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 (1-0) @ LIU Brooklyn * W, 67-63 @ 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 concludes a four-game road swing Saturday with a 4:00 p.m. tip against St. Francis Brooklyn at Pope P.E. Court in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. • The Colonials snapped a three-game losing streak with a 67-63 victory @ LIU Brooklyn (2/2/17) in the opening game of their swing through Brooklyn. Sophomore guard Isaiah Still paced the Colonials with 21 points and also added five rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals. • Senior guard Kavon Stewart added 15 points in the win over the Blackbirds on the strength of an 11-for-13 performance at the free-throw line. He also finished with a career-high nine rebounds and three assists. Freshman guard Dachon Burke registered his first career double-double @ LIU Brooklyn with 10 points and 10 rebounds. • Each of RMU’s last six games have been decided by seven points or less, with the Colonials owning a record of 2-4 (.333) in those contests. In games decided by five points or less against Northeast Conference foes, Robert Morris owns a mark of 3-4 (.429). Overall this season RMU is 5-5 (.500) in games decided by four points or less. • Since posting a wire-to-wire 74-67 win over Central Connecticut (1/19/17), the last four games for Robert Morris has featured 23 ties and 42 lead changes. Overall in Northeast Conference play for Robert Morris the lead has changed hands 70 times (6.4 per contest), while 55 (5.0 per game) ties have occurred. • 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. • Robert Morris announced Thursday, January 19, 2017, in a press conference at the Charles L. Sewall Center it will break ground on the UPMC Events Center, a 140,000square 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, Robert Morris will play its home games at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Colonials will play their entire slate in 2017-18 at the facility as well as its non-conference schedule in 2018-19. RMU posted a 2-0 record in the facility this season.
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 5.8 6.8 24/24 Cove City, N.C. 14.3 3.7 22/22 Rahway, N.J. 7.2 3.8 24/9 Orange, N.J. 6.0 4.0 24/19 Oakdale, Pa. 11.7 3.7 23/23 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. 4.9 4.9 4.7 3.4 1.9
Quick Fact RMU’s active career leader in rebounds with 474 Paced Colonials in win @ LIU Brooklyn with 21 points First career double-double (10 pts, 10 reb) vs. Blackbirds Averaging 9.5 points, 5.7 rebounds last six games Posted 15 points, nine boards in victory @ LIU Brooklyn
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... Reb. 3.3 1.4 2.7 0.5 2.6
G/GS 23/0 24/2 23/7 21/0 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 Four points, two rebounds, block in win @ LIU Brooklyn Contributed six points, three rebounds against Blackbirds Hit three of his four attempts from deep @ Saint Francis U Has not played last two games (coaches decision)