SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Mia Mancini recorded her 1,000^th career point in the Bryant University women's basketball team's 66-64 overtime loss against Binghamton on Thursday.
 
Nia Scott tallied a 16-point and 14-rebound double-double, Mimi Rubino posted 15 points, and Mancini tallied 14 points.

 
Game Information
Binghamton 66, Bryant 64
Records: Bryant (14-7) (4-4), Binghamton (15-6), (7-1)
Location: Chace Athletic Center (Smithfield, R.I.)

Key Moment
 

• The Black and Gold had a nine-point lead with four minutes remaining in the final period (51-42), and then were outscored 24-13, including overtime.

 
How it Happened

• The Bulldogs began the game on a 6-0 run, behind three-pointers from Mia Mancini and Mimi Rubino. Nia Scott scored a bucket, and the Bearcats hit a three-pointer, giving Bryant an 8-3 lead in the game's first five minutes.
• The Bulldogs held Binghamton scoreless for the remainder of the quarter and tallied seven points, resulting in a 15-3 lead after the first.
• The Bearcats hit a three-pointer to begin the second quarter, and the Black Gold countered with back-to-back layups from Mancini and Nia Scott, creating a 13-point lead with six minutes remaining in the first half (19-6).
• Bryant ended the second quarter recording seven points, and holding the Bearcats to four, creating a 26-10 halftime lead for the Bulldogs.
• The Black and Gold would go on a 9-5 run at the start of the third quarter. Rubino tallied five, and Mancini hit a three-pointer (35-15).
• Binghamton would outscore Bryant 13-6, but the Bulldogs ended the quarter in good fashion, with Martina Boba nailing a wing triple at the buzzer (41-28).
• The Bearcats jumped out on a 7-2 run in the first minute of the fourth quarter, forcing a Bryant timeout (43-35).
• The game was closely contested for the next five minutes, with the Black and Gold earning a slight 8-7 edge, resulting in a nine-point advantage for Bryant with four minutes remaining (51-42).
• The Bearcats would go on a 12-4 run in four and a half minutes, shrinking the Bulldogs lead to two, with 33 seconds left (56-54).
• Mancini would go one of two from the free-throw line, and then Binghamton hit a three-pointer, tying the game at 57 with 21 seconds remaining.
• Both teams failed to score on their final possessions, sending the game to overtime (57-57).
• Each team traded four points in the first minute and a half (61-61).  Bryant would then take the lead off of a Scott layup on the feed from Izzy Adams (63-61).
• Mancini hit one free throw with two minutes left to gain a three-point lead (64-61). The Bearcats would then go on a 4-0 run, gaining a one-point advantage with 20 seconds left (65-64).
• Bryant turned the ball over on the ensuing inbound, and Binghamton made one free throw (66-64). The Bulldogs were unable to score on the final possession, resulting in a 66-64 defeat.

Stats

• Scott tallied 16 points and 14 boards.
• Scott posted four steals.
• Rubino posted 15 points, making three from deep.
• Mancini registered 14 points, hitting two three-pointers.
• Abbey Lindsey had two steals.
• The Bulldogs shot 36% from the field, 29% from deep, and 60% from the line.
• Bryant out-rebounded Binghamton 40-34.

Notes
 

• Mancini becomes the eighth player in DI program history to record 1,000 points and the second fastest to do so.
• Scott recorded her eighth double-double of the season.
• She had a career-high four steals.
• Rubino now has four consecutive 10+ point games.
• The Bulldogs fall to 8-3 at home this year.

Next UP
The Black and Gold begin a three-game road trip with UNH on Saturday,