======Bryant======
  * [[http://bryantbulldogs.com/sports/mbkb/index|Team website]]
  * Twitter feeds: [[https://twitter.com/BryantHoops|@BryantHoops]], [[https://twitter.com/BryantAthletics|@BryantAthletics]]
  * [[wp>Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball |Wikipedia team entry]]
  * [[http://bryantbulldogs.com/landing/index|Athletics website]]
  * [[http://www.bryant.edu/|School website]]
  * [[wp>Bryant University|Wikipedia School entry]]
  * Location: Smithfield, RI

===== Series =====
  * Tied 1-1 (.500)
  * Last meeting: [[game20201221_bryant|12/21/2020, Bryant 93 - UMass 88]]
  * First meeting: 12/9/1980, UMass 85 – Bryant 76 (OT)

==== Notes ====
  * Bryant upgraded to Division I for the 2008-09 season, joining the [[wp>Northeast Conference]]
  * UMass Hall of Famer [[skinner_al|Al Skinner]] served as an assistant coach at Bryant for two seasons (2013-15)

===== Game History =====
^ ^^^^^  Opponent  ^^^
^Date^Game Results^Site^UM Coach^Game Notes^Conference^Head Coach^Nickname^
|12/9/1980|@#ddffdd:W 85-76 (OT)|[[curry_hicks_cage|Home (CHC)]]|[[ray_wilson|Ray Wilson]]| |[[wp>Northeast-10 Conference|Northeast-10]] (Div II)|Leon Drury|Bulldogs|
|12/21/2020|@#ffdddd:[[game20201221_bryant|L 93-88]]|[[mullins_center|Home (MC)]]|[[mccall_matt|Matt McCall]]|Bryant's fast offense and hot shooting puts UM on their heels.  Bulldogs' 22 turnovers lets UM hang around, but Bryant's zone neutralizes [[mitchell_tre|Tre]] (4 field goals, 3 rebounds), and UM settles for threes that won't fall (9-34 / .265).|[[wp>Northeast Conference|Northeast]]|[[wp>Jared Grasso]]|Bulldogs|

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