Bullock and Earl Timberlake combined for 48 points to lead the Bryant University men's basketball team to an 85-66 victory over the University of New Hampshire on Thursday night at the Chace Athletic Center.

With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 15-9 overall and 7-2 in the America East. Bryant's victory completed a season sweep over New Hampshire.

Gross-Bullock paced the offense, finishing with 28 on 6-of-12 shooting three. He added eight rebounds in 36 minutes. Timberlake added 20 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and two steals. Daniel Rivera chipped in 17 points, five rebounds and six assists.

Game Information
Bryant 85, New Hampshire 66
Records: Bryant 15-9, 7-2 AE | New Hampshire 13-9, 5-4 AE
Location: Chace Athletic Center (Smithfield, R.I.)
Attendance: 924

Key Moments

• Bryant closed the first half on a 17-2 run and then opened the second half with a 10-2 run to pull away.

How it Happened

• Bryant was able to grab a 19-9 lead with 11:37 left in the first half. A pair of Edert free throws gave him 1,000 points for his career and the Bulldogs a 10-point lead.
• The Wildcats then answered with a 17-4 run to take a 26-23 lead with 4:30 left. Christian Moore's three from the top gave UNH the lead and his runner made it a three-point game.
• The Bulldogs had an answer, closing the half on a 17-2 run.
• Rivera opened the run with a layup and Gross-Bullock followed with a wing three to make it 30-26.
• Gross-Bullock would then swish a corner three and then closed out a strong first half with another three from the top to make it 40-28 at the break.
• Bryant then raced out of the gates in the second half, going on a 10-2 run.
• Gross-Bullock drilled a corner three and then finished beautifully at the rim to start the run. Timberlake would follow with a layup and Connor Withers brought the crowd to its feet with a wing three.
• Bryant would push its lead to 20 as Rafael Pinzon hit a jumper at the 14:43 mark.
• Rivera then finished an and-1 in transition to give the Black and Gold a 60-38 lead.
• Timberlake provided some excitement as he followed up a miss with a putback dunk at the 9:10 mark.
• UNH would make a push to get the deficit to 14 but the Rivera stopped that. He slammed home a transition dunk and then found Timberlake in a miss match underneath to give the Bulldogs a 76-58 lead with 3:49 to play.
• Bryant would be able to close out it second America East sweep from there.

Stats

• Bryant finished 33-of-63 (52.4 percent) from the field, 8-of-23 (34.8 percent) from three and 11-of-13 (84.6 percent) from the line.
• The Bulldogs held a 43-32 advantage on the glass.
• Bryant posted 20 assists on 33 field goals.
• Bryant held UNH to 34 percent from the field and 25.7 percent from three.
• Gross-Bullock scored 28 points on 9-of-19 shooting from the field and 6-of-12 from three. He added eight rebounds.
• Timberlake was 9-of-12 from the field, finishing with 20 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and two steals.
• Rivera added 17 points on 8-of-15 shooting. He had five rebounds, six assists and two blocks.
• Withers chipped in five points, three rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks.
• Brelsford added five points, three rebounds, four assists and no turnovers in 14 minutes.

Game Notes

• Bryant swept the season series from New Hampshire and now leads the all-time series, 10-5.
• Bryant is 6-1 at home vs UNH.
• The Bulldogs improve to 7-2 at home this season and 40-8 at home since the start of the 2020-21 season.
• SGB posted his 66^th career double-figure scoring game.
• SGB posted his 11^th 20-point game of the season and the 25^th of his career.
• Gross-Bullock hit six threes and leads the league with 3.2 threes per game.
• Timberlake finished in double figures for the 21th time this year and the 48th time in his career.
• Timberlake posted his second straight 20-point game and his third of the season.
• The double-double was Timberlake's second straight, his 10th of the season and the 19^th of his career.
• Edert reached 1,000 career points with a pair of first-half free throws.

Up Next
Bryant hits the road Saturday, traveling to Vestal, N.Y., to take on Binghamton. Tip is set for 2:00 p.m.