Completed Event: Men's Basketball at Penn on February 21, 2025 , Loss , 75, to, 88
Final
Men's Basketball
at Penn
75
88
Friday, November 11
Hanover, N.H.
7:00 PM
Dartmouth College
0-2,0-0Ivy League
70
vs
89
Bryant
2-0,0-0America East
1
2
F
Bryant
41
48
89
Dartmouth
28
42
70
Photo by: Gil Talbot
Dartmouth Erases 16-Point Deficit, but Bryant Responds for Victory
11/11/2022 10:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Big Green fall in home opener to the defending NCAA Tournament qualifier Bulldogs
HANOVER, N.H. – The Dartmouth men's basketball team used a 26-8 run to turn a 16-point deficit into a two-point lead, but Bryant immediately reeled off 12 consecutive points to regain control, on the way to downing the Big Green, 89-70 in a spirited Friday evening showdown in Leede Arena. In a game that featured 43 combined fouls and 37 combined turnovers, freshman Brandon Mitchell-Day shined for Dartmouth, as he scored his first-career points in the first half, and went on to score 15 in the second, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 6:20 remaining.
With the loss, Dartmouth falls to 0-2 while Bryant improves to 2-0.
"It was a game of runs and a game about discipline," said Big Green head coach David McLaughlin. "I feel like when our group lacked discipline, which we did at times, we played into Bryant's hands a little bit with their style of play. When we played with discipline, we went on close to a 20+ point run ourselves and were able to get the lead, then lacked discipline at the end when they went on their game-ending run.Â
"As a team, we have to learn how to be more disciplined at both ends of the floor, we have to learn how little details matter all the time and we have to learn about decision making on the court," McLaughlin continued. "As we do that, we have to grow and become tougher and do that together."
Mitchell-Day's effort came on 8-of-10 shooting. He was a perfect 7-of-7 from inside the 3-point arc. Sophomore Ryan Cornish added 16 points to tie a career high, while classmate Cade Haskins also had 16. Both were 50 percent from 3-point range, Cornish 3-of-6 and Haskins 4-of-8. Junior Dusan Neskovic also posted double-figure points with 11.
A wild first half included 22 combined fouls and 25 turnovers (15 for Dartmouth and 10 for Bryant). The Bulldogs were whistled for six fouls within the game's first three minutes. Just over three minutes in, Cornish hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the span of 24 seconds to turn a 4-2 deficit into an 8-4 lead.
With Dartmouth leading 13-12, Bryant scored four straight and eight of the next 11 to open a 20-15 lead following a Gross-Bullock trey just over midway through the half. From there, the margin remained between one and five until the final five minutes of the period. The Bulldogs ended the half on a 15-5 run to turn a 26-23 lead into a 41-28 halftime advantage.
That lead swelled to 17 on multiple occasions early in the second half. With Bryant leading 58-42, Dartmouth staged an impressive run. It began with a Haskins 3-pointer, followed by four consecutive Big Green points from Mitchell-Day. Senior Cam Krystkowiak got into the action with a 3-pointer and layup less than three minutes later. Eventually, a Mitchell-Day 3-pointer put Dartmouth ahead for the first time since early in the first half, 68-66, with 6:20 on the clock.
For the game, the Bulldogs shot 52.5 percent from the field (31-of-59), including 33.3 percent from 3-point range (5-of-15). Dartmouth finished at 47.2 percent (25-of-53) and 35.7 percent from behind the arc (10-of-28). The Bulldogs held a 37-32 edge in rebounds.
The Big Green return to Leede Arena on Saturday to host MCLA at 7 p.m. For advanced tickets, please click here.
With the loss, Dartmouth falls to 0-2 while Bryant improves to 2-0.
