SMITHFIELD, RI — Chris Childs scored a season-high 20 points off the bench and Peter Kiss recorded a triple-double, and Bryant cruised past Central Connecticut 93-68 on Thursday to extend its recent fruitful form this season.
Childs And Kiss Deliver For Bryant
Childs, who played 25 minutes off the bench, shot 6-of-8 from the field and made all six of his free throw attempts.
Michael Green III scored 16 points and shot 6-of-13 from the field to go with four assists with four steals, while Charles Pride banged in four 3-pointers in his 14 points for Bryant (8-2, 4-1 Northeast Conference).
Kiss put together 12 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, and three steals in 30 minutes to register his first college triple-double for the Bulldogs, who shot 49.3% from the field on 34 of 69 from shooting and made 10 of their 26 shots from 3-pointers.
Hall Elisias scored nine points, grabbed 11 rebounds, and blocked three shots for Bryant, which won five straight games and eight of the last nine overall.
Greg Outlaw had 18 points with five rebounds and two steals to pace Central Connecticut (2-6, 2-3). He also shot 8 of 17 from the field.
Nigel Scantlebury tallied 10 points, seven assists, and six rebounds for the Blue Devils, who were 39.4% from the field on 28-of-71 shooting.
Bryant led 52-28 at halftime.