SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The top-seeded Bryant men's basketball team hosts No. 3 seed Maine in the 2025 Jersey Mike's America East Men's Basketball Championship on Saturday, March 15. Tip is set for 11:00 a.m.

Tickets for Saturday's game are SOLD OUT.

The Particulars
Opponent: No. 3 Maine
Location: Chace Athletic Center (Smithfield, R.I.)
Date and Time: Saturday, Mar. 15 - 11:00 AM 
Live Stats: Sidearm
Watch: ESPN2
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Game Notes: Bryant | Maine
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THE SERIES

• Bryant leads the all-time series with Maine 5-2 after winning both regular season meetings. That included Bryant's first-ever win in Orono just two weeks ago, 80-72.
• The Black and Gold's win was also the first time a road team had won in the series.
• Bryant has won each of the last three meetings, including an 84-58 victory in last year's America East Quarterfinals. 
• The Bulldogs and Black Bears met in the conference opener, with Bryant earning a 81-55 victory despite turning the ball over 19 times.

JERSEY MIKE'S AMERICA EAST MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

• Top-seeded Bryant defeated fourth-seeded UAlbany 91-78 on Tuesday, while third-seeded Maine defeated second-seeded Vermont, 57-42.
• Maine's victory over Vermont snapped a 30-game losing streak for the Black Bears against the Catamounts.
• Bryant's win over UAlbany avenged a regular-season home loss to the Great Danes.

BRYANT DEFEATS UALBANY IN AMERICA EAST SEMIFINALS

• Keyshawn Mitchell (21), Earl Timberlake (21) and Barry Evans (20) combined for 62 points as the Bulldogs defeated UAlbany, 91-78, in the semifinals on Tuesday night.
• The trio combined to go 26-of-42 from the field.
• Mitchell finished with a double-double, adding 13 rebounds. Timberlake chipped in four blocks and Evans posted nine rebounds and six assists.
• Bryant held a 56-28 advantage in points in the paint.

BRYANT POSTSEASON HISTORY

• Bryant has qualified for the a conference tournament for the 11th time and is 8-9 overall. The Bulldogs have advanced to the championship game in three of the last five conference tournaments.
• The Bulldogs have reached the championship game in 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2024-25. Bryant won its only conference title (Northeast Conference) in 2021-22.
• This will mark the second time (2021-22) that the Black and Gold have been the No. 1 seed.
• Bryant is 8-3 at home in the postseason.

BACK-TO-BACK 20-WIN SEASONS

• Bryant has won 20 games in back-to-back seasons and three times in the last four years. The Bulldogs' 22 wins this year match the 2021-22 team for the most in DI program history.
• It marks the first time in DI program history they've won 20+ games in back-to-back years and the first time in program history since the Black and Gold won 20+ in four-straight years from 2003-07.
• Head coach Phil Martelli Jr.'s 42 victories in the last two seasons are the most by a Bryant head coach in the first two seasons in school history.

FIVE MORE THINGS TO KNOW

1. Earl Timberlake closed out a historic regular season as the only player in America East history, and just the second in NCAA history, to record 15.0+ ppg, 8.0+ rpg, 4.5+ apg and 1.5+ bpg in a single season (per Sports Reference). He was named the America East Player of the Year and is averaging 19.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 5.5 apg and 3.0 bpg in two postseason games.
2. Keyshawn Mitchell posted his sixth double-double of the year in the semifinals, finishing with 21 points and 13 rebounds. The 21 points matched the career high he set at St. John's earlier this year. 
3. Kvonn Cramer is averaging 10.2 ppg over his last five games, scoring in double figures in four of the five. He is averaging 11.0 ppg and 8.5 rpg in two postseason games.
4. Connor Withers gives the Black and Gold a wealth of experience and will appear in his 148th game on Saturday. He finished 13 points and a career-high nine assists in the semifinal and is averaging 12.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 5.5 apg and 3.0 spg in the postseason. Withers' career numbers include 1,241 points, 730 rebounds, 319 assists, 168 blocks and 187 steals. He joins Vermont's Marques Blakely as the only two players in America East history to record those numbers. Withers is just one of 11 players in NCAA history to put up those numbers.
5. Barry Evans posted his 27th (in 31 games) double-digit scoring effort of the year vs UAlbany. He is averaging 15.5 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 4.0 apg in two postseason games. Evans was named the America East Newcomer of the Year.