Bryant back on winning track, 70-68

Bryant back on winning track, 70-68

Bryant's Bulldogs haven't been used to losing much lately, but after losses in five of their last six games, any win would be a good win.

And they got one, in a tight one...beating Lehigh 70-68 Monday night on a put-back lay in by Alex Francis with just two seconds remaining. 

Bryant's Corey Maynard scored on a drive to the basket with just over a minute left, putting the Bulldogs up by one at the Chace Athletic Center.  After rebounding a Mountain Hawk miss and getting a Francis free throw to go up by two, Lehigh's Tim Kempton tied the score at 68 to set the stage for Francis' heroics.  Maynard missed a layup with three seconds left, Lehigh's Jesse Chuku tried to save the miss and instead put the ball right into Francis' waiting hands.

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The layup with two ticks remaining was the difference.

Francis finished the game with a game high 20 points and team best seven rebounds, while Maynard added 19 points and junior guard Dyami Starks scored 18. Maynard added four assists and six boards to his 9-for-17 performance, as the Bulldogs shot 43.3 percent from the floor.

Lehigh (7-6) was paced by 17 points from Kempton and saw four players finish in double figures. Kempton pulled in a game high 13 rebounds as the Mountain Hawks won the battle on the glass, 39-35...and also shot 50% from three-point range. 

With the win, Bryant moves to 8-7 on the season, snapping a two-game losing streak, and enters Northeast Conference play January 9th against Saint Francis at the Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield.