Bryant Falls Short at Wagner, 65-56
Friday, January 08, 2016
The Bryant Bulldogs (5-11, 2-1 NEC) fell 65-56 to (9-5, 2-1 NEC) Wagner on Thursday night in New York. The Bulldogs suffer their first conference loss and had their three game winning streak snapped.
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Bryant led 49-45 with 5:22 left to play in the game after trailing 31-27 at the half.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTWagner then went on a 10-0 run to eventually take a 55-49 lead with 1:52 to play in the game.
The Bulldogs would cut it to four, 55-51, after a Dan Garvin lay up with just over 1:40 to play but they would not get closer as Wagner pulled away.
The Leaders
Bryant was led by Dan Garvin who poured in 14 points on 7 of 14 shooting from the field while Curtis Oakley Jr. followed up with 12 points on 4 of 9 shooting from the field in 25 minutes off the bench.
Next Up
Bryant returns to action on Saturday when they visit Mount St. Mary's for a 2 p.m. tip off. Mount St. Mary's is currently 3-0 in conference.
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