NEWARK, N.J. – Sebastian Robinson's 22 points and a offensive outburst in the second half led NJIT to a 79-55 victory over the Bryant men's basketball team on Monday afternoon at the WEC.
 
With the loss, the Bulldogs fall to 6-13 overall and 2-3 in league play. Bryant will be off on Thursday before returning to the Chace Athletic Center on Saturday (Jan. 24) to host Vermont.
 
Bryant led briefly in the first half and trailed by just six at the break but the Highlanders went 17-of-28 from the field and 9-of-15 from three in the second half to put the game away. Robinson led with 22, while David Bolden went 5-of-9 from three.
 
Timofei Rudovskii and Aaron Davis III both finished with 11 but played the game in foul trouble from the outset. Keegan Harvey added 10 for the Black and Gold who have now lost two of their three league games by 20+ points.

Game Information
NJIT 79, Bryant 55
Records: Bryant 6-13, 2-3 | NJIT 9-11, 4-1
Location: Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center (Newark, N.J.)
Attendance: 500

Key Moments

• Bolden hit three threes in the opening six minutes of the second half as the Highlanders pulled away.

How it Happened

• Bryant opened the game with the first four points but the Highlanders scored the next seven to take a 7-4 lead at the under-16 media.
• The Bulldogs struggled after scoring early, starting just 1-of-8 from the field and 0-of-6 from three.
• Bryant kept itself in the game early, holding NJIT to a 2-of-9 start from the field.
• Harvey gave Bryant its first field goal in over nine minutes when he drilled a three from the top at the 10:40 mark to make it a two-point game (11-13).
• Tabales then snapped an 0-of-21 stretch from three, hitting from the top to give Bryant a 14-13 lead.
• NJIT would lead 15-14 at the under-8. The two teams combined to start 6-of-28 from the field (3-of-18 from three). They did combine for 16-of-17 shooting from the line.
• Bryant played a majority of the first 15 minutes without its two top scorers in America East play – Davis (11 min) and Rudovskii (8 min) – due to foul trouble.
• The Highlanders got a big three from David Bolden to retake the lead and then two free throws from John Kelly to take a 22-20 lead with 3:28 left.
• NJIT would push its lead to six, 26-20, and force a Bryant timeout thanks to an offensive putback by Malachi Arrington.
• The Highlanders would close the half with a 29-23 advantage. Bryant and NJIT combined to go 11-of-26 from the field but 26-of-29 from the line.
• The Bulldogs were 4-of-22 from the field (2-of-12 3pFG) and 13-of-14 from the line.
• NJIT would open up an 10-point lead at the under-16 of the second half behind a three from Sebastian Robinson.
• It would spark an 14-4 run that gave NJIT a 17-point lead with 12:59 left.
• Back-to-back threes from Rudovskii and Harvey would bring Bryant within 11 but Bolden hit his third three of the half to make it 38-52 with 11:08 to play.
• NJIT would keep the lead at 17, 62-45, with 6:04 to play.
• The Highlanders pushed it to 20 on their seventh three of the second half. NJIT went shot 17-of-28 (9-of-15 3pFG) in the second half to pull away.

Stats

• Bryant finished the game 15-of-48 (31.3 percent) from three, 6-of-25 (24.0 percent) from three and 19-of-24 (79.2 percent) from the line.
• NJIT held a 33-30 edge on the glass.
• The Highlanders finished the game 46 percent from the field, 40 percent from three and 91 percent from the line. NJIT went 17-of-28 from the field and 9-of-15 from three in the second half.
• Rudovskii and Davis led Bryant with 11 each. They were a combined 5-of-21 from the field and 2-of-15 from three.
• Keegan Harvey finished with 10 points and five boards.
• Sebastian Robinson led NJIT with 22 points, while David Bolden went for 17.

Game Notes

• The loss snaps Bryant's seven-game win streak against NJIT. The Bulldogs are now 7-2 in the Division I series, with Monday's loss the first in seven games since the Bulldogs joined the America East.
• Harvey posted his second-straight double-digit scoring effort.
• Davis posted double figures for the eighth time this year and 10th time in his career.
• Davis entered the game 29-of-58 from three over his last eight games but went just 1-of-7 on Monday in only 24 minutes (foul trouble).
• Rudovskii recorded his 16^th game with double-digit points.

Up Next
Bryant has its first bye of the season on Thursday before returning to the Chace Athletic Center on Saturday (Jan. 24) to host Vermont. Tip is set for 1:00 p.m.