SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant men's basketball team begins a two-game road trip on Thursday night with a trip to Lowell to face the River Hawks. Tip is set for 6:00 p.m.

The Particulars
Opponent: UMass Lowell
Location: Kennedy Family Athletic Center (Lowell, Mass.)
Date and Time: Thursday, Feb. 12 - 6:02 PM EST 
Live Stats: Sidearm
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Bryant 
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THE SERIES

• UMass Lowell owns a 6-2 lead in the Division I series between the two programs. The River Hawks earned a 77-63 victory on Jan. 8 at the Chace.
• Bryant is just 1-3 in Lowell, earning its first win last February. That victory came with 0.9 seconds left as Earl Timberlake canned two free throws to give Bryant a 79-78 victory.

BRYANT IN FOURTH SEASON OF AMERICA EAST PLAY

• Bryant is in its fourth season of America East play this year.
• The Bulldogs are 37-21 league play, including a 29-12 mark over the last 2+ seasons.
• Bryant went 14-2 last season, winning its first America East Regular Season title.

FIRST TIME OUT VS UMASS LOWELL

• UMass Lowell used a 17-3 run midway through the second half to pull away from the Bulldogs for a 77-63 victory on Jan. 8.
• Angel Montas Jr. led all scorers with 27 points for the River Hawks.
• Aaron Davis III led Bryant with a career-high 21 points, going 5-of-10 from three. 

BRYANT COMPLETES SEASON SWEEP OF MAINE

• Bryant completed a season sweep of Maine with a 73-67 victory last Saturday at the Chace.
• The Bulldogs trailed by nine early but rebounded to take a lead into the break and then held off a late Maine push.
• Maine turned a nine-point deficit to two with under 2:00 to play but a Keegan Harvey putback and three free throws from Khalil Williams helped put the game away.
• Williams posted 15 points in his first career start for the Bulldogs.

• Timofei Rudovskii has recorded four 20-point games this season, joining Alex Francis (6), Nisre Zouzoua (5), Adam Grant (4) and Marcel Pettway (4) as the only freshmen in DI program history with as many as four in a season.
• He also is just the sixth player (Francis, Zouzoua, Grant, Pettway and Joe Kasperzyk) to record 300+ points in a season as a freshmen and joins Francis as the only freshmen to have as many as 20 double-digit scoring efforts as a freshmen.

FIVE MORE THINGS TO KNOW

• Timofei Rudovskii leads Bryant in scoring with 13.4 ppg overall and 15.5 ppg in league play. He is 2.5 3pFG per game in league play. 
• Aaron Davis III is second on Bryant with 14.5 ppg in America East play. He is shooting a team-best 41 percent from three on the year, having averaged 2.6 3pFG per game in league play. Davis is now 41-of-95 from three over his last 14 games.
• Ashley Sims II is averaging 9.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg and 3.0 apg in his last four games for the Bulldogs. He posted 5 points, seven boards and six assists on Saturday.
• Keegan Harvey has posted double figures in six of the last seven games and is 46-of-78 (58 percent) from the field over his last 11 games. Harvey is averaging 10.4 ppg in America East play.
• Khalil Williams shined in his first collegiate start vs Maine, setting career highs in points (15) and threes (4). He also added four boards and three assists.

• UMass Lowell is 10-15 overall and 5-5 in America East play. The River Hawks earned an 89-79 victory over UAlbany last Saturday.
• The River Hawks ranks fourth in scoring (71.8) and eighth in scoring defense (73.4) in league games.
• Opponents are shooting .459 against the UMass Lowell in league play.
• Austin Green averages a team-best 13.9 ppg, while Angel Montas Jr. ranks second in conference scoring at 18.3 ppg.
• The River Hawks own a +8.9 advantage on the glass, averaging a league-best 12.3 offensive rebounds per game.