Sacred Heart 84, Bryant 60

Sacred Heart 84, Bryant 60

Published Jan. 23, 2010 6:15 p.m. ET

Corey Hassan scored 26 points and Sacred Heart beat Bryant 84-60 on Saturday.

Hassan, who was 5-for-9 from 3-point range, needs only four more points to reach the 1,000-point mark at Sacred Heart. Ryan Litke added 21 points for the Pioneers (12-7, 5-3 Northeast Conference), who won their second game in a row.

Bryant (0-20, 0-8) lost its 22nd game in a row.

The Pioneers never trailed and led 45-29 at halftime. They used a 20-5 run to open the second half and grabbed their largest lead at 65-34 after a 3-pointer by Hassan with 12:52 to play. The Pioneers led by at least 21 points the rest of the game.

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Strong shooting and good defense made the difference for the Pioneers, who shot 57.1 percent from the field (32-for-56). Sacred Heart got 24 points off 16 Bryant turnovers and had 12 steals.

Vlad Kondratyev had 20 points and Adam Parzych added 16 for the Bulldogs.

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