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Evans, Timberlake power Bryant to 77-59 win over Maine for America East Tournament championship

AP
Mar 15, 2025

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) Barry Evans scored 19 points, Earl Timberlake added 17 and top-seeded Bryant cruised to the America East championship, defeating No. 3-seed Maine 77-59 on Saturday.

The Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time, having made their other trip when they won the Northeast Conference in 2022.

Bryant led by 11 points at halftime and maintained control through the first 11 minutes of the second half, outscoring Maine 23-13. Evans hit a 3-pointer for a 19-point lead and his layup on Bryant's following possession made it 61-40 with nine minutes remaining.

The Bulldogs then went cold for several minutes. They had four missed shots and three turnovers before Timberlake converted a three-point play with about five minutes left and another Evans 3-pointer on the next possession made it 67-50. A 3-pointer from Connor Withers made it 75-54 with 1:23 remaining.

Evans made 8 of 11 shots, including both of his 3-point attempts, and grabbed seven rebounds. Timberlake, the America East Player of the Year, had four rebounds, five assists and four steals. He also blocked two shots.

Rafael Pinzon added 13 points and Keyshawn Mitchell 12 for Bryant (23-11).

AJ Lopez scored 20 points and Kellen Tynes had 10 for the Black Bears (20-14).

Bryant never trailed in the first half and there were only two ties, the last at 8-8. Bryant led 20-16 before Mitchell scored four points and Evans added a dunk to give the Bulldogs a 28-18 lead. Later, Timberlake hit a jumper with two seconds remaining and Bryant led 38-27 at halftime.

The Bulldogs improved to 9-3 on their homecourt in the postseason.

