Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers @ Bryant Bulldogs
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 19 | 53 | |
BRY | 32 | 23 | 55 |
Bryant holds off Mount St. Mary's, 55-53
SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Dyami Starks and Bosko Kostur both scored 17 points and Bryant held on to knock off Mount St. Mary's 55-53 Thursday night.
The victory leaves the Bulldogs (11-11, 8-3) one game behind St. Francis Brooklyn and alone in second place in the Northeast Conference after Robert Morris lost to LIU Brooklyn.
Dyami Starks gave Bryant a 54-51 lead on a layup with 2:35 left and neither team scored for more than two minutes.
Byron Ashe converted a pair of free throws to pull the Mountaineers within one, 54-53, with :12 seconds left. Gregory Graves found open space in front of the basket with :04 left, but his shot for the lead wouldn't fall and Shane McLaughlin snared the rebound to seal it for Bryant. McLaughlin added a free throw for the final margin.
Graves finished with 14 points to lead Mount St. Mary's (10-12, 6-5).
Game Information
Smithfield, RI
Referee:John Hughes
Referee:Martin Herrick
Referee:Gregory Quirolo
2025-26 Standings
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |
| America East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 14-2 | - | 24-9 |
| Vermont | 12-4 | 2 | 22-12 |
| NJIT | 10-6 | 4 | 16-17 |
| UMass Lowell | 9-7 | 5 | 15-18 |
| UAlbany | 7-9 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Maine | 6-10 | 8 | 8-24 |
| New Hampshire | 5-11 | 9 | 9-21 |
| Bryant | 5-11 | 9 | 9-22 |
| Binghamton | 4-12 | 10 | 8-23 |
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