PHOENIX – The Bryant men's basketball team fell to Grand Canyon, 112-66, on Monday night in Phoenix.

With the loss, the Bulldogs close non-conference play with a 6-9 record. Bryant returns to the Chace Athletic Center on Saturday, January 4 to open America East play against Maine. Tip is set for 2:00 p.m.

Earl Timberlake led Bryant with 16 points, while Barry Evans added a double-double with 14 and 10. Jakai Robinson gave Bryant three in double figures with 10 points.

Game Information
Grand Canyon 112, Bryant 66
Records: Bryant 6-9 | Grand Canyon 10-4
Location: GCU Arena (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Attendance: 7214

Key Moments

• Grand Canyon held Bryant without a field goal for over eight minutes in the first half to pull away.

How it Happened

• Bryant opened with an early 4-2 lead behind a pair of buckets from Timberlake.
• GCU would take the lead but Cramer kept it close with a hook in the lane, making it 11-13 at the under-12 media.
• It would be Bryant's last field goal for nearly four minutes as the Lopes went on a 9-0 run to open a 21-11 lead with 9:03 left.
• GCU's run would reach 16-1 to give the Lopes a 29-12 lead with 7:42 left in the first half.
• Bryant would go over seven minutes without a field goal in the middle of the first half as the Lopes built a 44-13 lead with 4:54 left.
• Evans ended the drought with his first three-point field goal of the game.
• GCU would take a 61-23 lead into the break as the Bulldogs went 8-of-28 from the field and turned the ball over 15 times.
• Bryant opened the second half on a 7-0 run to force a GCU timeout. Evans scored five of those points, hitting a three and finishing in transition.
• Aaron Davis led the Bulldogs with nine points in the second half, while Jakai Robinson, Timberlake and Keyshawn Mitchell each had seven.
• GCU outscored Bryant 51-43 in the second half.

Stats

• Bryant finished the game 23-of-67 (34.3 percent) from the field, 4-of-28 (14.3 percent) from three and 16-of-27 (59.3 percent) from the line.
• GCU held a 61-43 advantage on the glass, a 35-8 edge in second chance points, 37-7 edge in points off turnovers.
• The Bulldogs turned the ball over 23 times and picked up just eight assists in the game.
• Timberlake posted 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting. He was 6-of-8 from the line. Timberlake added four boards and three blocks.
• Evans posted a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds.
• Robinson chipped in 10 points and five rebounds.
• Mitchell posted all seven of his points in the second half and finished with nine rebounds.
• Davis collected nine points, all in the second half.

Game Notes

• Bryant and GCU were meeting for the first time in program history.
• The Bulldogs have lost four straight games for the first time since it lost four straight from Jan. 4-18, 2019.
• Kevin Durant was in attendance on Monday night. Durant and Bryant associate head coach Chris Cole grew up together.
• Timberlake finished in double figures for the 12^th time this year and the 65^th time in his career.
• Timberlake now has 1,034 points at Bryant, moving past Nisre Zouzoua and into ninth place in DI program history.
• Timberlake blocked three shots and now has 70 as a Bulldog, tying him with Juan Cardenas for fifth in DI program history.
• Evans finished in double figures for the 13^th time this year and the 15^th time in his career.
• Evans notched his fourth double-double of the season.
• Withers picked up a block and now has 71 rejections with the Black and Gold. He moves past Juan Cardenas and into sole possession of fourth place in DI program history.

Up Next
Bryant opens America East play on Saturday (Jan. 4) when it welcomes Maine to the Chace Athletic Center. Tip is set for 2:00 p.m.