BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Bryant men's basketball team held Virginia Tech to nearly 20 points below its season average and trailed by just six late in the second half before succumbing to the Hokies, 78-61, on Wednesday night at Cassell Coliseum.
 
With the loss, the Bulldogs fall to 1-4 on the year. Bryant wraps up its three-game road trip on Sunday when it heads to Hartford, Conn., to face No. 3 UConn at 6:00 p.m.
 
On Wednesday, Bryant led for over 14 minutes in the first half before a late run put the Hokies ahead for good. The Black and Gold would pull within three early in the second half and were within six with 6:47 to go before the Hokies pulled away.
 
Quincy Allen led for Bulldogs in double figures with 13, including a highlight-reel alley-oop windmill dunk that will go down as one of the top dunks in college basketball this season. Keegan Harvey added a career-high 12, Timofei Rudovskii posted 11 and Jakai Robinson chipped in 10.
 
Game Information
Virginia Tech 78, Bryant 61
Records: Bryant 1-4 | Virginia Tech 5-0
Location: Cassell Coliseum (Blacksburg, Va.)
Attendance: 5410

Key Moments

• Virginia Tech used a 13-0 late in the first half to turn a three-point deficit into a 10-point advantage. The Hokies never trailed again.

How it Happened

• Allen swished an early three to give Bryant the first points in what was a low-scoring affair to start.
• Virginia Tech would take a brief 4-3 lead at the 15:59 mark before a Rudovskii bucket at the 15:14 mark gave Bryant a lead that it would hold until 4:14 mark.
• Lennart Weber knocked down a three from the top to make it 12-8 before the Hokies tied it at the 10:11 mark.
• Robinson followed with a pair of strong finishes at the rim to give Bryant a 16-12 lead with 8:53 left.
• Sims then backed his man down in the post to finish and make it a 20-17 game with 5:14 left.
• The Hokies, however, would answer with a 13-0 run over the next three minutes to grab a 30-20 lead. Bryant went 0-for-3 from the field and turned the ball over three times.
• A perfect pick-and-roll from Rudovskii and Keegan Harvey stopped the run and a pair of Rudovskii free throws pulled Bryant within eight, 32-24, at the break.
• Harvey started the second half with back-to-back triples to pull Bryant within three, 38-35, with 17:11 to go.
• The Hokies would then push the lead to 10 before an offensive putback by Sims and a fastbreak basket from Allen made it 58-52 with 6:47 left.
• Virginia Tech, however, would score the next seven points to rebuild a 13-point edge and led by double digits the rest of the way.

Stats

• Bryant finished the game 22-of-52 (42.3 percent) from the field, 5-of-27 (18.5 percent) from three and 12-of-16 (75.0 percent) from the line.
• Virginia Tech held a 38-24 edge in rebounding and a 46-30 edge in paint scoring.
• Allen led Bryant with 13 points on 5-of-14 shooting. He added six rebounds, two blocks and a steal.
• Harvey posted 12 points on 3-of-5 shooting (2-3 3pFG).
• Rudovskii collected 11 points on 4-of-11 shooting. He added four assists.
• Robinson finished with 10 points in 18 minutes off the bench.
• Sims posted eight points, five rebounds and three assists.

Game Notes

• Bryant and Virginia Tech were meeting for the first time in program history.
• Rudovskii has scored in double figures in each of the first five games of the year.
• Rudovskii collected four assists for the second time this year.
• Allen finished in double figures for the third time this year and the 13^th in his collegiate career.
• Allen posted one of the dunks of the college basketball season in the second half. He caught an alley-oop pass from Harvey and windmilled it home.
• Allen has now grabbed at least six rebounds in four of the five games this year.
• Robinson finished in double figures for the sixth time in his collegiate career.
• Harvey set career highs in points (12) and three-pointers (T-2).
• Sims has recorded exactly five rebounds in each of the last three games.
• Gio Sanford and Joe Green both made their collegiate debuts on Wednesday night. Both also scored their first collegiate points.

Up Next
Bryant wraps up its road trip on Sunday when it heads to Hartford to face No. 3 UConn. Tip is set for 6:00 p.m. and the game will air on TruTV.