Game Information
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NOVEMBER (2-6) PENN @ DePaul (FS1) @ Bucknell @ Richmond $ (CSN+) @ Kansas State $ (Fox Sports KC) vs. Hampton $ @ Towson $ YOUNGSTOWN STATE DECEMBER (3-4) @ Lehigh DUQUESNE + OAKLAND @ Virginia (ESPNU) BUFFALO + @ Sacred Heart * @ Fairleigh Dickinson * JANUARY (1-1) LIU BROOKLYN * ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * SAINT FRANCIS U * (MSG+, FCS) @ Wagner * CENTRAL CONNECTICUT * BRYANT * @ Mount St. Mary’s * (CBSSN) @ Saint Francis U * FEBRUARY (0-0) @ LIU Brooklyn * @ St. Francis Brooklyn * MOUNT ST. MARY’S * WAGNER * @ Bryant * @ Central Connecticut * FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * SACRED HEART * (ESPN3) MARCH (0-0) NEC Tournament Quarterfinals NEC Tournament Semifinals NEC Tournament Final
L, 50-67 L, 72-78 L, 62-75 L, 69-81 L, 40-61 W, 62-48 W, 67-66 L, 74-75 L, 58-64 W, 64-60 L, 53-74 L, 39-79 W, 74-71 W, 78-67 L, 77-81 L, 54-65 W, 62-58 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. TBA TBA TBA
$ Barclays Classic; + PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh, Pa.) * Northeast Conference game
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Quick Hits • The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team concludes a three-game homestand at the Charles L. Sewall Center Thursday when it welcomes in-state rival Saint Francis U for a 6:00 p.m. tip in a game that can be seen live on Fox College Sports. • The Colonials picked up their first win of the 2016-17 campaign at the Charles L. Sewall Center in their last contest with a 62-58 victory over St. Francis Brooklyn (1/7/17). Sophomore guard Isaiah Still paced RMU with a game-high 23 points and also matched a career high in rebounds with seven. • Freshman guard Dachon Burke contributed nine points and five rebounds in the win over the Terriers, while senior guard Kavon Stewart returned to the starting lineup and tallied seven points, two assists and two steals. • RMU opened its homestand with a 65-54 loss to LIU Brooklyn (1/5/17). Freshman guard Dachon Burke led the Colonials with 13 points, five rebounds and four steals off the bench, while freshman forward Braden Burke added 10 points and five rebounds, also off the bench. • The Colonials concluded a two-game road swing to open Northeast Conference action with an 81-77 setback @ Fairleigh Dickinson (12/31/16). The Colonials had an 11point lead with 6:10 to play, 65-54, but the Knights used a 19-7 run and a 26-for-28 performance at the free-throw line to garner the victory. • Senior guard Kavon Stewart and freshman forward Braden Burke tied for team-high honors in scoring against FDU with 12 points each as eight different players scored between seven and 12 points. • Also reaching double figures for the Colonials against the Knights were sophomore guards Isaiah Still and Matty McConnell and redshirt senior forward Aaron Tate. Still and McConnell each scored 11 points, while Tate posted 10 points and a game-high eight rebounds. • Robert Morris opened league play with a 78-67 victory @ Sacred Heart (12/29/16), using a 14-3 run in the second half to take control and allowing the Colonials to erase a seven-point deficit from earlier in the stanza. Sophomore guard Isaiah Still paced RMU with 22 points while tying a career high with seven rebounds. • Senior guard Kavon Stewart contributed 14 points, two assists and four steals in the win over the Pioneers, while redshirt senior forward Aaron Tate and freshman guard Dachon Burke also reached double figures with 10 points each. • The Colonials established a season high in steals against the Pioneers with 16 and enter Thursday’s game against Saint Francis U leading the Northeast Conference in thefts with an average of 7.53 per contest. In its first four NEC games, RMU has posted 35 steals, an average of 8.75 per game that ranks second in the league.
Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 24 32 23 3 1
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Name Aaron Tate (6-2, 195, R-Sr.) Roberto Mantovani (6-8, 235, Jr.) Matty McConnell (6-2, 195, So.) Kavon Stewart (6-0, 190, Sr.) Isaiah Still (6-6, 190, So.)
Pts. 5.8 1.9 4.3 11.0 15.3
Reb. 6.9 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.8
# 20 11 4 5 42
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Name Billy Giles (6-7, 200, Sr.) Dachon Burke (6-4, 180, Fr.) Clive Allen (6-0, 180, Fr.) Braden Burke (6-11, 220, Fr.) Lorenzen Wright, Jr. (6-3, 190, Jr.)
Pts. 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.1 3.1
Reb. 3.7 3.0 1.4 3.3 0.5
G/GS 17/17 17/11 17/12 16/16 16/16
Hometown Cove City, N.C. Larnaca, Cyprus Oakdale, Pa. Paterson, N.J. Rahway, N.J.
Quick Fact Only student-athlete to start each of RMU’s 17 games Posted four points, six rebounds vs. St. Francis Brooklyn Averaging 2.0 steals in Northeast Conference games Tallied seven points, two assists, two steals vs. Terriers Paced Colonials against St. Francis Brooklyn with 23 points
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 17/0 17/2 17/1 16/6 15/0
Hometown Richmond, Va. Orange, N.J. Bronx, N.Y. Stevensville, Mich. Memphis, Tenn.
Quick Fact Shooting 68.4% (13-for-19) from field against NEC foes Compiled nine points, five rebounds in win over Terriers Did not score in 17 minutes against St. Francis Brooklyn Shooting 61.9% (13-for-21) from field against the NEC Scored a career-high 12 points in victory over Buffalo