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1st Half
ME
Black Bears
27
BRY
Bulldogs
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Keelan Steele vs. Barry Evans (Jaden Clayton gains possession)
19:46		Keyshawn Mitchell misses two point jump shot
19:44		Keelan Steele defensive rebound
19:24		Quion Burns turnover (bad pass) (Barry Evans steals)
19:18		Earl Timberlake misses two point layup
19:16		Bulldogs offensive rebound
19:09		Barry Evans turnover
19:04		Kellen Tynes turnover (lost ball) (Keyshawn Mitchell steals)
18:44		Keyshawn Mitchell misses two point layup
18:42		Black Bears defensive rebound
18:18		Keelan Steele misses two point jump shot
18:16		Connor Withers defensive rebound
18:08		Earl Timberlake turnover (lost ball)
17:53		Jaden Clayton misses two point jump shot
17:51		Barry Evans defensive rebound
17:45	+2	Barry Evans makes two point layup	0-2
17:33		Kellen Tynes turnover (bad pass) (Earl Timberlake steals)
17:28	+2	Earl Timberlake makes two point layup	0-4
17:06		Jaden Clayton misses two point layup
17:04		Keelan Steele offensive rebound
17:02	+2	Keelan Steele makes two point layup	2-4
16:31	+2	Rafael Pinzon makes two point jump shot	2-6
16:06	+2	Quion Burns makes two point jump shot	4-6
15:56		Rafael Pinzon turnover (lost ball) (Quion Burns steals)
15:48		Kellen Tynes misses two point layup
15:46		Keyshawn Mitchell defensive rebound
15:41		Connor Withers misses three point jump shot
15:39		Keyshawn Mitchell offensive rebound
15:34		Connor Withers turnover (Jaden Clayton steals)
15:29	+2	AJ Lopez makes two point layup (Jaden Clayton assists)	6-6
15:06		Barry Evans misses two point jump shot
15:04		Keyshawn Mitchell offensive rebound
15:01	+2	Keyshawn Mitchell makes two point layup	6-8
14:39	+2	AJ Lopez makes two point jump shot	8-8
14:24		TV timeout
14:14		Rafael Pinzon misses three point jump shot
14:12		Kvonn Cramer offensive rebound
14:12		Kvonn Cramer misses two point layup
14:12		Kvonn Cramer offensive rebound
14:12	+2	Kvonn Cramer makes two point layup	8-10
14:10		Killian Gribben shooting foul (Kvonn Cramer draws the foul)
14:10	+1	Kvonn Cramer makes regular free throw 1 of 1	8-11
14:01	+2	Quion Burns makes two point jump shot (Jaden Clayton assists)	10-11
13:39	+2	Kvonn Cramer makes two point layup (Connor Withers assists)	10-13
13:05		Jump ball. (Bulldogs gains possession)
13:03	+2	Killian Gribben makes two point dunk (Kellen Tynes assists)	12-13
12:48		Rafael Pinzon misses three point jump shot
12:46		Jakai Robinson offensive rebound
12:41	+2	Jakai Robinson makes two point layup	12-15
12:26		AJ Lopez turnover (lost ball) (Rafael Pinzon steals)
12:19		Kvonn Cramer turnover (Kellen Tynes steals)
12:14	+2	AJ Lopez makes two point jump shot	14-15
11:52		Killian Gribben blocks Jakai Robinson's two point layup
11:50		Kellen Tynes defensive rebound
11:37		Quion Burns misses three point jump shot
11:35		Earl Timberlake defensive rebound
11:22		Killian Gribben shooting foul (Rafael Pinzon draws the foul)
11:22		TV timeout
11:22	+1	Rafael Pinzon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-16
11:22	+1	Rafael Pinzon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-17
11:18		Barry Evans personal foul
11:02		Rafael Pinzon shooting foul (Logan Carey draws the foul)
11:02		Logan Carey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:02		Logan Carey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:02		Barry Evans defensive rebound
10:53		Jakai Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Logan Carey steals)
10:33		Earl Timberlake blocks AJ Lopez's two point dunk
10:31		Kvonn Cramer defensive rebound
10:25		Novak Perovic shooting foul (Barry Evans draws the foul)
10:25		Barry Evans misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:23	+1	Barry Evans makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-18
9:59		Logan Carey misses two point jump shot
9:57		Barry Evans defensive rebound
9:41	+2	Barry Evans makes two point jump shot	14-20
9:29		Earl Timberlake personal foul
9:12		Christopher Mantis misses two point jump shot
9:10		Jakai Robinson defensive rebound
8:58		Earl Timberlake turnover (lost ball) (Keelan Steele steals)
8:58		Barry Evans blocks Keelan Steele's two point layup
8:56		Barry Evans defensive rebound
8:56		Barry Evans turnover (Kellen Tynes steals)
8:56	+2	Quion Burns makes two point layup (Kellen Tynes assists)	16-20
8:56		Connor Withers misses three point jump shot
8:54		Christopher Mantis defensive rebound
8:54		Jaden Clayton misses two point layup
8:52		Jakai Robinson defensive rebound
8:52		Keyshawn Mitchell misses three point jump shot
8:50		Keelan Steele defensive rebound
7:04		Kellen Tynes misses two point jump shot
7:02		Earl Timberlake defensive rebound
6:55		Quion Burns shooting foul (Keyshawn Mitchell draws the foul)
6:55		TV timeout
6:55	+1	Keyshawn Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-21
6:55	+1	Keyshawn Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-22
6:38	+2	Quion Burns makes two point jump shot	18-22
6:14	+2	Earl Timberlake makes two point layup	18-24
5:56		Quion Burns turnover (lost ball) (Connor Withers steals)
5:45	+2	Keyshawn Mitchell makes two point hook shot (Earl Timberlake assists)	18-26
5:29		Connor Withers blocks AJ Lopez's two point jump shot
5:27		Keyshawn Mitchell defensive rebound
5:21	+2	Barry Evans makes two point dunk (Earl Timberlake assists)	18-28
5:19		Black Bears 30 second timeout
5:00		Barry Evans shooting foul (Kellen Tynes draws the foul)
5:00	+1	Kellen Tynes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-28
5:00	+1	Kellen Tynes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-28
4:40		Rafael Pinzon turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Clayton steals)
4:32		AJ Lopez turnover (out of bounds)
4:20		Rafael Pinzon misses two point jump shot
4:18		Kvonn Cramer offensive rebound
4:18		Quion Burns personal foul
4:17		Connor Withers turnover (lost ball)
4:02	+2	AJ Lopez makes two point jump shot	22-28
3:50	+2	Earl Timberlake makes two point layup (Connor Withers assists)	22-30
3:33		Jakai Robinson personal foul (Jaden Clayton draws the foul)
3:32		TV timeout
3:15		Christopher Mantis misses three point jump shot
3:13		Kellen Tynes offensive rebound
3:05		Kellen Tynes misses two point layup
3:03		Earl Timberlake defensive rebound
2:58		Earl Timberlake turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Clayton steals)
2:52		AJ Lopez misses two point layup
2:51		AJ Lopez offensive rebound
2:51		Connor Withers shooting foul (AJ Lopez draws the foul)
2:51	+1	AJ Lopez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-30
2:51	+1	AJ Lopez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-30
2:35	+2	Barry Evans makes two point dunk (Connor Withers assists)	24-32
2:17		AJ Lopez misses three point jump shot
2:15		Connor Withers defensive rebound
2:05	+2	Rafael Pinzon makes two point jump shot	24-34
1:46	+3	Christopher Mantis makes three point jump shot (Kellen Tynes assists)	27-34
1:23		Connor Withers misses three point jump shot
1:21		Christopher Mantis defensive rebound
1:10		Kvonn Cramer blocks AJ Lopez's two point layup
1:08		Kvonn Cramer defensive rebound
0:51	+2	Rafael Pinzon makes two point jump shot	27-36
0:20		Kellen Tynes misses two point jump shot
0:18		Kvonn Cramer defensive rebound
0:02	+2	Earl Timberlake makes two point jump shot	27-38
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ME
Black Bears
32
BRY
Bulldogs
39

