SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) - Dyami Starks scored 26 points on 9-of-17 shooting to lead Bryant to an 88-67 victory over Central Connecticut State in a Northeast Conference game on Thursday night.
Alex Francis had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Vlad Kondratyev and Joe O'Shea scored 12 each and Corey Maynard 11 for the Bulldogs (17-8, 10-4), who snapped a two-game losing streak. Bryant beat CCSU 69-62 on Jan. 12.
Kyle Vinales had 18 points, Matt Hunter 17 and Joe Efese 13 for the Blue Devils (10-15, 6-8), who have lost four straight.
CCSU played Bryant tough in the early going, but with an 18-15 advantage midway through the first half, Bryant outscored CCSU 25-16 the rest of the way to lead 43-31 at halftime behind Starks' 14 points.
The Bulldogs, who shot 32 of 60 from the field, led 51-34 after O'Shea's two free throws 2:55 into the second half and cruised home.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Central Connecticut State (10-15) | 31 | 36 | 67 |
| Bryant University (17-8) « | 43 | 45 | 88 |
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| Central Connecticut State Blue Devils | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Allen, F | 26 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| B. Peel, F | 22 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| K. Vinales, G | 40 | 6-20 | 4-5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| M. McMillan, G | 38 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| M. Hunter, G | 29 | 6-12 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Efese | 27 | 5-6 | 3-3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| A. Hurd | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| E. Raleigh | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| G. Andrade | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-58 | 10-16 | 29 | 13 | 20 | 67 | |
| 43.1% | 62.5% | ||||||
| Bryant University Bulldogs | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Francis, F | 36 | 7-10 | 4-9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| V. Kondratyev, F | 23 | 5-6 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| D. Starks, G | 34 | 9-17 | 5-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| F. Dobbs, G | 30 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| C. Maynard, G | 29 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. O'Shea | 30 | 2-7 | 7-8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| S. McLaughlin | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| C. McMath | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Calandrillo | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Oakley | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 32-60 | 19-27 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 88 | |
| 53.3% | 70.4% | ||||||
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