Smithfield, R.I.—Sophomore guard Shion Darby (Peekskill, N.Y.) led all scorers with 26 points as the Rhode Island College men's basketball team fell, 138-83, at Div. I Bryant in an exhibition game for the club on Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
Bryant 138, Rhode Island College 83
Bryant (2-1)
Rhode Island College (0-0)
Final Box Score
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Anchormen held an 11-10 lead on a sophomore guard Jahden Erold (Boston, Mass.) layup with 15:03 left in the first half.
• The hosts pulled away and never trailed for the remainder of the contest. Bryant led by 31, 74-43, at halftime.
• Darby played the entire 40 minutes for the Anchormen. He finished with five assists and five boards and shot 10-for-25 from the floor.
• Freshman forward Ousmane Kourouma (Woonsocket, R.I.) contributed 11 points and eight rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench.
• Freshman guard Jared White (North Plainfield, N.J.) posted 13 points, three assists, two rebounds and a block. Classmate guard Dante Law (Taunton, Mass.) chipped in with 12 points, eight rebounds, five assists and a block.
• Kourouma and Law tied for the game-high in rebounds. Erold had five points and two boards in the game.
• The Bulldogs had 13 different student-athletes score at least two points in the win. Seven Bryant players reached double figures, led by junior guard Peter Kiss' (New York, N.Y.) team-high 20 points.
• It was an exhibition game for RIC, but a regular season contest for Bryant. RIC dressed just nine players for the game, with a number out of the lineup while observing state quarantine protocols after leaving the state for Thanksgiving. The Anchormen were without two key starters in the game.
RIC HEAD COACH TOM GLYNN ON THE GAME
"I am really proud of the effort from the team today. We were missing some key returning starters, and some young players were asked to fill in and competed extremely hard. So much effort and hard work went in from behind the scenes to make today's game happen and I can't be more appreciative of the athletic administration."
BY THE NUMBERS
• RIC shot 42 percent (34-for-81) from the field, 21 percent (6-for-29) from three-point range and 54 percent (7-for-13) from the free throw line.
• Bryant shot 59 percent (49-for-83) from the floor, 46 percent (11-for-24) from downtown and 77 percent (27-for-35) from the charity stripe.
• The hosts led in rebounding, 48-40.
• RIC committed 25 miscues, while the Bulldogs turned the ball over just seven times.
