SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) - Dynami Sparks scored 25 points and Frankie Dobbs and Alex Francis added double-doubles as Bryant avenged an earlier loss, beating Sacred Heart 84-68 Monday night.
The Bulldogs (18-9, 11-5 Northeast Conference) finished 1-17 in conference play last year, and the 10-win turnaround is the best in league history.
Shane Gibson scored 30 points for Sacred Heart (9-18, 7-9) and became the 10th player in program history and fifth in NEC history to reach 2,000 points. Gibson also surpassed Tony Judkins for ninth on the Pioneers' all-time scoring list with 2,025 points.
Dobbs had 17 points and 10 assists and Francis 15 points with 10 rebounds for Bryant, which has clinched a playoff spot and could still win the regular season title.
The Pioneers shot 60 percent in an 87-76 win over Bryant Jan. 24, but hit just 43.3 percent (26 of 60) Monday to Bryant's 56.1 percent (32 of 57).
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Sacred Heart (9-18) | 34 | 34 | 68 |
| Bryant University (18-9) « | 40 | 44 | 84 |
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| Sacred Heart Pioneers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| N. Greenbacker, F | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| P. Gaetano, G | 38 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| S. Gibson, G | 38 | 12-19 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
| L. Montes, G | 33 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| S. Glowiak, G | 22 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Falzon | 24 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| M. Abdel Latif | 17 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| L. Cramer | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| D. Tate | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F. Akinpetide | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26-60 | 8-15 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 68 | |
| 43.3% | 53.3% | ||||||
| Bryant University Bulldogs | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Francis, F | 33 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| V. Kondratyev, F | 18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| F. Dobbs, G | 35 | 5-13 | 5-7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| C. Maynard, G | 34 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| D. Starks, G | 29 | 10-14 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. O'Shea | 28 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| S. McLaughlin | 15 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C. McMath | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Calandrillo | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Oakley | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. McKinney | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32-57 | 11-17 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 84 | |
| 56.1% | 64.7% | ||||||
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