Game Notes vs. LIU Brooklyn (01.06.18)

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Game Information

Schedule / Results

OCTOBER (0-0) 27 @ Niagara (Exhibition) 30 @ Saint Vincent (Exhibition) NOVEMBER (4-3) 10 @ Ohio State 13 @ Grand Canyon $ 15 @ San Diego $ 19 @ Duquesne 24 vs. Norfolk State $ 25 @ Little Rock $ 29 @ Youngstown State DECEMBER (4-4) 2 @ Siena 6 RIDER 10 DREXEL 16 @ Buffalo 19 @ N.C. State 22 CANISIUS + 29 @ Bryant * 31 @ Central Connecticut * JANUARY (1-0) 4 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * + 6 LIU BROOKLYN * 11 SAINT FRANCIS U * 13 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 18 @ Sacred Heart * 20 @ Wagner * 26 SACRED HEART * 28 WAGNER * FEBRUARY (0-0) 1 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * 3 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * 8 @ St. Francis Brooklyn * 10 @ LIU Brooklyn * 15 BRYANT * + 17 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT * + 22 @ Mount St. Mary’s * 24 @ Saint Francis U * 28 NEC Tournament Quarterfinals MARCH (0-0) 3 NEC Tournament Semifinals 6 NEC Tournament Final

Radio: ESPN 970 AM & 106.3 FM w/ Chris Shovlin (pxp) & Jim Elias (color) Video: RMUColonials.com • NECFrontRow.com Twitter: @RMUMBasketball • Instagram: @RMUMBasketball

W, 73-70 W, 78-61

L, 64-95 L, 61-75 L, 53-65 W, 66-59 W, 75-53 W, 78-64 W, 81-74

L, 74-76 W, 78-75 W, 74-60 L, 70-86 L, 69-81 L, 62-76 W, 68-54 W, 71-57

(OT) W, 80-79 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. TBA TBA TBA

$ Grand Canyon Classic; + A.J. Palumbo Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.) * Northeast Conference game

Quick Hits

• The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team continues a three-game homestand Saturday by welcoming LIU Brooklyn to PPG Paints Arena for a 4:00 p.m. tip. The Colonials are 3-0 in the Northeast Conference for the third time in eight years under head coach Andrew Toole as well as the first time since 2013-14. • RMU is playing eight home games at PPG Paints Arena and four at the A.J. Palumbo Center on the campus of Duquesne University in 2017-18 while construction of the UPMC Events Center takes place on RMU’s Moon Township campus. Saturday’s game against the Blackbirds is the third of eight contests at PPG Paints Arena. • Robert Morris opened its three-game homestand with an 80-79 overtime victory over St. Francis Brooklyn (1/4/18) at the A.J. Palumbo Center. Junior guard Matty McConnell converted a layup with 10.8 seconds to go and completed the and-one with a free throw courtesy of a foul by Glenn Sanabria of the Terriers to help lift the Colonials to their third consecutive victory. • St. Francis Brooklyn had one last chance to win, but a three-pointer by Rasheem Dunn was strong, and freshman forward Koby Thomas came down with the rebound to seal the triumph. Thomas recorded his first career double-double in the victory with 16 points and a career-high 12 caroms. • Sophomore guard Dachon Burke led Robert Morris in its win over the Terriers with 17 points and also tallied eight rebounds, two assists, a block and four steals. Junior guard Matty McConnell contributed 13 points, six boards and four thefts, while freshman forward Charles Bain scored all 11 of his points in the first half off the bench. • Robert Morris tied a season high with 40 points in the paint against St. Francis Brooklyn, and the contest also featured 11 ties and 17 lead changes. Neither team led in the contest by more than six points. • RMU closed out a two-game road trip to open its league slate with a 71-57 victory @ Central Connecticut State (12/31/17). Freshman forward Charles Bain came off the bench to lead Robert Morris in the win with a career-high 18 points in 20 minutes. He shot 7-for-10 from the field, including 3-for-4 from beyond the arc, and 1-for-2 at the free-throw line. Bain also tallied four rebounds. • Also reaching double figures for RMU in the win @ Central Connecticut State was sophomore guard Dachon Burke, who finished with 16 points and also tallied three rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal. • The Colonials christened their Northeast Conference schedule with a 68-54 victory @ Bryant (12/29/17). Junior guard Matty McConnell led four players in double figures scoring for RMU with a game-high 18 points while also grabbing six rebounds and posting a pair of blocks.

Robert Morris Probable Starters ...

# 22 10 1 11 23

P F F G G G

Name Ronnie Gombe (6-8, 240, Gr.) Koby Thomas (6-6, 190, Fr.) Jon Williams (6-1, 175, Fr.) Dachon Burke (6-4, 180, So.) Matty McConnell (6-2, 195, Jr.)

Pts. Reb. G/GS 4.3 4.0 12/4 13.4 6.0 16/16 6.5 1.7 16/16 16.2 6.0 15/15 10.1 3.6 16/16

Hometown Nairobi, Kenya Philadelphia, Pa. Akron, Ohio Orange, N.J. Oakdale, Pa.

Quick Fact Shooting 51.2% (22-for-43) from the field last eight games First career double-double (16 pts, 12 reb) vs. Terriers Ranks third in NEC in three-point field goal percentage (.452) Paced RMU with 17 points in win over St. Francis Brooklyn Notched 13 points, four steals in victory over Terriers

# 3 5 20 24 2

P G F F F F

Name Leondre Washington (6-0, 175, Fr.) Malik Petteway (6-8, 240, Jr.) Charles Bain (6-8, 200, Fr.) Chris Coalmon (6-6, 185, Fr.) David Cole (6-7, 240, R-Fr.)

Pts. 7.7 6.2 4.7 2.9 2.7

Hometown Englewood, N.J. Waterbury, Conn. Freeport, Bahamas North Babylon, N.Y. Corona, N.Y.

Quick Fact Finished 6-for-7 at free-throw line vs. St. Francis Brooklyn Has not played three of last four games due to injury Paced RMU in win @ CCSU with career-high 18 points Recorded five points, four rebounds in win over Terriers Has compiled nine fouls in 14 minutes last three games

Reb. 1.9 6.2 2.2 1.1 1.4

Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 13/0 13/4 16/0 16/0 16/8


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