Robert Morris MBB Game Notes @ LIU Brooklyn (2/2/13)

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Game #23 • Robert Morris (14-8 / 6-3 NEC) @ LIU Brooklyn (11-10 / 6-3 NEC)

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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 (6-3) BRYANT * CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * @ Fairleigh Dickinson * @ Monmouth * (MSG) SACRED HEART * QUINNIPIAC * @ Saint Francis U. * MOUNT ST. MARY’S * @ St. Francis Brooklyn * FEBRUARY (0-0) @ LIU Brooklyn * (ESPNU) SAINT FRANCIS U. * (ROOT) WAGNER * @ Quinnipiac * @ Sacred Heart * MONMOUTH * FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * @ Bryant * MARCH (0-0) @ Central Connecticut State * NEC Tournament Quarterfinals NEC Tournament Semifinals NEC Tournament Final

Saturday, February 2, 2013 • 3:00 p.m. • The WRAC (2,500) • Brooklyn, N.Y. TV: ESPNU with Mike Corey (play-by-play) & Bob Valvano (color) Radio: WPIT-AM (730) with Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) & Jim Duzyk (color) 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 concludes a two-game swing through Brooklyn, N.Y., Saturday afternoon with a 3:00 p.m. tilt at the WRAC against LIU Brooklyn in a game that will be televised live on ESPNU. The Colonials opened their swing by having their season-high six-game winning streak snapped with a 71-61 loss @ St. Francis Brooklyn (1/31/13). RMU was led by junior guards Karvel Anderson and Anthony Myers-Pate against the Terriers, as the pair each scored 14 points. Myers-Pate added six assists against no turnovers, while sophomore forward Lucky Jones scored 11 points. Redshirt senior forward Russell Johnson also contributed eight points, a career-high 15 rebounds, three assists and three steals against SFC. Robert Morris returns home to the Charles L. Sewall Center for a pair of games after taking on the Blackbirds Saturday, beginning Wednesday, Feb. 6, with a 7:00 p.m. tip against in-state rival Saint Francis U. in a contest that will be televised live on Root Sports.

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

Quick Stat of the Night - Anthony Myers-Pate has struggled at times throughout the course of the 2012-13 campaign, but the junior guard is providing Robert Morris with some of his best basketball of the season in recent weeks. In addition to supplying a season-high 14 points in RMU’s last game @ St. Francis Brooklyn (1/31/13), Myers-Pate has done a solid job in doing what he does best, which is creating for his teammates. Myers-Pate tied a season-high with six assists against the Terriers and enters Saturday’s game @ LIU Brooklyn having posted 20 dimes against just four turnovers over his last five games, an assist-to-turnover ratio of 5.00. Myers-Pate, who ranks second for the Colonials so far this season in assists with 51 (2.6 per game), owns 278 career dimes, which ranks 15th all-time at Robert Morris.

L, 77-84 L, 70-77 W, 88-54 W, 70-55 W, 66-62 W, 87-75 W, 84-70 W, 76-68 L, 61-71 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.

Saturday’s Opponent and The All-Time Series RMU vs. LIU Brooklyn RMU and LIU Brooklyn will meet for the 66th time Saturday afternoon, with the Colonials Series Record ........... Robert Morris leads, 37-28 owning a 37-28 (.569) edge in the all-time series. First Meeting ............... 12/2/78; RMU, 66-65 (OT) The two programs met twice last season, includ- Last Meeting .......................... 3/7/12; LIU, 90-73 ing once in the regular season. Robert Morris Last RMU Win ...................... 1/26/12; RMU, 75-66 Current Streak ............................ LIU Brooklyn, 1 earned a 75-66 victory over LIU Brooklyn at the Toole vs. LIU Brooklyn ..................................... 2-3 Charles L. Sewall Center (1/26/12) in the regularseason meeting before the Blackbirds earned a 90-73 win over the Colonials in the championship game of the 2012 Northeast Conference Tournament. In RMU’s victory at the Sewall Center, guard Velton Jones finished with 23 points, seven assists and a pair of steals as three Colonials reached double figures in scoring. Guard Coron Williams added 13 points, while forward Lucky Jones recorded 10 points, five rebounds and three steals. In the 2012 NEC Tournament championship game, Lucky Jones led Robert Morris with 14 points.

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. 8.9 10.7 8.8 11.4 9.5

Reb. 6.1 5.9 4.0 1.5 2.5

G/GS 18/12 20/18 21/20 21/21 22/22

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

Quick Fact Posted a career-high 15 boards @ St. Francis Brooklyn (1/31/13) Averaging 14.0 points, 6.0 rebounds last six games Ranks fourth in the NEC in field goal percentage (56.8%) Left game @ SFC (1/31/13) in opening minutes due to injury RMU active leader in consecutive games (91) & starts (64)

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 5.5 3.9 3.0 3.0

Reb. 2.7 1.9 1.8 2.9 0.0

G/GS 21/10 20/1 16/0 22/2 1/0

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

Quick Fact Shooting 62.2% (23-for-37) from the field last four games Season-high 14 points @ St. Francis Brooklyn (1/31/13) Scored career-high nine points vs. Central Conn. State (1/5/13) Averaging 5.6 points, 3.7 rebounds last seven games In season debut @ Saint Francis U. finished with three points


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