UMBC (13-19) used the 3-point shot to maintain contact in the second half. Marcus Banks Jr. caught fire from deep after managing a lone attempt in the first 20 minutes, hitting five of his first six to put the Bulldogs under pressure. Banks nailed 3-pointers to make it 49-43 and 70-64, with the second forcing a Bryant timeout with 6:42 to play.
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UMBC men’s basketball star Bryce Johnson was taken to a local hospital after a hard fall Thursday night, and he returned to school Friday.
Halftime_Bryant 41-31. 3-Point Goals_UMBC 10-22 (Banks 7-11, Jordan 1-2, Short 1-2, Sapp 1-4, Valentine 0-3), Bryant 7-21 (Pinzon 3-10, Withers 2-8, Mitchell 1-1, Evans 1-2). Fouled Out_Short. Rebounds_UMBC 25 (Banks 9), Bryant 47 (Cramer 12). Assists_UMBC 8 (Valentine 3), Bryant 16 (Timberlake 9). Total Fouls_UMBC 21, Bryant 13.
Vermont Catamounts (18-11, 11-3 America East) at UMBC Retrievers (13-17, 5-10 America East) Baltimore; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Catamounts -4.5; over/under is 142.5 BOTTOM LINE: Vermont visits UMBC after Shamir Bogues scored 22 points in Vermont's 71-61 win over the NJIT Highlanders.
UAlbany men's basketball made key plays down the stretch to pull out a 78-74 win over UMBC that kicked off the Great Danes' three-game road trip.