SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Timofei Rudovskii posted a career-high 23 points to pace the Bryant men's basketball team to a 92-84 victory over New Hampshire on Saturday afternoon at the Chace Athletic Center.
 
With the win, the Bulldogs snap a three-game losing skid and improve to 7-15 overall and 3-5 in league play. Bryant wraps up its three-game homestand next week with home games against UAlbany (Feb. 5) and Maine (Feb. 7).
 
New Hampshire entered winners of four straight and held a nine-point lead with 5:06 left in the first half before the Bulldogs answered with a 14-2 run to take a 42-39 lead into the break. Bryant then used another 14-2 run in the second half to turn a 49-48 deficit into a 62-51 lead with 13 to play. The Bulldogs would close out the victory thanks to 32-of-37 shooting from the free throw line.
 
Rudovskii finished with 23 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field, 3-of-5 from three and 10-of-11 from the line. Aaron Davis III and Keegan Harvey each finished with 17 points and Ty Tabales added 16 in Bryant's best offensive performance of the season.

Game Information
Bryant 92, New Hampshire 84
Records: Bryant 7-15, 3-5 | New Hampshire 8-13, 4-4
Location: Chace Athletic Center (Smithfield, R.I.)
Attendance: 511

Key Moments

• UNH grabbed a 49-48 lead early in the second half but Davis answered with a three to spark a decisive 14-2 run.

How it Happened

• UNH opened the game by scoring the first seven points before Harvey broke the ice for the Black and Gold.
• Davis scored Bryant's next five points, connecting on a catch-and-shoot three before driving to the basket for two.
• Harvey would single-handedly bring Bryant within a point as he finished through contact for a three-point play before driving to the left for two more.
• UNH, however, answered with the next seven to take a 20-12 lead with 12:29 to go in the first.
• The Wildcats would push their lead to as many as nine (32-23) thanks to a 13-of-19 start from the field.
• A transition three from UNH's Jack Graham made it 37-28 with 5:06 left but the Bulldogs were able to respond, outscoring UNH 14-2 over the final five minutes to take a 42-39 lead into the break.
• Tabales drove to the cup for two, Rudovskii sank two free throws, Davis broke his defender down before finishing off the glass and Akoue finished inside to make it a one-point game.
• Davis then tied the game at 37-37 with 1:35 left, hitting 1-of-2 from the line.
• Rudovskii finally gave Bryant its first lead of the game as he sank a corner three 1:00 left. He would can two more free throws to make it 42-39.
• UNH would tie the game with three free throws to open the second half before Harvey swished a three from in front his own bench.
• Sims followed with a three-point play to make it 48-44 but the Wildcats retook a 49-48 lead on a David Poser three with 16:50 to go.
• Tabales then fought for an offensive rebound to setup a Davis three from the top to give Bryant the lead back on the next possession.
• It would spark a 14-2 run that gave the Bulldogs a 62-51 lead with 13:12 left.
• The highlight of the run came in quick succession as Tabales drilled a three from the top and Sims stole the ball on the other end before finishing with a slam and forcing a UNH timeout.
• Four free throws, including two technical free throws, from Rudovskii helped Bryant push its lead to 13, 68-55, with 10:27 left.
• UNH would trim the deficit to single digits, 70-61, at the under-8 media.
• The Wildcats' run would reach 7-2 and trim the Bryant lead to just six, 72-66, with 6:33 remaining.
• Tyler Bike's three with 4:00 left cut Bryant's lead to 78-73.
• Rudovskii had the answer, drilling a three from the top out of the final media timeout to give Bryant an eight-point lead.
• The Bulldogs lead would reach nine (83-74) with 1:30 left as Harvey finished his own miss.
• Bryant closed out the victory by going 10-of-12 from the line over the final six minutes.

Stats

• Bryant finished the game 26-of-56 (46.4 percent) from the field, 8-of-20 (40.0 percent) from three and 32-of-37 (86.5 percent) from the line.
• The Bulldogs outrebounded one of the league's best rebounding teams 38-30.
• UNH held a 46-34 edge on points in the paint.
• Rudovskii had an efficient day from the field, going 5-of-9 from the field, 3-of-5 from three and 10-of-11 from the line for 23 points.
• Davis III collected 17 points on 6-of-14 shooting from the field. He added six rebounds and four steals.
• Harvey registered 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field. He collected six boards and two assists.
• Tabales posted 16 points (4-9 FG, 2-4 3pFG, 6-6 FT) and four assists.
• Sims finished with nine points and nine boards.
• UNH shot 48 percent from the field and received 22 points from Smithfield native Jack Graham.

Game Notes

• Bryant improves to 13-5 all-time vs New Hampshire. The Bulldogs are now 8-1 at home vs the Wildcats, having won each of the last six at the Chace.
• The Bulldogs are now 6-3 at home this year.
• Bryant is 78-26 at home, including a 46-16 league record, since the start of the 18-19 season.
• Bryant's 92 points and 32 free throws are both season highs.
• The 32 free throws are the most by a Bryant team since the Bulldogs made 32 against St. Francis Brooklyn on Jan. 3, 2019. The total is three shy of the single-game program record.
• Rudovskii posted his 18^th double-figure scoring effort of the year.
• Saturday also marked a career high of 23 points and represented his third 20-point outing of the season.
• Rudovskii went 3-of-5 from three after going just 3-of-22 from beyond the arc in the three previous games.
• Harvey posted his fifth-straight double-digit scoring effort. He is now 39-of-64 from the field over his last nine games.
• Davis posted double figures for the 11th time this year and 13th time in his career.
• Davis is now 37-of-84 from three over his last 12 games and is averaging 14.5 ppg in America East play.
• Tabales finished in double figures for the 11^th time this season.
• Tabales entered Saturday 2-of-39 from three in league play before going 2-of-4.

Up Next
Bryant continues its three-game homestand next Thursday (Feb. 5) when it hosts UAlbany. Tip is set for 6:00 p.m.