Colson scores 23, Notre Dame beats Bryant 89-64 in opener
Bonzie Colson had 23 points and nine rebounds Saturday to lead Notre Dame to an 89-64 season-opening victory over Bryant.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Bryant Bulldogs
64
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
89
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRY | 31 | 33 | 64 |
| ND | 43 | 46 | 89 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | @ Providence Friars | L 55-78 | NCAAM |
| 11/8/26 | vs Fairfield Stags | L 59-68 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | @ Quinnipiac Bobcats | L 56-66 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Siena Saints | W 80-75 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 1:37 64-89
Elijah Burns made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:37 64-88
Elijah Burns made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:37 64-87
Foul on Bosko Kostur.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:10 64-87
Elijah Burns made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:10 64-86
Elijah Burns made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:10 64-85
Foul on Bosko Kostur.
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LayUpShot 2:56 64-85
Nisre Zouzoua made Layup. Assisted by Gus Riley.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:08 62-85
Temple Gibbs made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:08 62-84
Temple Gibbs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:08 62-83
Foul on Taylor McHugh.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:30 62-83
Sebastian Townes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:30 61-83
Sebastian Townes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:30 60-83
Foul on Elijah Burns.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:57 60-83
Steve Vasturia made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:58 60-82
Foul on Adam Grant.
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LayUpShot 3:58 60-82
Steve Vasturia made Layup. Assisted by John Mooney.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:11 60-80
Nisre Zouzoua made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:11 59-80
Foul on Steve Vasturia.
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LayUpShot 4:28 59-80
Matt Farrell made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:49 59-78
Sebastian Townes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:49 58-78
Foul on Elijah Burns.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:59 58-78
Elijah Burns made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:59 58-77
Foul on Dan Garvin.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:15 58-77
Adam Grant made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:15 57-77
Adam Grant made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:15 56-77
Foul on Temple Gibbs.
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LayUpShot 5:28 56-77
Temple Gibbs made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:24 56-75
Sebastian Townes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:24 55-75
Foul on Bonzie Colson.
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LayUpShot 6:24 55-75
Sebastian Townes made Layup. Assisted by Adam Grant.
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PersonalFoul 6:35 53-75
Foul on Bonzie Colson.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:45 53-75
Rex Pflueger made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:45 53-74
Foul on Dan Garvin.
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LayUpShot 6:45 53-74
Rex Pflueger made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:04 53-72
V.J. Beachem made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:04 53-71
V.J. Beachem made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:04 53-70
Foul on Sebastian Townes.
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JumpShot 8:24 53-70
Steve Vasturia made Jumper. Assisted by Rex Pflueger.
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LayUpShot 8:36 53-68
Sebastian Townes made Layup. Assisted by Ikenna Ndugba.
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DunkShot 8:55 51-68
Austin Torres made Dunk. Assisted by Rex Pflueger.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:06 51-66
Sebastian Townes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:06 50-66
Foul on Austin Torres.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:37 50-66
Sebastian Townes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:37 49-66
Foul on Austin Torres.
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PersonalFoul 9:54 49-66
Foul on Matt Farrell.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:19 49-66
Steve Vasturia made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Farrell.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:00 49-63
Rex Pflueger made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:00 49-62
Foul on Dan Garvin.
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LayUpShot 11:00 49-62
Rex Pflueger made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:30 49-60
Bonzie Colson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:30 49-59
Bonzie Colson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:30 49-58
Foul on Adam Grant.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:00 49-58
Temple Gibbs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:00 49-57
Foul on Nisre Zouzoua.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:21 49-57
Nisre Zouzoua made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:21 48-57
Nisre Zouzoua made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:21 47-57
Foul on Steve Vasturia.
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DunkShot 12:37 47-57
Bonzie Colson made Dunk. Assisted by Temple Gibbs.
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PersonalFoul 12:38 47-55
Foul on Adam Grant.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:03 47-55
Adam Grant made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcel Pettway.
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End Game 0:00 64-89
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:18 64-89
Matt Ryan Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:18 64-89
Tanner Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:31 64-89
Bosko Kostur Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:31 64-89
Temple Gibbs missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:53 64-89
John Mooney Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:53 64-89
Gus Riley missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:04 64-89
Bosko Kostur Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:04 64-89
Matt Ryan missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:18 64-89
Taylor McHugh Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:37 64-89
Elijah Burns made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:37 64-88
Elijah Burns made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:37 64-87
Foul on Bosko Kostur.
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Defensive Rebound 1:56 64-87
Matt Farrell Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:56 64-87
Tanner Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:10 64-87
Elijah Burns made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:10 64-86
Elijah Burns made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:10 64-85
Foul on Bosko Kostur.
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Steal 2:22 64-85
Matt Ryan Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:23 64-85
Taylor McHugh Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:35 64-85
Tanner Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:35 64-85
Matt Farrell missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:39 64-85
Elijah Burns Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:39 64-85
Temple Gibbs missed Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:56 64-85
Nisre Zouzoua made Layup. Assisted by Gus Riley.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:08 62-85
Temple Gibbs made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:08 62-84
Temple Gibbs made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:08 62-83
Foul on Taylor McHugh.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:30 62-83
Sebastian Townes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:30 61-83
Sebastian Townes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:30 60-83
Foul on Elijah Burns.
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Offensive Rebound 3:36 60-83
Bryant Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:36 60-83
Nisre Zouzoua missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:57 60-83
Steve Vasturia made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:58 60-82
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:58 60-82
Foul on Adam Grant.
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LayUpShot 3:58 60-82
Steve Vasturia made Layup. Assisted by John Mooney.
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Defensive Rebound 4:11 60-80
John Mooney Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:11 60-80
Nisre Zouzoua missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:11 60-80
Nisre Zouzoua made Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 327 events.
Team Stats
BRY
ND
24-59
FG
30-61
41
Field Goal %
49
5-21
3PT
3-16
24
Three Point %
19
11-17
FT
26-29
65
Free Throw %
90
37
Rebounds
34
11
Offensive Rebounds
7
26
Defensive Rebounds
27
15
Assists
15
2
Steals
9
2
Blocks
6
13
Turnovers
3
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
3
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
6
Points Off Turnovers
15
2
Fast Break Points
4
30
Points in Paint
44
24
Fouls
16
4
Largest Lead
25
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