Men's Basketball Game Notes vs. Bryant (1/21/17)

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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 (2-3) 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 L, 57-77 L, 50-53 W, 74-67 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 closes out a two-game homestand at the Charles L. Sewall Center Saturday by hosting Bryant in a 4:00 p.m. tip. • The Colonials snapped a two-game slide by posting a 74-67 victory over Central Connecticut (1/19/17). Senior guard Kavon Stewart matched a season high in scoring by leading RMU with 21 points and also added five rebounds and six assists. Robert Morris shot a season-high 52 percent (26-for-50) from the field in the win. • Sophomore guard Matty McConnell contributed 12 points against the Blue Devils, freshman guard Dachon Burke scored 11 and redshirt senior forward Aaron Tate registered 10 points and a game-high nine rebounds. • Prior to its win over CCSU, Robert Morris announced it will break ground on the UPMC Events Center, a 140,000-square foot complex, in July. The Colonials will play their home games at Peoples Court, and the facility is slated to open in January of 2019. In addition, RMU extended the contract of head coach Andrew Toole one season through the 2020-21 campaign. • In its previous road game, Robert Morris fell @ Wagner (1/14/17), 53-50. The Colonials trailed, 51-50, with under 30 seconds to play, but a three-pointer from sophomore guard Isaiah Still with 15.5 seconds left was short, while sophomore guard Matty McConnell missed a jumper from the elbow with 10 seconds remaining after grabbing the offensive rebound of Still’s missed triple. • Freshman guard Dachon Burke paced the Colonials against the Seahawks with 13 points and five rebounds, while sophomore guard Matty McConnell registered his first career double-double courtesy of 12 points and 10 rebounds. McConnell also added three assists, two blocks and three steals. • RMU concluded a three-game homestand at the Charles L. Sewall Center with a 77-57 loss to Saint Francis U (1/12/17). Sophomore guard Matty McConnell paced the Colonials with a season-high 15 points while also adding six rebounds and four steals. • Also reaching double figures for Robert Morris against the Red Flash was senior guard Kavon Stewart and freshman guard Dachon Burke, as each scored 12 points. Stewart also tallied four rebounds and four assists, while Burke finished with three rebounds and a block. • The Colonials picked up their first win of the 2016-17 campaign at the Charles L. Sewall Center 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.

Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 24 5 11 23 3

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Name Aaron Tate (6-2, 195, R-Sr.) Braden Burke (6-11, 220, Fr.) Dachon Burke (6-4, 180, Fr.) Matty McConnell (6-2, 195, So.) Kavon Stewart (6-0, 190, Sr.)

Pts. Reb. G/GS Hometown 6.0 7.0 20/20 Cove City, N.C. 4.6 2.9 19/7 Stevensville, Mich. 6.8 3.2 20/4 Orange, N.J. 5.6 4.3 20/15 Oakdale, Pa. 11.3 3.3 19/19 Paterson, N.J.

# 1 20 4 42 32

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Name Isaiah Still (6-6, 190, So.) Billy Giles (6-7, 200, Sr.) Clive Allen (6-0, 180, Fr.) Lorenzen Wright, Jr. (6-3, 190, Jr.) Roberto Mantovani (6-8, 235, Jr.)

Pts. Reb. 14.6 3.6 5.5 3.4 5.4 1.3 2.9 0.5 1.9 2.6

Quick Fact Posted 10 points, nine rebounds in win over Blue Devils Notched six points, two blocks against Central Connecticut Tallied 11 points, four rebounds, two steals vs. CCSU Shooting 42.9% (12-for29) from deep last three games Paced RMU against CCSU with 21 points, six assists

Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 18/18 19/0 20/1 17/0 20/12

Hometown Rahway, N.J. Richmond, Va. Bronx, N.Y. Memphis, Tenn. Larnaca, Cyprus

Quick Fact Did not play in win over Blue Devils due to injury Did not play in win over Central Connecticut due to injury Registered eight points, four assists, block vs. CCSU Scored a career-high 12 points in victory over Buffalo Has scored 10 points over RMU’s last nine games


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