BALTIMORE – The Bryant men's basketball team grabbed a brief second-half lead but first place UMBC outscored Bryant 30-17 the rest of the way to earn a 70-58 victory on Thursday night at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena.
 
With the loss, the Bulldogs fall to 8-20 overall and 4-10 in league play. Bryant and UMBC split the season series. The Bulldogs are tied with UNH for the final two playoff spots but Binghamton is just one game back after defeating the Wildcats on Thursday night. Bryant will host NJIT on Senior Day Saturday at 4:00 p.m.
 
A pullup three from Aaron Davis III and an offensive putback from Ashley Sims II gave Bryant a 41-40 lead with 16:18 left to play. A driving layup from Timofei Rudovskii knotted the game at 43-43 with 14:10 left but back-to-back threes from the Retrievers started a decisive 17-7 run.
 
Harvey led all scorers with 19 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field and 2-of-3 from three. Rudovskii added 14 points and six rebounds and Davis finished with nine points.

Game Information
UMBC 70, Bryant 58
Records: Bryant 8-20, 4-10 | UMBC 19-8, 12-2
Location: Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (Baltimore, Md.)
Attendance: 1692

Key Moments

• Ace Valentine and Cougar Downing hit back-to-back threes to break a 43-43 tie.

How it Happened

• Early threes from Khalil Williams and Rudovskii tied the game at 10-10.
• Four straight points from Josh Odunwo pushed UMBC's lead to eight, 26-18, with 7:13 left in the opening half.
• UMBC's lead remained at eight until Harvey and Jakai Robinson hit back-to-back threes (28-30).
• The teams would then trade late free throws as the Retrievers took a 36-30 lead to the break.
• Bryant grabbed its only lead of the night as it opened the second half on an 11-4 run.
• Sims finished off a Tabales steal with a flush and Rudovskii hit a pair of free throws to get Bryant within two.
• Davis then stole the ball under his own basket and raced up the court, drilling a pullup three from in front of his own bench to give Bryant a 39-38 lead.
• After two UMBC free throws, Rudovskii ran down an offensive rebound and fed Sims for the basket and a 41-40 Bryant lead.
• The Retrievers would respond to take a 43-41 lead but Rudovskii's fantastic drive to the rack tied the game with 14:10 left.
• UMBC then got back-to-back threes from Valentine and Downing to take a 49-43 lead and start a 27-15 run to close the game.
• A three-point play and two free throws from Harvey pull Bryant within five at the 9:07 mark but Downing's second three stopped the Bryant momentum.
• UMBC would hold a double-digit lead the rest of the way.

Stats

• Bryant finished the game 18-of-51 (35.3 percent) from the field, 8-of-23 (34.8 percent) from three and 14-of-20 (70.0 percent) from the line.
• UMBC held a 40-23 edge on the glass and a 34-16 advantage on paint scoring.
• Harvey finished with 19 points (5-10 FG, 2-3 3pFG, 7-10 FT) and four boards.
• Rudovskii added 14 points (4-8 FG, 2-6 3pFG, 4-7 FT), six boards and two assists.
• Davis added nine points.
• Tabales finished with six points, three assists and four steals.
• Valentine and Odunowo each posted 15 points for UMBC, while Josh Tanchyn collected nine points and 13 boards.

Game Notes

• Bryant is now 6-3 vs UMBC as the Retrievers snapped the Bulldogs' six-game winning streak in the series. It marked UMBC's first win since Feb. 11, 2023.
• The Bulldogs have dropped four straight and are now 1-15 on the road this year.
• Bryant has now lost 20+ games for the ninth time in DI program history and for the first time since the 2018-19 season.
• Harvey finished in double figures for the 10 time in the last 11 games.
• Harvey is now averaging 12.9 ppg and shooting 57 percent from the field in America East play.
• Rudovskii posted his 22^nd double-digit scoring effort after being held scoreless in each of the previous two games.

Up Next
Bryant plays its final regular season home game on Saturday when it welcomes NJIT to the Chace Athletic Center. The Bulldogs will honor their four seniors prior to the 4:00 p.m. tip.