Game #26 • Robert Morris (14-11, 9-1) @ Saint Francis U. (7-16, 5-5)
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NOVEMBER (3-5) SAVANNAH STATE @ Lafayette @ Eastern Michigan $ @ #1 Kentucky $ (ESPN2) UT ARLINGTON $ @ Cleveland State $ @ Buffalo @ Delaware DECEMBER (2-4) @ Youngstown State TOLEDO @ Duquesne CAMPBELL @ Oakland @ #6 Oklahoma State (ESPNU) JANUARY (7-1) @ Alabama (ESPN3) @ Sacred Heart * @ Bryant * SAINT FRANCIS U. * @ Mount St. Mary’s * SACRED HEART * WAGNER * BRYANT * (ESPNU) FEBRUARY (2-1) CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * @ LIU Brooklyn * (ESPNU) @ St. Francis Brooklyn * @ Saint Francis U. * MOUNT ST. MARY’S * LIU BROOKLYN * ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * @ Fairleigh Dickinson * MARCH (0-0) @ Wagner * NEC Tournament Quarterfinals NEC Tournament Semifinals NEC Tournament Final
Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 • 7:00 p.m. • DeGol Arena (3,500) • Loretto, Pa. Radio: 970 ESPN AM with Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) & Jim Elias (color) Follow RMU Men’s Basketball on Twitter and Instagram: RMUMBasketball
W, 86-66 W, 90-81 L, 64-69 L, 49-87 W, 88-81 L, 74-87 L, 66-81 L, 67-86
Top Story - The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team concludes a three-game road trip Thursday by traveling east on Route 22 to Loretto, Pa., for a 7:00 p.m. tip against in-state rival Saint Francis U. at DeGol Arena. The Colonials are coming off a 72-50 victory @ St. Francis Brooklyn (2/8/14) as junior forward Lucky Jones scored all of his game-high 18 points in the first half to help guide RMU to its second straight win. Senior guard Karvel Anderson added 13 points in the victory, while sophomore forward Stephan Hawkins contributed 11 points. During RMU’s twogame swing through Brooklyn, N.Y., the Colonials posted their two best defensive performances of the season, allowing an average of just 53.0 points in the two games on 33 percent (38-forL, 76-84 115) shooting from the field, including 25 percent (9-for-36) from deep. Robert Morris returns L, 77-80 W, 67-63 home to the Charles L. Sewall Center after taking on the Red Flash Thursday, opening a threegame homestand by hosting Mount St. Mary’s in a 4:00 p.m. tip Saturday, Feb. 15. The Colonials W, 72-61 L, 94-100 will also host LIU Brooklyn (Feb. 20) and St. Francis Brooklyn (Feb. 22) as part of their homestand. L, 66-92 Quick Stat of the Night - Two key reasons Robert Morris enters Thursday’s game @ Saint Francis U. in first place in the Northeast Conference and already having clinched a spot in the 2014 NEC L, 56-64 W, 79-70 Tournament are rebounding and turnovers. Against league opponents, the Colonials lead the NEC W, 71-67 in rebounding defense, yielding an average of 32.3 rebounds per contest, and turnover margin at +3.40. Robert Morris, which owns a record of 54-13 (.806) in four seasons under head coach AnW, 73-68 W, 77-69 drew Toole when outrebounding its opponent, including a mark of 10-2 (.833) in 2013-14, has outrebounded seven of its first nine opponents in NEC games so far this season. Likewise, the Colonials W, 91-65 have also posted fewer turnovers than their league foes in six of their nine contests so far this W, 74-70 year. Those factors have allowed Robert Morris to outscore its NEC opponents, 17.0 ppg to 11.6 W, 79-76 ppg, so far this year in points off turnovers and 14.6 ppg to 8.8 ppg in second-chance points. L, 73-74 W, 65-56 W, 72-50 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. TBA TBA TBA
$ Keightley Classic; * NEC game
Thursday’s Opponent and The All-Time Series - The RMU vs. Saint Francis U. longest running rivalry in program history, Saint Francis U. and Robert Morris will meet for the Series Record ..... Robert Morris leads, 46-28 75th time Thursday, with the Colonials owning a First Meeting ................ 2/11/78; SFU, 84-65 46-28 (.622) advantage in the all-time series. Last Meeting .............. 1/16/14; RMU, 73-68 RMU enters Thursday’s tilt having won 12 straight Last RMU Win ............ 1/16/14; RMU, 73-68 in the all-time series against the Red Flash, a Current Streak ...................... Robert Morris, 12 Toole vs. Saint Francis U. ............................ 7-0 school record for consecutive victories against a Northeast Conference opponent. In the opening game of the 2013-14 season series, RMU used a 19-3 run in the final 4:19 to earn a 73-68 victory. The Colonials trailed, 65-54, with 4:40 to go but climbed out of the double-digit deficit for the win. Senior guard Karvel Anderson led all scorers with 24 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the floor, including 5-for-10 from deep, while junior forward Lucky Jones contributed 12 points and six rebounds.
Robert Morris Projected Starters ... # 22 4 45 5 15
P F F C G G
Name Lucky Jones (6-6, 210, Jr.) David Appolon (6-4, 190, Jr.) Stephan Hawkins (6-9, 205, So.) Anthony Myers-Pate (5-11, 170, Sr.) Karvel Anderson (6-2, 190, Sr.)
Pts. 14.0 2.8 4.0 6.6 18.8
Reb. 6.3 2.4 2.6 2.6 3.3
# 3 24 12 11 2
P G F G F G
Name Kavon Stewart (6-0, 180, Fr.) Aaron Tate (6-5, 220, So.) Charles Oliver (6-3, 190, Jr.) Jeremiah Worthem (6-6, 215, Fr.) Britton Lee (5-11, 180, Fr.)
Pts. 5.5 3.4 6.3 8.9 0.0
Reb. 1.6 4.0 1.3 4.1 0.0
G/GS 25/24 25/6 25/11 25/25 25/25
Hometown Newark, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Gary, Ind. Washington, D.C. Elkhart, Ind.
Quick Fact RMU’s active leader in points (1,042) and rebounds (574) Averaging 4.8 points, 4.8 rebounds in six games as starter Averaged 10.5 points, 4.0 rebounds in Brooklyn sweep Ranks third in the NEC in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.71) Has scored in double figures in 24 of RMU’s 25 games
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 19/0 25/8 25/0 19/11 3/0
Hometown Paterson, N.J. New Bern, N.C. Scotch Plains, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa.
Quick Fact Tallied nine points, four boards in win @ St. Francis Brooklyn Averaging 5.9 rebounds per game against NEC foes Eighth in the NEC in three-point FG percentage (39.5%) Has not played last six games (suspended indefinitely) Has not played last six games (suspended indefinitely)