Game Information
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NOVEMBER (2-6) PENN L, 50-67 @ DePaul (FS1) L, 72-78 @ Bucknell L, 62-75 @ Richmond $ (CSN+) L, 69-81 @ Kansas State $ (Fox Sports KC) L, 40-61 vs. Hampton $ W, 62-48 @ Towson $ W, 67-66 YOUNGSTOWN STATE L, 74-75 DECEMBER (3-4) @ Lehigh L, 58-64 DUQUESNE + W, 64-60 OAKLAND L, 53-74 @ Virginia (ESPNU) L, 39-79 BUFFALO + W, 74-71 @ Sacred Heart * W, 78-67 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * L, 77-81 JANUARY (2-5) LIU BROOKLYN * L, 54-65 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * W, 62-58 SAINT FRANCIS U * (MSG+, FCS) L, 57-77 @ Wagner * L, 50-53 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT * W, 74-67 BRYANT * L, 56-59 @ Mount St. Mary’s * (CBSSN) L, 47-48 @ Saint Francis U * (OT) L, 83-89 FEBRUARY (0-0) @ LIU Brooklyn * 7:00 p.m. @ St. Francis Brooklyn * 4:00 p.m. MOUNT ST. MARY’S * 7:00 p.m. WAGNER * 4:00 p.m. @ Bryant * 7:00 p.m. @ Central Connecticut * 4:00 p.m. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * 7:00 p.m. SACRED HEART * (ESPN3) 3:00 p.m. MARCH (0-0) NEC Tournament Quarterfinals TBA NEC Tournament Semifinals TBA NEC Tournament Final 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 continues a four-game road swing Thursday with its annual swing through Brooklyn, N.Y. The Colonials open the trip with a 7:00 p.m. tip against LIU Brooklyn at the Steinberg Wellness Center. • RMU closed the month of January with an 89-83 overtime loss @ Saint Francis U (1/28/17). The extra frame featured five ties and six lead changes, with the Red Flash taking control when Isaiah Blackmon buried a three-pointer with 27 seconds to go. Overall the game featured eight ties and 13 lead changes. • Sophomore guard Matty McConnell paced the Colonials @ SFU by tying a career high with 16 points while also grabbing six rebounds. Redshirt senior forward Aaron Tate established a career high with 15 points, while senior guard Kavon Stewart contributed 14 points, four assists and six assists. • RMU dropped the opening game of its four-game road swing with a 48-47 loss @ Mount St. Mary’s (1/26/17). The Colonials had numerous opportunities to either tie or take the lead in the final minute but went just 1-for-5 at the free-throw line while also suffering a turnover with 0.7 seconds on the clock in a last chance for the victory. • Sophomore guard Isaiah Still paced the Colonials against the Mount with 14 points and also added five rebounds, while senior guard Kavon Stewart finished with 13 points, six rebounds and four assists. • Robert Morris closed out a two-game homestand at the Charles L. Sewall Center with a 59-56 setback to Bryant (1/21/17). The Colonials let a 12-point lead in the second half slip away but still had two chances inside 25 seconds to either tie or take the lead. A pair of three-point attempts from sophomore guard Isaiah Still, however, were off the mark. • Freshman guard Dachon Burke paced Robert Morris against Bryant with a career-high 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 performance at the free-throw line. He also added six rebounds and a steal. • Senior guard Kavon Stewart contributed 13 points, four rebounds, two assists and five steals against the Bulldogs. Stewart leads the Northeast Conference in steals with 1.91 per game thanks to 42 thefts in 22 games. • Robert Morris announced Thursday, January 19, 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. While the UPMC Events Center is being built, RMU will play its home games at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Colonials will play their entire slate in 201718 at the facility as well as its non-conference schedule in 2018-19.
Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 24 1 11 23 3
P F G G G G
Name Aaron Tate (6-2, 195, R-Sr.) Isaiah Still (6-6, 190, So.) 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 23/23 Cove City, N.C. 14.0 3.7 21/21 Rahway, N.J. 7.0 3.5 23/8 Orange, N.J. 6.0 3.9 23/18 Oakdale, Pa. 11.5 3.5 22/22 Paterson, N.J.
# 20 4 5 42 32
P F G F G F
Name Billy Giles (6-7, 200, Sr.) Clive Allen (6-0, 180, Fr.) Braden Burke (6-11, 220, Fr.) Lorenzen Wright, Jr. (6-3, 190, Jr.) Roberto Mantovani (6-8, 235, Jr.)
Pts. 5.0 4.9 4.6 3.5 1.9
Quick Fact Scored a career-high 15 points @ Saint Francis U Shooting 29.9% (32-for-107) from field against NEC foes Notched eight points, six boards, four assists @ SFU Tied a career high with 16 points against Red Flash RMU’s active career leading scorer with 896 points
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... Reb. 3.4 1.4 2.7 0.6 2.6
G/GS 22/0 23/2 22/7 20/0 20/12
Hometown Richmond, Va. Bronx, N.Y. Stevensville, Mich. Memphis, Tenn. Larnaca, Cyprus
Quick Fact Registered four points, seven boards @ Mount St. Mary’s Posted five points, three assists @ Saint Francis U Scored seven points against Red Flash, dished out assist Hit three of his four attempts from deep @ Saint Francis U Has not played last two games (coaches decision)