Box Score ALBANY – UAlbany held the Bryant men's basketball team to just 27 percent from the field in a 71-46 victory over the Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon at the Broadview Center.
 
With the loss, the Bulldogs fall to 5-12 overall and 1-2 in league play. Bryant returns to the court on Thursday (Jan. 15) when it hosts UMBC for a 6:00 p.m. tip.
 
Bryant trailed by as many as 17 in the first half before whittling the deficit to seven at the break. The Bulldogs, however, shot just 4-of-28 and was outscored 30-12 in the second half in what turned out to be its largest loss in America East play since joining the conference.
 
Timofei Rudovskii was Bryant's offensive producer on Saturday, posting 20 points on 7-of-16 shooting. He was 3-of-10 from three. Aaron Davis III and Jakai Robinson each collected nine points for the Black and Gold.

Game Information
UAlbany 71, Bryant 46
Records: Bryant 5-12, 1-2 | UAlbany 5-12, 1-1
Location: Broadview Center (Albany, N.Y.)
Attendance: 800

Key Moments

• UAlbany opened the second half with the first seven points to steal any momentum Bryant built at the end of the first half.

How it Happened

• UAlbany opened an early 11-6 lead behind a 3-for-3 start from beyond the arc.
• Back-to-back layups from Amir Lindsey gave the Great Danes a 15-6 lead with 15:10 to play.
• The Great Danes' run would extend to 12-0 and push the lead to 20-6 at the 13:10 mark of the first half. It was part of an 8-of-10 start from the field for UAlbany.
• Meanwhile, Bryant was mired in a 1-of-8 (1-of-5 3pFG) start from the field over the first eight minutes.
• Keegan Harvey finally put an end to the 12-0 run with a free throw at the 11:57 mark.
• Bryant, however, went nearly nine minutes without a field goal as the Great Danes built a 15-point lead, 27-9.
• Robinson's driving layup at the 9:40 was Bryant's first field goal since the 18:11 mark.
• It lifted the lid a little for Bryant as Rudovskii followed with a pullup jumper and a top-of-the-key three to make it a 12-point game.
• UAlbany, however, got a three from Lindsey and an acrobatic finish from Fall push the Great Dane lead back to 17, 33-16, with 6:30 to play.
• Bryant answered with an 11-4 run, fueled by eight points from Rudovskii, to make it a 10-point game (27-37) at the under-4 media. He was fouled hitting a three and converted for a four-point play before hitting a fadeaway in the lane.
• The Bulldogs would trim the deficit to seven (34-41) at the break thanks to a Davis three from the top and a Rudovskii layup.
• UAlbany stole the momentum back with the first seven points of the second half. Bryant turned the ball over three times and 0-of-3 from the field.
• A three-point play from Robinson and a three from Davis helped Bryant cut it back to a 10-point game.
• Bryant was dealt a big blow with 13:00 left as Davis fouled out.
• The Great Danes put the game out of reach heading into the under-8 as they built a 16-point lead.
• UAlbany would pull away as the Bulldogs went just 4-of-28 from the field and 1-of-17 from three in the final 20 minutes.

Stats

• Bryant finished the game 15-of-55 (27.3 percent) from the field, 6-of-30 (20.0 percent) from three and 10-of-16 (62.5 percent) from the line.
• Bryant went 4-of-28 from the field and 1-of-17 from three in the second half.
• UAlbany held a 40-30 edge on the glass and a 38-14 lead in paint scoring.
• Davis posted nine points on 3-of-4 shooting from three before fouling out with 13:00 left.
• Robinson collected nine points, four rebounds and didn't turn the ball over in 26 minutes.
• Rudovskii finished with 20 points on 7-of-16 shooting. He added five boards.

Game Notes

• Bryant is now 6-5 all-time vs UAlbany. It is the Great Danes' first home win in the series since Dec. 6, 2017.
• The Bulldogs are now 1-10 on the road this season.
• Bryant shot under 30 percent from the field for the fourth time this year.
• Davis is now 26-of-50 from three over his last seven games (all starts).
• Rudovskii recorded his 14^th game with double-digit points.
• Rudovskii's 20 points were a career high.

Up Next
Bryant returns to the Chace Athletic Center on Thursday (Jan. 15) to host UMBC. Tip is set for 6:00 p.m.