SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant men's basketball team returns home and will look to stay unbeaten in America East play on Saturday when they take on the Binghamton Bearcats. Tip is set for 2:00 p.m.
Saturday's game will stream on ESPN+. The Bulldogs will try to move to 6-0 in league play. They most recently beat the University of New Hampshire on the road Thursday.
The Particulars
Opponent: Binghamton
Location: Chace Athletic Center (Smithfield. R.I.)
Date and Time: Saturday, Jan. 25 - 2:00 PM
Live Stats: Sidearm
Watch: ESPN+
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THE SERIES
- Bryant is 6-2 all time against Binghamton and 4-2 at the DI level
- Bryant won both of their matchups against the Bearcats last season including a narrow 70-69 victory in Vestal.
BRYANT DOMINATES IN DURHAM
- Connor Withers tallied a season high 27 points on Thursday night to power Bryant to a 95-76 victory over New Hampshire
- Barry Evans and Rafael Pinzon also had 18 a piece in the contest. Evans also add eight rebounds, three blocks, and three steals.
- The Bulldogs would finish with 10 blocks against the Wildcats. New Hampshire would not register a block in the game. It would be the second straight game in which Bryant tallied double digit blocks.
WITHERS SHINES AGAINST UNH
- Connor Withers led all scorers on Thursday with 27 points against UNH.
- It was his highest point total against a Division I opponent since he dropped 32 against Stony Brook on 12/9/23.
- Withers would go 9-14 from the field and also had seven rebounds, five assists, and a block.
FIVE MORE THINGS TO KNOW
- Bryant recorded it's third double digit blocking game of the season against UNH. Their season high of 11 blocks came against Stonehill on Nov. 21.
- Withers posts his 2nd 20+ scoring game of the season and the 6th of his career on Thursday.
- The Black and Gold are 5-2 when playing at the Chace this season. They are 49-11 at home since the start of the 2020-21 season.
- The Bulldogs were perfect from the free throw finishing 12-12 on Thursday. It would be the first time since February 18, 2016 vs Sacred Heart in which Bryant had finished 100% from the charity stripe when taking a minimum of ten free throws.
- Despite going 0-7 from three perimeter threat, Rafael Pinzon would finish with 18 points on 9-19 shooting.
