SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant men's basketball team built a 42-17 halftime lead and cruised to a 87-61 victory over Mercy on Wednesday morning at the Chace Athletic Center.
 
With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 2-5 on the year. Bryant returns to the road this Saturday, traveling to Cambridge, Mass., to take on Harvard. Tip is set for 2:00 p.m.
 
Quincy Allen led four players in double figures with 13 points, four rebounds and four assists. Timofei Rudovskii added 11 points, while Ty Tabales and Lennart Weber each finished with 10. Bryant shot a season-best 50 percent from the field and posted 22 assists on 30 made field goals.

Game Information
Bryant 87, Mercy 61
Records: Bryant 2-5 | Mercy 0-5
Location: Chace Athletic Center (Smithfield, R.I.)
Attendance: 304

Key Moments

• Bryant used a 16-0 run late in the first half to pull away from the Mavericks.

How it Happened

• Weber was the go-to early for the Black and Gold posting six points in the first six minutes as Bryant built an 11-6 lead to open the game.
• Sanford helped the Bulldogs push the lead to 10, 22-12, with a pair of strong right-handed finishes at the rim.
• Bryant then turned to Tabales as it pushed its lead to 32-12 with 4:15 left in the first half. Tabales scored seven straight points for the Bulldogs, starting with a coast-to-coast finish that included an ankle-breaking behind-the-back dribble at half court. He followed with a triple from the top and then hit a 15-foot jumper from the left.
• The seven points were part of a 16-0 run in which the Bulldogs held Mercy 0-of-10 from the field over a five-minute stretch.
• Allen put an exclamation point on a strong first half as he flushed home an alley-oop with a reverse dunk on a lop from Tabales.
• Bryant opened the second half with an 11-4 advantage thanks to a pair of threes from Allen.
• Mercy would find its footing offensively in the second half, going 15-of-32 from the field. Bryant would outscore the Mavericks just 45-44 in the final 20 minutes.

Stats

• Bryant finished the game 30-of-60 (50.0 percent) from the field, 8-of-27 (29.6 percent) from three and 19-of-33 (57.6 percent) from the line.
• Bryant held a 49-34 lead in rebounding. The Bulldogs also held a 40-32 edge in paint scoring.
• The Black and Gold held Mercy to just 3-of-22 shooting from three.
• Allen led Bryant with 13 points on 5-of-5 from the floor. He added four rebounds, four assists and a block.
• Rudovskii finished with 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting.
• Tabales posted 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field and 2-of-5 from three. He added four rebounds and two assists.
• Weber collected 10 points, four rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block.
• Sims led the Black and Gold with eight rebounds.

Game Notes

• Bryant improves to 74-23 at home since the start of the 2018-19 season.
• After shooting 95 percent (20-of-21) from the line on Sunday at UConn, Bryant shot just 57.6 percent (19-of-33) from the line vs Mercy.
• Sanford (6) and Joe Green (5) each finished with season highs in scoring.
• Rudovskii finished in double figures for the seventh-straight game to start his career.
• Tabales finished in double figures for the second straight game and for the third time this season.
• Weber posted a season-high with 10 points, finishing in double figures for the 35^th time in his collegiate career.
• Allen finished in double figures for the fourth time this year and the 14^th time in his career.
• Sims' eight rebounds were a season high.
• Jason Sepe recorded his first collegiate points with a driving layup late in the second half.

Up Next
Bryant heads to Cambridge, Mass., on Saturday to take on Harvard. Tip is set for 2:00 p.m.