Time		Play	Score
19:51		Rafael Pinzon misses three point jump shot
19:49		Barry Evans offensive rebound
19:34		Barry Evans misses two point layup
19:33		Keyshawn Mitchell offensive rebound
19:33		Quion Burns shooting foul (Keyshawn Mitchell draws the foul)
19:33	+1	Keyshawn Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-39
19:33		Keyshawn Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:33		Keelan Steele defensive rebound
19:16		Jaden Clayton turnover (bad pass) (Earl Timberlake steals)
19:11	+2	Earl Timberlake makes two point layup	27-41
18:48		Quion Burns misses two point jump shot
18:46		Connor Withers defensive rebound
18:38	+3	Keyshawn Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Connor Withers assists)	27-44
18:11	+2	Jaden Clayton makes two point layup	29-44
17:53		Keyshawn Mitchell misses two point layup
17:51		Quion Burns defensive rebound
17:43		Jaden Clayton misses two point jump shot
17:41		Keyshawn Mitchell defensive rebound
17:32		Jaden Clayton shooting foul (Connor Withers draws the foul)
17:32	+1	Connor Withers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-45
17:32	+1	Connor Withers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-46
17:22		Rafael Pinzon personal foul (Jaden Clayton draws the foul)
17:09		Quion Burns turnover (lost ball) (Earl Timberlake steals)
17:04	+2	Barry Evans makes two point dunk (Earl Timberlake assists)	29-48
16:51		Keyshawn Mitchell shooting foul (Keelan Steele draws the foul)
16:51		Keelan Steele misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:51	+1	Keelan Steele makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-48
16:37		AJ Lopez personal foul (Barry Evans draws the foul)
16:22		Rafael Pinzon misses two point jump shot
16:20		Connor Withers offensive rebound
16:15		Connor Withers misses three point jump shot
16:13		Bulldogs offensive rebound
16:13		Killian Gribben personal foul (Keyshawn Mitchell draws the foul)
16:12		Rafael Pinzon turnover (bad pass) (Kellen Tynes steals)
16:08		Keyshawn Mitchell personal foul (AJ Lopez draws the foul)
15:59		Kellen Tynes misses two point jump shot
15:57		Keyshawn Mitchell defensive rebound
15:44		Earl Timberlake misses two point hook shot
15:42		Quion Burns defensive rebound
15:33		AJ Lopez misses three point jump shot
15:31		Keyshawn Mitchell defensive rebound
15:12		Keyshawn Mitchell misses two point layup
15:10		Quion Burns defensive rebound
15:05		TV timeout
14:53	+2	Jaden Clayton makes two point layup	32-48
14:30		Killian Gribben blocks Earl Timberlake's two point layup
14:28		Earl Timberlake offensive rebound
14:24	+2	Earl Timberlake makes two point layup	32-50
14:21		Jaden Clayton turnover (bad pass) (Connor Withers steals)
14:12	+2	Connor Withers makes two point layup	32-52
14:04	+2	Jaden Clayton makes two point layup	34-52
14:04		Earl Timberlake shooting foul (Jaden Clayton draws the foul)
14:04	+1	Jaden Clayton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-52
13:42		Rafael Pinzon turnover (lost ball) (Logan Carey steals)
13:35		Logan Carey turnover (bad pass) (Earl Timberlake steals)
13:35		Earl Timberlake turnover (bad pass)
13:16		Kellen Tynes misses two point layup
13:14		Killian Gribben offensive rebound
13:08		Connor Withers personal foul (Jaden Clayton draws the foul)
13:00	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point jump shot	37-52
12:28	+2	Earl Timberlake makes two point layup	37-54
12:00		Kellen Tynes misses two point jump shot
11:58		Kvonn Cramer defensive rebound
11:47		Earl Timberlake misses two point hook shot
11:45		Killian Gribben defensive rebound
11:31		Rafael Pinzon personal foul (Kellen Tynes draws the foul)
11:31		TV timeout
11:22		AJ Lopez misses two point jump shot
11:20		Barry Evans defensive rebound
10:54	+2	Rafael Pinzon makes two point layup	37-56
10:33		Kellen Tynes turnover (lost ball) (Keyshawn Mitchell steals)
10:25		Keyshawn Mitchell misses three point jump shot
10:23		Christopher Mantis defensive rebound
10:13	+2	AJ Lopez makes two point layup (Kellen Tynes assists)	39-56
10:13		Keyshawn Mitchell shooting foul (AJ Lopez draws the foul)
10:13	+1	AJ Lopez makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-56
10:00		Connor Withers misses three point jump shot
9:58		Quion Burns defensive rebound
9:41		Quion Burns misses two point jump shot
9:39		Keyshawn Mitchell defensive rebound
9:32	+3	Barry Evans makes three point jump shot (Earl Timberlake assists)	40-59
