On Thursday, Bryant travels to William Pitt Center to take on Sacred Heart. Tip-off is at 7:00 EST. The Bulldogs are 1-7 against the Pioneers over the last four years. They lost 72-46 the last time they played (2/11/2012).

Sacred Heart and Bryant are packed together in the conference, holding down 2nd and 1st place, respectively. Bryant has won its last eight games.

In their last match-up on January 19th, Dyami Starks put up 17 points as the Bulldogs ran it up on Wagner 82-59. His 17.2 points per game is the highest mark on the team. For the Pioneers, Shane Gibson put up 23 points and 5 rebounds in the 75-72 win over St. Francis (PA) on January 19th. His 19.0 points per game is the highest mark on the team.

Sacred Heart StatSmack

  • Alex Francis is ranked 9th in the NEC in points and 4th in the NEC in rebounds.
  • The Bryant scoring leader (Dyami Starks) has more points than the Sacred Heart scoring leader (Shane Gibson).
  • Even computers respect Bryant more. We have a better RPI this season than Sacred Heart (RPI: #140 vs #250).
  • Frankie Dobbs is ranked 9th in the NEC in assists.
  • Dyami Starks is ranked 5th in the NEC in points and 3rd in the NEC in three-pointers.
  • The Bryant rebounding leader (Alex Francis) has more rebounds than the Sacred Heart rebounding leader (Louis Montes).
  • It's only wins and losses, but Bryant has a better overall record than Sacred Heart this season (7-4 vs 2-9).
  • Bryant has a better scoring defense (68.2 allowed per game vs 77.3 allowed per game) than Sacred Heart this season.
  • The Bryant three-point leader (Dyami Starks) has more three-pointers than the Sacred Heart three-point leader (Shane Gibson).
  • Bryant players are more experienced than Sacred Heart players (13,835 minutes played vs 11,732 minutes played).