Robert Morris MBB Game Notes @ St. Francis Brooklyn (1/31/13)

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Game #22 • Robert Morris (14-7 / 6-2 NEC) @ St. Francis Brooklyn (8-11 / 4-4 NEC)

2012-13 Schedule / Results 1 9 12 13 17 19 20 26 1 4 8 15 18 20 3 5 10 12 17 19 24 26 31 2 6 9 14 16 21 23 28 2 6 9 12

NOVEMBER (3-4) SAINT VINCENT (Ex.) @ Rider vs. Lehigh # vs. Fordham # @ Xavier BOWLING GREEN # CLEVELAND STATE # @ Savannah State DECEMBER (5-1) OHIO Campbell Hampton DUQUESNE @ Louisiana-Lafayette @ Arkansas (ESPN3) JANUARY (6-2) BRYANT * CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * @ Fairleigh Dickinson * @ Monmouth * (MSG) SACRED HEART * QUINNIPIAC * @ Saint Francis (Pa.) * MOUNT ST. MARY’S * @ St. Francis (N.Y.) * FEBRUARY (0-0) @ LIU Brooklyn * (ESPNU) SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) * (ROOT) WAGNER * @ Quinnipiac * @ Sacred Heart * MONMOUTH * FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * @ Bryant * MARCH (0-0) @ Central Connecticut State * NEC Tournament Quarterfinals NEC Tournament Semifinals NEC Tournament Final

Thursday, January 31, 2013 • 7:00 p.m. • Pope P.E. Center (1,200) • Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. Radio: WPIT-AM (730) with Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) & Jim Duzyk (color) Audio available at RMUColonials.com Follow RMU Men’s Basketball on Twitter: @RMUMBasketball

W, 81-67 L, 54-79 L, 60-89 W, 74-58 L, 59-61 W, 71-60 W, 71-62 L, 52-61

Top Story - The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team closes out the month of January with the opening tilt of a two-game road trip through Brooklyn, N.Y., with a 7:00 p.m. tip against St. Francis Brooklyn at the Pope P.E. Center. The Colonials are coming off a 76-68 victory over Mount St. Mary’s (1/26/13), which stretched their winning streak to a season-high six games. Junior guard Karvel Anderson paced RMU against the Mount, scoring 22 points off the bench thanks to a 7-for-11 shooting performance from the field, including 4-of-7 from deep, while going a perfect 4-for-4 at the free-throw line. Redshirt senior forward Russell Johnson added 14 points, five rebounds and three steals in the victory. Robert Morris shot 51 percent (26-for-51) as a team against Mount St. Mary’s, the third consecutive game the Colonials have converted at least 50 percent of their shots from the floor. RMU closes out its two-game road swing after taking on the Terriers with a 3:00 p.m. tip against LIU Brooklyn Saturday, Feb. 2, at the WRAC.

W, 84-76 W, 61-58 W, 66-54 W, 91-69 W, 66-61 L, 74-79

Quick Stat of the Night - Redshirt senior guard Velton Jones is set to join an exclusive club Thursday @ St. Francis Brooklyn. Jones owns career totals of 1,499 points and 502 assists, and with his next point will be just the ninth player in Northeast Conference history, and the first Colonial, to eclipse career totals of 1,500 points and 500 assists. Jones will be the first player in the NEC to turn the trick since Jeremy Goode of Mount St. Mary’s and Jaytornah Wisseh of LIU Brooklyn concluded their respective careers in 2010. Goode finished with 1,716 points and 603 assists, while Wisseh compiled 1,693 points and 538 dimes. Goode owns the most career assists among the eight players currently on the list to eclipse 1,500 career points and 500 helpers, while Gregory Harris, also of the Mount, owns the most points with 1,760 while dishing out 529 career assists.

L, 77-84 L, 70-77 W, 88-54 W, 70-55 W, 66-62 W, 87-75 W, 84-70 W, 76-68 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Thursday’s Opponent and The All-Time Series RMU vs. St. Francis Brooklyn Robert Morris and St. Francis Brooklyn will meet on the hardwood for the 64th time Thursday, Series Record ........... Robert Morris leads, 38-25 with the Colonials holding a 38-25 (.603) edge in First Meeting ...................... 1/11/78; SFC, 107-98 the all-time series. The Terriers have won two of Last Meeting .......................... 1/28/12; SFC, 81-68 the last three meetings between the two pro- Last RMU Win ....................... 1/22/11; RMU, 54-51 Current Streak ................ St. Francis Brooklyn, 1 grams, including an 81-68 victory over RMU last Toole vs. St. Francis Brooklyn ........................ 1-2 season at the Charles L. Sewall Center (1/28/12) in the only meeting of the 2011-12 season. In that contest SFC shot 52.2 percent (24-for-46) from the field, including 58.8 percent (10-for-17) from beyond the arc, as Brent Jones led four Terriers in double figures scoring with 19 points. Robert Morris was led by guard Velton Jones, who finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and a pair of steals. Guard Coron Williams contributed 15 points, but the duo combined to shoot just 25 percent (10-for-40) from the field. In the last meeting at the Pope P.E. Center (12/4/10), St. Francis Brooklyn earned a 65-63 victory over RMU.

3:30 p.m. TBA TBA TBA

# 2012 NIT Season Tip-Off * Northeast Conference game

Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 34 22 1 2 3

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Name Russell Johnson (6-6,180, R-Sr.) Lucky Jones (6-6, 205, So.) Mike McFadden (6-8, 220, Jr.) Velton Jones (6-0, 170, R-Sr.) Coron Williams (6-2, 170, R-Jr.)

Pts. 9.0 10.7 9.0 12.0 9.7

Reb. 5.5 6.1 4.0 1.6 2.7

G/GS 17/11 19/17 20/19 20/20 21/21

Hometown Chester, Pa. Newark, N.J. Newark, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Midlothian, Va.

Quick Fact Averaging 12.5 pts, 5.3 reb during RMU’s six-game winning streak Averaging 16.8 points, 6.8 rebounds last five games Ranks third in the NEC in field goal percentage (57.5%) Second Colonial in school history with 500 career assists (502) RMU active leader in consecutive games (90) & starts (63)

Robert Morris Off The Bench ... # 15 5 4 20 45

P G G G C F

Name Karvel Anderson (6-2, 190, Jr.) Anthony Myers-Pate (5-11, 170, Jr.) David Appolon (6-2, 180, So.) Stephan Hawkins (6-9, 205, Fr.) Keith Armstrong (6-9, 205, Fr.)

Pts. 12.7 5.1 4.0 3.1 3.0

Reb. 2.7 1.9 1.7 2.9 0.0

G/GS 20/10 19/1 15/0 21/2 1/0

Hometown Elkhart, Ind. Washington, D.C. Philadelphia, Pa. Gary, Ind. Raleigh, N.C.

Quick Fact Shooting 69.7% (18-for-26) from the field last three games Owns assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.50 last four games Scored career-high nine points vs. Central Conn. State (1/5/13) Averaging 6.2 pts, 3.8 reb during RMU’s six-game winning streak In season debut @ Saint Francis U. finished with three points


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