9:15		Kellen Tynes misses two point layup
9:13		Keyshawn Mitchell defensive rebound
9:08	+2	Barry Evans makes two point layup	40-61
9:08		Black Bears 30 second timeout
9:08		TV timeout
8:39		Christopher Mantis misses two point jump shot
8:37		Barry Evans defensive rebound
8:22		Earl Timberlake misses two point layup
8:20		Quion Burns defensive rebound
8:17		Christopher Mantis misses two point layup
8:15		Connor Withers defensive rebound
8:02		Keyshawn Mitchell offensive foul (Christopher Mantis draws the foul)
8:02		Keyshawn Mitchell turnover (offensive foul)
7:46		Earl Timberlake blocks Quion Burns's two point jump shot
7:44		Kvonn Cramer defensive rebound
7:44		Keelan Steele personal foul (Kvonn Cramer draws the foul)
7:44		TV timeout
7:28		Rafael Pinzon misses two point jump shot
7:26		Keelan Steele defensive rebound
7:13	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point layup (Jaden Clayton assists)	42-61
7:03		Connor Withers turnover (bad pass)
6:49		Earl Timberlake shooting foul (Kellen Tynes draws the foul)
6:49	+1	Kellen Tynes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-61
6:49	+1	Kellen Tynes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-61
6:36		Rafael Pinzon misses three point jump shot
6:34		Kellen Tynes defensive rebound
6:24	+2	Kellen Tynes makes two point jump shot	46-61
5:59		Connor Withers misses two point jump shot
5:57		Keelan Steele defensive rebound
5:57		Kvonn Cramer personal foul (Keelan Steele draws the foul)
5:57	+1	Keelan Steele makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-61
5:57	+1	Keelan Steele makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-61
5:53		Connor Withers turnover (lost ball) (Kellen Tynes steals)
5:53		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
5:42		Jaden Clayton misses two point layup
5:40		Rafael Pinzon defensive rebound
5:13	+2	Earl Timberlake makes two point layup	48-63
5:13		Killian Gribben shooting foul (Earl Timberlake draws the foul)
5:13	+1	Earl Timberlake makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-64
5:02	+2	Killian Gribben makes two point dunk (Kellen Tynes assists)	50-64
4:52	+3	Barry Evans makes three point jump shot (Connor Withers assists)	50-67
4:36		Killian Gribben turnover (out of bounds)
4:34		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:09		Keelan Steele blocks Barry Evans's two point jump shot
4:07		Jaden Clayton defensive rebound
4:05		Connor Withers shooting foul (AJ Lopez draws the foul)
4:05	+1	AJ Lopez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-67
4:05	+1	AJ Lopez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-67
3:43	+3	Rafael Pinzon makes three point jump shot (Earl Timberlake assists)	52-70
3:32	+2	Keelan Steele makes two point dunk (Kellen Tynes assists)	54-70
3:16		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
3:16		TV timeout
3:00		Earl Timberlake misses two point layup
2:58		Keelan Steele defensive rebound
2:48		Christopher Mantis misses three point jump shot
2:46		Keelan Steele offensive rebound
2:42		Jump ball. (Black Bears gains possession)
2:33		Keelan Steele misses two point layup
2:31		Kvonn Cramer defensive rebound
2:07	+2	Kvonn Cramer makes two point dunk (Barry Evans assists)	54-72
1:59		Jaden Clayton misses three point jump shot
1:57		Black Bears offensive rebound
1:57		Kvonn Cramer personal foul (Keelan Steele draws the foul)
1:57		Keelan Steele misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:57		Keelan Steele misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:57		Connor Withers defensive rebound
1:45		Rafael Pinzon misses three point jump shot
1:43		Kvonn Cramer offensive rebound
1:25	+3	Connor Withers makes three point jump shot	54-75
1:05	+2	AJ Lopez makes two point layup	56-75
1:05		Black Bears 30 second timeout
0:53	+2	Keyshawn Mitchell makes two point dunk (Josh Ozabor assists)	56-77
0:44		Jayden Brown personal foul (AJ Lopez draws the foul)
0:44	+1	AJ Lopez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-77
0:44		AJ Lopez misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:44		Keyshawn Mitchell defensive rebound
0:37		Kam Farris turnover (lost ball) (AJ Lopez steals)
0:29	+2	AJ Lopez makes two point dunk	59-77
0:26		Bulldogs turnover (back court violation)
0:16		Keelan Steele misses two point layup
0:14		Keyshawn Mitchell defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Keyshawn Mitchell defensive rebound