The Bryant Bulldogs play the Wright State Raiders on Wednesday in a First Four matchup of the NCAA basketball tournament at UD arena in Dayton, Ohio. Bryant finished the regular season 22-9 overall and 16-2 in the Northeast conference. Bryant defeated Wagner 70-43 to win its first ever NEC title last Tuesday. Peter Kiss was the leading scorer for Bryant with 34 points.
Peter Kiss is the leading scorer for Bryant with an average of 25.1 points per game, while Charles Pride is the second leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 18.0 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Luis Hurtado is the leader in assists with an average of 3.7 assists per game. Bryant has three players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team the Bulldogs are scoring an average of 77.9 points per game.
Wright State finished the regular season 21-13 overall and 15-7 in Horizon League play. The Raiders defeated the Northern Kentucky Norse 72-71 last Tuesday to win the Horizon League tournament. Trey Calvin sank a jump shot with just over 10 seconds remaining to put Wright State ahead for good. Earlier, Wright State trailed by 16 points before rallying to win. Calvin scored 21 points to lead Wright State.
Tanner Holden is the leading scorer for Wright State with an average of 19.8 points per game, while Grant Basile is the second leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 18.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Trey Calvin is the third leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 14.3 points and 3.3 assists per game. Wright State is scoring an average of 75.5 points per game.
