SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant men's basketball team closes out the regular season on Tuesday night as it faces the University of New Hampshire in Durham. Tip is set for 6:00 p.m.

Bryant and UNH have both qualified for the 2026 Air Force Reserve America East Playoffs. The Bulldogs can climb as high as the six seed with a win and a Maine loss, while UNH will be the No. 8 seed.

The Particulars
Opponent: UNH
Location: Lundholm Gymnasium (Durham, N.H.)
Date and Time: Tuesday, Mar. 3 - 6:02 PM EST 
Live Stats: Sidearm
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Bryant 
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THE SERIES

• Bryant is 13-5 all-time against New Hampshire. The Bulldogs are 7-1 against the Wildcats since joining the America East.
• UNH's lone win was a big one, coming in the quarterfinals of the 2023 America East Playoffs. 
• Bryant is 5-4 at Lundholm Gymnasium.

BRYANT IN FOURTH SEASON OF AMERICA EAST PLAY

• Bryant is in its fourth season of America East play this year.
• The Bulldogs are 38-25 league play, including a 30-16 mark over the last 2+ seasons.
• Bryant is currently in seventh place in the league standings at 5-10. 
• The Bulldogs can grab the No. 6 seed with a win and a Maine loss to UMass Lowell on Tuesday. A loss or a Maine win would put Bryant as the No. 7 seed.

FIRST TIME OUT VS UNH

• Bryant had its best offensive game of the season against in a 92-84 victory over the Wildcats.
• The Black and Gold trailed by nine in the first half but used a pair of 14-2 runs to defeat UNH.
• Timofei Rudovskii led Bryant with 23 points and the Black and Gold went 32-of-37 from the free throw line.

BULLDOGS DEFEAT NJIT, SECURE PLAYOFF SPOT

• Bryant used a 28-1 run to earn a 69-52 victory over NJIT, avenging a 24-point defeat in Newark, on Saturday at the Chace.
• Trailing 30-21 with 3:00 left in the first half, the Bulldogs held NJIT without a field goal for the next 10 minutes of game play, grabbing a 49-31 lead with 13:00 left in the second half.
• Rudovskii led the Black and Gold with 20, while Ty Tabales added 14 points, four steals, four assists and two blocks.

• Keegan Harvey has enjoyed an incredible stretch for the Bulldogs and enters Tuesday averaging 13.1 ppg and 5.5 rpg in America East play.
• He has produced three 20-point games in league play and has scored in double figures in 11 of his last 12 games.
• Harvey ranks second in the league with a .579 field goal percentage and is shooting 80 percent from the line.

FIVE MORE THINGS TO KNOW

• Timofei Rudovskii posted his 23rd double-digit scoring effort on Saturday, passing Alex Francis for the most by a freshmen in a single season in DI program history. Rudovskii also has five 20-point games, one shy of Francis' single-season freshmen record. 
• Aaron Davis III is averaging 12.1 ppg in America East play and has made 3+ 3pFG in 11 of his last 19 games. Davis ranks sixth in the AE with 2.3 3pFG per game.
• Ty Tabales did a little bit of everything in Saturday's win vs NJIT, finishing with 14 points, four assists, four steals and two blocks. He is averaging 15.5 ppg, 2.3 apg and 2.7 spg over the last four. Tabales is 24-of-53 from the field (45 percent) and 12-of-28 (43 percent) from three in those games.
• The Bulldogs have qualified for the postseason each of the last eight seasons.
• Bryant's 28-1 run vs NJIT on Saturday was reminiscent of its 29-0 run against UNH in last season's regular season finale. 

• UNH enters Tuesday at 8-20 overall and 4-11 in America East play.
• The Wildcats have lost eight straight, including an 84-61 decision to UAlbany on Saturday.
• UNH had won four straight prior to its first meeting with Bryant but has not won since.
• The Wildcats rank in the middle of the pack in scoring (68.1) but are last in the league in scoring defense (74.6).
• Belal El Shakery, Jack Graham and Kijan Robinson all average double figures.