Smithfield – Thursday evening, brought an unwanted surprise for the Bryant Men in America East Play.
Albany took an upheaval at the Chace Athletic Center, overthrowing a team that crossed the first half of its undefeated league calendar.
The potential of Jakai Robinson with a tie at 3 points bordered and Kacper Klaczek overturned the two ends of a 1 ET-1 at the line of fault with 4.6 seconds on the left. It was the final straw in a thriller 68-63, while the great Danes moved away from the city at the back of an unexpected result.
The Bulldogs had their heads for barely eight minutes in the match and only 74 seconds in the second half. Connor Withers overturned a 3-point pointer to make 53-52 with 8 minutes to play before Albany responds with an 8-0 race. Demarr Langford Jr. converted a flight into a break in rupture and Justin Neely logged into a pair of free throws with 5:05 on the left, two brands came after a dead time from Bryant.
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“You must learn,” said Bryant coach Phil Martelli Jr. “We have learned from our victories. We have to learn from a loss now. »»
The Bulldogs still had one last chance to force extensions after Earl Timberlake turned to the edge for a layup and Kvonn Cramer had a flight in the front area. Bryant recalled Time again with 32.8 seconds to play and Robinson missed a rider of the right wing in a 66-63 match. The limited bounce of limits was awarded to the great Danes after a video review and went in the other direction after Klaczek was the victim of a fault on the pass of the inbounds that followed.
“They answered when we made our thrusts,” said Martelli. “Sometimes that’s right. I have the impression that there have been a few games in there-we do a lay-up and this is not a race. “”
The comfortable advance of 41-28 at the half-time of Albany was to be noted-the Bulldogs had not dragged more than 10 points during their first eight championship matches. Their 12 reversals at the break corresponded to a single match in the last seven, and Bryant married this at only 37.9% of shooting. Aaron Davis was expelled at 6:12 after committing a blatant fault 2, shortening what was already a limited rotation.
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“We had really very unusual turnover that I have not seen this group do, I could not tell you how long,” said Martelli. “Place bullets, do not catch balls, throw balls – it’s just not us. Some were them.
The Bulldogs (14-10, 8-1 America East) made a charge provided in the locker room to erase the deficit. Robinson’s hand jam on the break pulled the strong student crowd at hand and Withers made a game on a reversal on the track. Keyshawn Mitchell’s putback and a Withers horseman from the left wing dropped the great Danes (12-12, 4-5) for the first time since half of the first.
“The answer was good.” Said Martelli. “The answer was good. This is what gives me hope in the future.
Withers led four to two figures with 17 points and Timberlake collected five of the 15 blocked shots in Bryant, a total that exceeded the record for the previous program of 13. Rafael Pinzon was aimlessly in just 16 minutes while treating what Martelli described as an injury to the lower body. It could be limited for a Saturday trip to Binghamton, a long bus route and almost immediately the next chance that gives the Bulldogs the opportunity to bounce back.
“The beauty of this thing is that we have a quick turnaround and that we can realize on Saturday,” said Martelli. “But at the same time, we have to arrive on Saturday.”
Albany (68): Kacper Klaczek 2-7 2-2 7, Bautista Girault 0-1 0-0 0, Amar’e Marshall 3-12 3-4 10, Byron Joshua 8-13 4-6 2-2, Demarr Langford Jr. 6- 9 0-2 12, Justin Neely 5-12 2-2 12, Kheni Briggs 2-5 0-1 5, Amir Lindsey 0-3 0-0 0. Totals: 26-62 11-17 68.
Bryant (63): Barry Evans 3-8 4-6 11, Connor Withers 5-11 3-4 17, Keyshawn Mitchell 3-8 1-2 7, Earl Timberlake 6-15 0-1 13, Rafael Pinzon 0-5 0-0 0, Kvonn Cramer 2-6 1-2 5, Jakai Robinson 4-9 2-2 10, Aaron Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 23-62 11-17 63.
At halftime-A, 41-28. 3 points-A 5-20 (Klaczek 1-3, Marshall 1-3, Joshua 2-5, Neely 0-3, Briggs 1-3, Lindsey 0-3), B 6-19 (Evans 1-3, Withers 4-8, Mitchell 0-1, Timberlake 1-2, Pinzon 0-2, Cramer 0-1, Robinson 0-2). REBOUND – A 43 (Neely 9), B 39 (Mitchell 11). Help – A 9 (Marshall 3), B 10 (Withers 5).
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This article originally appeared in Providence Journal: Bryant male basketball loses against Albany, 68-63, Thursday February 6, 2025
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