SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant men's basketball heads to Newark, N.J., on Monday for an MLK Day matinee with NJIT. Tip is set for 2:00 p.m.

The Particulars
Opponent: NJIT
Location: Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center (Newark, N.J.)
Date and Time: Monday, Jan. 19 - 2:00 PM EST 
Live Stats: Sidearm
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Bryant 
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THE SERIES

• Bryant is 7-1 vs NJIT in the Division I series. The Bulldogs have won each of the last seven meeitngs.
• Last season, the Bulldogs earned a pair of 22-point victories over the Highlanders.

BRYANT IN FOURTH SEASON OF AMERICA EAST PLAY

• Bryant enters its fourth season of America East play this year.
• The Bulldogs are 35-17 league play, including a 27-8 mark over the last 2+ seasons.
• Bryant went 14-2 last season, winning its first America East Regular Season title.

BRYANT RALLIES PAST UMBC IN OVERTIME

• Bryant led by seven at the half but trailed by eight with 9:30 left on Thursday before rallying to a 79-74 overtime victory over UMBC.
• Timofei Rudovskii tied the game at 67-67 with 30 seconds left and Ashley Sims II hit six free throws in the final minute of overtime to seal the deal.
• Bryant shot a season-best 51.7 percent from the field in the game.

• Timofei Rudovskii posted his second-straight 20-point effort on Thursday vs UMBC, finishing with 22 points on 8-of-17 shooting from the field and 6-of-11 from three.
• He joins Brandon Carroll, Alex Francis, Joe Kasperzyk and Nisre Zouzoua as the only freshmen in DI program history to post back-to-back 20-point games.

FIVE MORE THINGS TO KNOW

• Timofei Rudovskii leads the team with 12.6 ppg and is averaging 15.0 ppg in America East play. Rudovskii is shooting 32-of-75 (42.6 percent) from three over his last 13 games.
• Aaron Davis III continued his strong play in a starting role on Thursday, scoring 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting. He is now averaging 14.5 ppg over his last eight (all starts) and shooting 29-of-58 (50.0 percent) from three in those games.
• Ashley Sims II posted a season-high 16 points vs UMBC, including six key free throws in the final minute of overtime. Sims entered the UMBC game just 5-of-20 from the line on the year but hit 6-of-8 to close out the victory. He is averaging 10.3 ppg and 5.8 rpg in America East play.
• Keegan Harvey collected his first-career double-double on Thursday, finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
• Ty Tabales collected at least seven assists for the fourth time this year and now ranks fifth in the league with 3.8 apg.

• NJIT enters Monday at 8-11 overall and 3-1 in America East play following a 73-64 road win at UMass Lowell on Thursday.
• The Highlanders were led by 24 points from Ari Fulton and 20 points, four rebounds and three assists from Sebastian Robinson.
• Robinson averages a team-best 12.1 ppg, while David Bolden (11.7) and Fulton (10.9) are also in double figures.
• The Highlanders shoot just 38 percent from the field (9th) but hold opponents to just 44 percent (3rd).