Men's Basketball game Notes @ Bryant (2/16/17)

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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 (3-1) @ LIU Brooklyn * W, 67-63 @ St. Francis Brooklyn * W, 78-54 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * L, 70-74 WAGNER * W, 50-48 @ 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, winners of three of its last four games, travels to New England for its final road trip of the 2016-17 regular season. The Colonials open the two-game swing Thursday with a 7:00 p.m. tip against Bryant at the Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield, R.I. • RMU concluded a two-game homestand at the Charles L. Sewall Center with a 50-48 victory over Wagner (2/11/17). It marked the third time in 2016-17 the Colonials have held an opponent under 50 points. Sophomore guard Isaiah Still paced Robert Morris against the Seahawks with 14 points and five rebounds. • Robert Morris owns a record of 39-13 (.750) during the month of February in seven seasons under head coach Andrew Toole thanks to a 3-1 (.750) mark through four games in 2017. In four games this month the Colonials are holding opponents to 59.8 points per game on 37.6 percent (77-for-205) shooting from the field, including 32.9 percent (24for-73) from beyond the arc. Offensively, RMU is averaging 66.2 points per game in February while shooting 42.3 percent (91-for-215) from the floor. • The Colonials opened their homestand by dropping a 74-70 decision to Mount St. Mary’s (2/9/17). Sophomore guard Isaiah Still led four Colonials in double figures with 17 points while also grabbing seven rebounds. Sophomore guard Matty McConnell added 13 points and a career-high six steals. • A total of 10 of RMU’s 14 games against Northeast Conference foes this season have been decided by seven points or less, with the Colonials owning a record of 4-6 (.400) in those contests. In league tilts decided by five points or less, Robert Morris has posted a record of 3-5 (.375). In seven years under head coach Andrew Toole, the Colonials are 50-31 (.617) in games settled by five points or less. • Redshirt senior forward Aaron Tate is RMU’s active leader in career rebounds with 488 and needs 12 caroms to become the 18th member of the Robert Morris 500-Rebound Club. Senior guard Kavon Stewart is RMU’s active leader in points (938) and ranks eighth all-time at RMU for career games played (121) and 13th in career starts (87). • 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 (6-5, 230, 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 6.6 27/27 Cove City, N.C. 14.5 4.2 25/25 Rahway, N.J. 7.3 4.1 27/12 Orange, N.J. 6.4 3.9 27/22 Oakdale, Pa. 11.4 3.7 26/26 Paterson, N.J.

# 4 5 20 42 32

P G F F G F

Name Clive Allen (6-0, 180, Fr.) Braden Burke (6-11, 220, Fr.) Billy Giles (6-7, 200, Sr.) Lorenzen Wright, Jr. (6-3, 190, Jr.) Roberto Mantovani (6-8, 235, Jr.)

Pts. 5.3 4.5 4.5 3.3 1.8

Quick Fact Only member of the Colonials to start all 27 games Has scored in double figures four straight games (17.5 ppg) Posted six points, seven rebounds in win over Wagner Ranks fourth in the NEC in steals (1.59 per contest) RMU’s active leader in points (938) and assists (477)

Robert Morris Off The Bench ... Reb. 1.4 2.7 3.2 0.5 2.6

G/GS 27/2 26/7 25/0 24/0 21/12

Hometown Bronx, N.Y. Stevensville, Mich. Richmond, Va. Memphis, Tenn. Larnaca, Cyprus

Quick Fact Scored six points, dished out two assists vs. Seahawks Tallied two points, rebound in victory over Wagner Did not play in 50-48 win over Seahawks Shooting 37.1 percent (23-for-62) from beyond the arc In eight minutes vs. Wagner grabbed three rebounds


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