CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Bryant men's basketball team fell to Chattanooga, 84-76, on Wednesday afternoon in the final game of the Coke Classic at McKenzie Arena.

With the loss, the Bulldogs fall to 4-4 on the year. The Bulldogs will conclude their season-long seven-game road trip on Monday night at Drexel.

On Wednesday, Bryant led by three early in the second half and had the game tied with 11:21 remaining before the Mocs went on an 8-0 run to take the lead for good.

Earl Timberlake led Bryant with 18 points, six rebounds and six assists, while Rafael Pinzon added 16 points in a full 40-minute effort. Jakai Robinson chipped in a career high 12 points, six boards and two blocks in 18 minutes off the bench.

Game Information
Chattanooga 84, Bryant 76
Records: Bryant 4-4 | Chattanooga 4-3
Location: McKenzie Arena (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Attendance: 2,712

Key Moments

• Chattanooga used an 8-0 run in the middle of the second half to break a 55-55 tie. The run would be too much for the Bulldogs to overcome.

How it Happened

• The Mocs made 4-of-7 to start and grabbed an early 10-5 lead at the first media timeout.
• Pinzon was Bryant's go-to early, scoring the first five for the Black and Gold.
• Farris would bring Bryant within two, 13-11, before the Mocs ran off 10- run that was ignited by back-to-back threes.
• The run would give the Mocs a 23-11 lead with 10:44 to play in the first half.
• Bryant would battle back, pulling within five on a three from Mitchell (25-20).
• The Mocs had an answer, keeping the lead near double figures before the Bulldogs staged a 12-2 run to close the half.
• Back-to-back threes from Pinzon and Withers brought Bryant with six and Pinzon hit a deep two to make it a four-point deficit (39-35).
• Timberlake then drove baseline and finished at the rim with five seconds to left to send the Bulldogs to the locker room down two.
• After nearly two scoreless minutes to open the second half, Robinson turned an offensive rebound into a three-point play to give the Bulldogs a 40-39 lead.
• A Timberlake layup would make it 42-39 but the Mocs answered with back-to-back threes to retake the lead.
• Robinson tied it up at 45-45 with another and-1 but UTC scored the next five to take a 50-45 lead with 14:37 left.
• Pinzon's fourth three of the game would put Bryant down one, 52-51, and Cramer's first basket of the game put Bryant ahead.
• Timberlake would hit two free throws at 11:21 to tie the game back up at 55-55.
• Chattanooga would respond with an 8-0 run to take a 63-55 lead with 8:00 left.
• Bryant would pull within six, 73-67, with 3:03 left to play.
• Chattanooga, however, would make its free throws down the stretch to hold on for the 84-76 victory.

Stats

• Bryant finished the game 24-of-65 (36.9 percent) from the field, 8-of-24 (33.3 percent) from the three and 20-of-25 (80.0 percent) from the line.
• Bryant held a 39-35 advantage on the glass, including a 19-11 advantage on the offensive glass.
• Bryant had a 24-14 advantage in second-chance points.
• Timberlake led all scorers with 18 points on 6-of-14 shooting. He also added six rebounds and six assists.
• Pinzon finished with 16 on 4-of-6 shooting from three.
• Evans added 10 points, four rebounds and three steals.
• Robinson came off the bench to score 12 points (4-6 FG) and grab six boards. He added two assists, two blocks and a steal.
• Cramer collected eight points and four steals off the bench.

Game Notes

• Bryant and Chattanooga were meeting for the first time in program history.
• The Bulldogs were playing in the state of Tennessee for the first time in program history.
• Chattanooga's 11 three-point field goals were a season high.
• Pinzon recorded his 37^th career double-digit scoring effort. He has scored in double figures in all eight games.
• Pinzon hit four threes in the game and finished the Coke Classic 8-of-11 from three.
• Timberlake notched his 60th career double-digit scoring effort.
• Timberlake's 18 points were a season high.
• Timberlake now has 932 career points as a Bulldog. He is now 10^th in DI program history.
• Evans has now finished in double figures in seven of the eight games this year.
• Robinson posted career highs in points (12), rebounds (6), blocks (2) and assists (2).
• Cramer matched his career high in steals with four. He previously accomplished the feat on Nov. 30, 2020 vs FDU.

Up Next
Bryant wraps up its seven-game road stretch on Monday, December 2, with a trip to Philadelphia to face Drexel. Tip is set for 7:00 p.m.