Game #22 • LIU Brooklyn (14-6, 8-0 NEC) vs. Robert Morris (15-6, 6-2 NEC)
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NOVEMBER (4-2) RIDER W, 83-57 @ Saint Peter’s W, 69-52 @ Penn # L, 60-66 @ James Madison # W, 82-77 vs. La Salle # W, 51-44 @ No. 16 Pittsburgh # L, 71-81 DECEMBER (6-2) FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * W, 66-54 MONMOUTH * W, 69-51 @ Duquesne W, 64-60 CLEVELAND STATE L, 58-62 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE W, 72-64 HAMPTON W, 64-54 @ Youngstown State W, 59-56 @ Memphis L, 47-64 JANUARY (5-2) @ Ohio W, 70-67 @ Bryant * W, 84-53 @ Central Connecticut State * L, 53-68 QUINNIPIAC * L, 76-78 SACRED HEART * W, 70-67 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * W, 67-55 @ Monmouth * (OT) W, 81-73 LONG ISLAND * 7:00 p.m. ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) * 7:00 p.m. FEBRUARY (0-0) @ Wagner * 7:00 p.m. @ Mount St. Mary’s * 7:00 p.m. @ Saint Francis (Pa.) * 7:00 p.m. SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) * 7:00 p.m. BRYANT * 7:00 p.m. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * 7:00 p.m. @ Sacred Heart * 7:00 p.m. @ Quinnipiac * 11:00 a.m. MARCH (0-0) NEC Tournament Quarterfinals TBA NEC Tournament Semifinals TBA NEC Tournament Final TBA
# The Philly Hoop Group Classic (Philadelphia, Pa.) (La Salle game played at the Palestra) * Northeast Conference game
Thursday, January 26, 2012 • 7:00 p.m. • Charles L. Sewall Center (3,056) • Moon Township, Pa. TV: Root Sports with Dave Popkin (play-by-play) & Joe DeSantis (color) Radio: WPIT-AM (730) with Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) & Jim Elias (color) Audio / Video / Live Stats available at www.rmucolonials.com Top Story - The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team returns to the Charles L. Sewall Center for a two-game homestand Thursday night looking to extend its winning streak to a season-high four games with a 7:00 p.m. tip against LIU Brooklyn. The Colonials are coming off an 81-73 overtime victory @ Monmouth (1/12/12) in which redshirt junior guard Velton Jones led RMU with 35 points on 10-of-20 shooting from the floor, including 6-for-11 from long range, and a 9-for-14 performance at the free-throw line. Jones also added six assists and three steals in the victory. Sophomore guard Anthony Myers came off the bench and scored all of his career-high 16 points in the second half and overtime as Robert Morris climbed out of a 15-point deficit in the second half, the biggest comeback for the Colonials under second-year head coach Andrew Toole. The Colonials close out their homestand after hosting the Blackbirds Thursday by entertaing St. Francis (N.Y.) Saturday, Jan. 28, at 7:00 p.m. Quick Stat of the Night - Despite suffering back-to-back losses for the first time in nearly a year earlier this month, January has been extremely kind to Robert Morris over the last five years. The Colonials enter Thursday’s game against Long Island with a record of 5-2 (.714) so far this month, and dating back to the 2007-08 campaign, RMU owns a record of 36-8 (.818) during the month of January. So far this month the Colonials have been led by redshirt junior guard Velton Jones, who is averaging 19.0 points and 4.9 assists per game. Overall, Robert Morris is averaging 71.6 points per game since the calendar has switched to 2012 while shoting 43.3 percent (167for-386) from the floor, including 38.1 percent (51-for-134) from long range. Thursday’s Opponent and The All-Time Series RMU vs. LIU Brooklyn LIU Brooklyn and Robert Morris meet for the 64th time on the hardwood Thursday night, with Series Record ........... Robert Morris leads, 36-27 the Colonials holding a 36-27 (.571) edge in the First Meeting ............... 12/2/78; RMU, 66-65 (OT) all-time series. The two programs met three Last Meeting ..................... 3/9/11; LIU, 85-82 (OT) times during the 2010-11 campaign, splitting the Last RMU Win .................... 12/2/10; RMU, 70-69 Current Streak .............................. Long Island, 2 season series in the regular season before the Toole vs. Long Island ....................................... 1-2 Blackbirds earned an 85-82 overtime victory over RMU in the championship game of the 2011 Northeast Conference Tournament. In five career games against LIU Brooklyn, redshirt junior guard Velton Jones has averaged 17.0 points and 3.2 assists per game while shooting 47.6 percent (30-for-63) from the field. Three times in his five games against the Blackbirds Jones has eclipsed the 20-point plateau.
Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 24 22 1 2 3
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Name Lawrence Bridges (6-5, 225, Sr.) Lucky Jones (6-5, 195, Fr.) Mike McFadden (6-8, 220, So.) Velton Jones (6-0, 170, R-Jr.) Coron Williams (6-2, 170, R-So.)
Pts. 4.0 7.5 8.5 17.0 11.0
Reb. 4.4 6.7 4.2 2.7 2.9
G/GS 21/21 21/3 11/10 21/20 21/21
Hometown Detroit, Mich. Newark, N.J. Newark, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Midlothian, Va.
Quick Fact Shooting 65.5 percent (19-for-29) from field last 11 games Averaged 11.5 pts, 11.5 reb in New Jersey sweep last week Shooting 58.5 percent (24-for-41) from field last six games Became 20th member of RMU 1,000-point club @ Monmouth Has failed to score in double figures in five of his last six games
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... # 11 5 34 35 21
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Name Lijah Thompson (6-7, 200, Jr.) Anthony Myers (5-11, 170, So.) Russell Johnson (6-6, 180, R-Jr.) Keith Armstrong (6-7, 230, Fr.) Brandon Herman (6-1, 190, Fr.)
Pts. 7.7 6.3 8.7 2.2 1.4
Reb. 4.1 3.1 5.4 1.9 1.0
G/GS 17/11 21/1 18/18 19/0 16/0
Hometown Philadelphia, Pa. Washington, D.C. Chester, Pa. Raleigh, N.C. Chattanooga, Tenn.
2010-11 Quick Fact Ranks 14th in the NEC in free-throw percentage (.766) Scored career-high 16 points in overtime victory @ Monmouth Has missed the last three games with a thumb injury Has played just 42 minutes over the last nine games Averaging 8.0 minutes per contest on 2011-12 campaign