"It was a game of runs and a game about discipline," said Big Green head coach David McLaughlin. "I feel like when our group lacked discipline, which we did at times, we played into Bryant's hands a little bit with their style of play. When we played with discipline, we went on close to a 20+ point run ourselves and were able to get the lead, then lacked discipline at the end when they went on their game-ending run.Â
"As a team, we have to learn how to be more disciplined at both ends of the floor, we have to learn how little details matter all the time and we have to learn about decision making on the court," McLaughlin continued. "As we do that, we have to grow and become tougher and do that together."
Mitchell-Day's effort came on 8-of-10 shooting. He was a perfect 7-of-7 from inside the 3-point arc. Sophomore Ryan Cornish added 16 points to tie a career high, while classmate Cade Haskins also had 16. Both were 50 percent from 3-point range, Cornish 3-of-6 and Haskins 4-of-8. Junior Dusan Neskovic also posted double-figure points with 11.
Sherif Gross-Bullock led Bryant with 27 points, 13 of them coming from the free throw line. Earl Timberlake added 19.Brandon Mitchell-Day following his game-high 18 points coming in his second collegiate game tonight against Bryant pic.twitter.com/90ns1V7LgD
— Dartmouth Men's Basketball (@DartmouthMBB) November 12, 2022
A wild first half included 22 combined fouls and 25 turnovers (15 for Dartmouth and 10 for Bryant). The Bulldogs were whistled for six fouls within the game's first three minutes. Just over three minutes in, Cornish hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the span of 24 seconds to turn a 4-2 deficit into an 8-4 lead.
Bryant answered with four straight points and six of the next eight as a Kvonn Cramer jumper gave the Bulldogs a 12-10 advantage with 13:46 on the first-half clock.What a start. Incredible pace in this one, facing an aggressive Bryant style, but the Big Green are standing tall! Back-to-back Cornish 3-pointers has Dartmouth up 8-4 at our first media timeout!
— Dartmouth Men's Basketball (@DartmouthMBB) November 12, 2022
Watch on @ESPNPlus: https://t.co/wdIJxTW5pq pic.twitter.com/fHt8aGMYp5
With Dartmouth leading 13-12, Bryant scored four straight and eight of the next 11 to open a 20-15 lead following a Gross-Bullock trey just over midway through the half. From there, the margin remained between one and five until the final five minutes of the period. The Bulldogs ended the half on a 15-5 run to turn a 26-23 lead into a 41-28 halftime advantage.
That lead swelled to 17 on multiple occasions early in the second half. With Bryant leading 58-42, Dartmouth staged an impressive run. It began with a Haskins 3-pointer, followed by four consecutive Big Green points from Mitchell-Day. Senior Cam Krystkowiak got into the action with a 3-pointer and layup less than three minutes later. Eventually, a Mitchell-Day 3-pointer put Dartmouth ahead for the first time since early in the first half, 68-66, with 6:20 on the clock.
The Bulldogs had an immediate answer, however, staging a 12-0 run to open a 78-68 lead and Dartmouth couldn't recover. The Big Green got back within eight, but that's as close as they would come.Thank you @dartmouth students and fans for bringing the energy tonight. Wish we could have gotten you the W. Hope to see you at another home game soon (next opportunity is tomorrow night!) pic.twitter.com/j3kaluR1Q9
— Dartmouth Men's Basketball (@DartmouthMBB) November 12, 2022
For the game, the Bulldogs shot 52.5 percent from the field (31-of-59), including 33.3 percent from 3-point range (5-of-15). Dartmouth finished at 47.2 percent (25-of-53) and 35.7 percent from behind the arc (10-of-28). The Bulldogs held a 37-32 edge in rebounds.
The Big Green return to Leede Arena on Saturday to host MCLA at 7 p.m. For advanced tickets, please click here.
We caught up with head coach David McLaughlin following tonight hard-fought loss to Bryant pic.twitter.com/DHiSO4s4XU
— Dartmouth Men's Basketball (@DartmouthMBB) November 12, 2022
Team Stats
BRY
Dart
FG%
.525
.472
3FG%
.333
.357
FT%
.667
.417
RB
37
32
TO
14
23
STL
14
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
16
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
7
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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