SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant men's basketball team returns to the court on Monday night with a road contest at High Point. Tip is set for 7:00 p.m.
Monday is Bryant's penultimate non-conference game of the year as the Bulldogs wrap up the non-league portion of their schedule on Sunday, December 28.
The Particulars
Opponent: High Point
Location: Qubein Center (High Point, N.C.)
Date and Time: Monday, Dec. 22 - 7:00 PM EST
Live Stats: Sidearm
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Bryant
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THE SERIES
- Bryant and High Point are meeting for the first time in program history.
- The two schools have met most recently in baseball as the Bulldogs opened the 2021 and 2023 seasons with series against the Panthers.
BRYANT FALLS TO MARIST LAST TIME OUT
- Bryant fell to Marist, 82-74, on December 13 at the Chace Athletic Center. It marked the most points the Bulldogs have allowed this season, while the 74 points are the most Marist had allowed on the year.
- The Red Foxes made all six of their three-point field goals in the second half, with John Justin Menard hitting five of them on his way to 23 second-half points.
- Timofei Rudovskii led five Bulldogs in double figures, finishing with 17 points.
RUDOVSKII TAKES HOME WEEKLY HONOR
- Timofei Rudovskii was named the America East Rookie of the Week on Monday, December 15. He averaged 17.0 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 3.5 apg and 1.5 spg against Iona and Marist.
- He posted 17 points in each of the two games, while adding 11 rebounds at Iona for his first collegiate double-double.
FIVE MORE THINGS TO KNOW
- Timofei Rudovskii has shot the ball from beyond the arc over his last seven games, going 16-of-32. He is now shooting 38 percent from three on the season. In addition, Rudovskii is averaging 7.9 rpg over his last five games.
- Aaron Davis posted double-digit points in back-to-back games vs Iona and Marist. He scored a career-high 18 at Iona on 6-of-8 shooting from three before following that with 11 on 3-of-7 shooting from three vs Marist. Davis is now shooting 40 percent from three on the year.
- Ty Tabales is averaging 12.9 ppg over his last seven games and 5.0 apg over his last five. He ranks third on the team with 9.9 ppg and is first with 3.3 apg.
- Quincy Allen enters Monday second on the team with 10.1 ppg on the year. He has scored 10+ points in seven of the 11 games he's appeared in this season.
- Rudovskii and Ashley Sims II are the only freshmen in Bryant DI program history that have averaged 6.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 2.0 apg in a season.
A BIT ABOUT HIGH POINT
- The Panthers enter Monday at 10-3 overall following a victory over La Salle on Friday night.
- HPU is a top 100 team according to KenPom, ranking in the top 60 in offensive efficiency and third in turnover rate. They average 94 ppg.
- The Panthers are led by four double-digit scorers, including Cam'Ron Fletcher's 17.2 ppg.