Box Score PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Roi Behar scored a season-high 19 points but Rutgers used a game-ending 30-12 run to earn a 72-51 victory over the Bryant men's basketball team on Friday night at Jersey Mike's Arena.
 
With the loss, the Bulldogs are 1-4 on the season. Bryant closes out its three-game road trip on Tuesday night when it visits UMass. Tip is set for 7:30 p.m.
 
On Friday, Bryant used a 7-0 run to start the second half to grab a 41-37 lead but the Scarlet Knights held Bryant to just four field goals over the final 16 minutes to prevail.
 
Behar led Bryant with 19 points of 5-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc. Keegan Harvey added 10 points and seven boards, while Elijah Crispin chipped in a game-high six assists.
 
Game Information
Rutgers 72, Bryant 52
Records: Bryant 1-4| Rutgers 3-0
Location: Jersey Mike's Arena (Piscataway, N.J.)
Attendance: 8,000

Key Moments

• Trailing by four, Rutgers rattled off 10 straight points to grab a 47-41 lead with 14:20 remaining in the game.

How it Happened

• Bryant started the game 0-of-8 from the field and 0-of-5 from three but held the Scarlet Knights to just 2-of-7 shooting and three turnovers in the opening five minutes.
• The Scarlet Knights made 3-of-5 following the slow start to open a 13-6 lead at the 10:37 mark.
• Bryant would start the game 0-of-10 from three before Behar splashed a triple at the 8:09 mark.
• The three would serve as a lid lifter for the Bulldogs, and more specifically Behar. The freshman would score 15 of Bryant's final 21 points of the opening half.
• Behar and Harvey swished consecutive threes to bring the Bulldogs within four (23-19) at the 6:45 mark. Behar pulled up from the center logo and Crispin nailed a wing three to make it a two-point game with 3:05 left.
• Behar's fifth three of the game made it a one-point game (32-31) with 1:51 left.
• Rutgers would take a 35-31 lead to the break but the Bulldogs had found their footing. Bryant finished the half 7-of-12 from beyond the arc.
• Bryant came out of the locker room on fire, scoring the first seven points to take a 38-35 lead at the 17:10 mark. A tip-in and-one for Harvey gave Bryant its first lead and Pasha finished in the lane to force a Rutgers timeout.
• Pasha would then drill a three from the top to make it 41-37 with 16:34 left.
• A three-point play from Lino Mark and five-straight points from Jamichael Davis ignited the home crowd and gave Rutgers the lead for good, 45-41.
• After its strong start to the half, Bryant would go just 4-of-20 from the field and get outscored 30-12 over the final 16:00 of the game.

Stats

• Bryant finished the game 20-of-59 (33.9 percent) from the field, 9-of-37 (24.3 percent) from three and 2-of-7 (28.6 percent) from the line.
• Rutgers held a 47-29 edge on the glass and a 36-18 advantage in paint scoring.
• Bryant turned the ball over a season-low seven times and finished with 14 assists.
• Behar finished with 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting (5-of-7 from three).
• Harvey added 10 points, seven rebounds and three assists.
• Pasha posted seven points and four boards.
• Crispin finished with six assists and three boards.
• Christian Gurdak led Rutgers with 20 points (8-11 FG) and 14 rebounds.

Game Notes

• Bryant falls to 0-5 all-time against Rutgers.
• Bryant's seven turnovers were a season low.
• Crispin posted six assists for the second-straight game.
• Eric Chatfield Jr. made his season debut, posting four points in 15 minutes.
• Behar notched a season high in scoring (19) and three point field goals (5).

Up Next
Bryant travels to UMass on Tuesday night (Nov. 17). Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Mullins Center.