Game #30 • Robert Morris (20-9 / 12-4 NEC) @ Bryant (17-9 / 10-5 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 (6-1) @ LIU Brooklyn * (ESPNU) SAINT FRANCIS U. * (ROOT) WAGNER * (OT) @ Quinnipiac * @ Sacred Heart * MONMOUTH * FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * @ Bryant * MARCH (0-0) @ Central Connecticut State * NEC Tournament Quarterfinals NEC Tournament Semifinals NEC Tournament Final
Thursday, February 28, 2013 • 7:00 p.m. • Chace Athletic Center (2,700) • Smithfield, R.I. Radio: WPIT-AM (730) with Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) & Jim Duzyk (color) Audio available at RMUColonials.com 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 wraps up its 2012-13 regularseason schedule with a pair of games in New England, beginning Thursday with a 7:00 p.m. tip against Bryant at the Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield, R.I. The Colonials, who have clinched a spot in the Northeast Conference Tournament for the 10th straight year, are coming off an 8946 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson (2/23/13). In that contest redshirt senior guard Velton Jones led four players in double figures scoring for RMU with 20 points. Junior forward Mike McFadden contributed 15 points, junior guard Karvel Anderson added 11 points off the bench and redshirt senior forward Russell Johnson compiled 10 points and 11 rebounds. Robert Morris enters Thursday’s game in first place in the NEC, a game ahead of Bryant. The Colonials will close out their 2012-13 regular season Saturday, March 2, with an 11:30 a.m. tip @ Central Connecticut State in a game that will be televised live on MSG and FCS Pacific after taking on the Bulldogs Thursday.
W, 84-76 W, 61-58 W, 66-54 W, 91-69 W, 66-61 L, 74-79 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
Quick Stat of the Night - Robert Morris ends its 2012-13 regular season this weekend with the same two opponents it started its Northeast Conference slate with: Bryant and Central Connecticut State. The Colonials dropped each of their first two NEC games of the year, falling to the Bulldogs at the Charles L. Sewall Center (1/3/13), 84-77, before suffering a 77-70 setback to the Blue Devils, also at Sewall Center (1/5/13). Since the beginning of the 2007-08 campaign, RMU owns a record of 7-1 (.875) when facing off with a league opponent the second time after dropping the first game of the season series. During that stretch, Robert Morris is allowing just 58 points per game while holding its opponents to a shooting percentage of 37.8 percent (156-for-413), including 30.1 percent (50-for-166) from beyond the arc. Included in that span is an 82-69 win @ Sacred Heart (2/28/08), which helped RMU claim the 2008 NEC regular-season title.
W, 60-57 W, 60-48 W, 83-79 L, 61-63 W, 68-63 W, 77-65 W, 89-46 7:00 p.m.
Thursday’s Opponent and The All-Time Series RMU vs. Bryant Robert Morris and Bryant will tip for the seventh time Thursday, with the Colonials owning a 5-1 Series Record .............. Robert Morris leads, 5-1 (.833) advantage in the all-time series. The Bull- First Meeting ....................... 1/29/09; RMU, 72-47 dogs picked up their first win over RMU in the Last Meeting ...................... 1/3/13; Bryant, 84-77 all-time series in the first meeting of the 2012- Last RMU Win ...................... 2/16/12; RMU, 69-40 13 season series with an 84-77 victory at the Current Streak ....................................... Bryant, 1 Toole vs. Bryant ............................................... 3-1 Charles L. Sewall Center (1/3/13). In that contest Bryant was bolstered by a shooting percentage of 55.6 percent (13-for-25) from beyond the arc as Dyami Starks hit seven three-pointers en route to a game-high 29 points. Robert Morris was led by redshirt senior guard Velton Jones, who finished with 24 points, six assists and six steals. Junior guard Karvel Anderson and sophomore forward Lucky Jones each scored 13 points, while junior forward Mike McFadden added 11 points and five rebounds.
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# 2012 NIT Season Tip-Off * Northeast Conference game
Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 34 22 20 5 3
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Name Russell Johnson (6-6,180, R-Sr.) Lucky Jones (6-6, 205, So.) Stephan Hawkins (6-9, 205, Fr.) Anthony Myers-Pate (5-11, 170, Jr.) Coron Williams (6-2, 170, R-Jr.)
Pts. 10.2 11.6 3.0 5.9 9.0
Reb. 6.0 6.0 2.6 2.2 2.3
G/GS 25/19 28/25 29/7 26/6 29/28
Hometown Chester, Pa. Newark, N.J. Gary, Ind. Washington, D.C. Midlothian, Va.
Quick Fact Seventh career double-double vs. FDU (11 points, 10 rebounds) Ranks fourth in the NEC in free-throw percentage (81.5%) Leads Robert Morris in blocks with 24 (0.83 per game) Over last seven games is averaging 8.3 points, 3.4 assists Had streak of consecutive starts vs. FDU snapped at 70
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... # 15 2 1 4 45
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Name Karvel Anderson (6-2, 190, Jr.) Velton Jones (6-0, 170, R-Sr.) Mike McFadden (6-8, 220, Jr.) David Appolon (6-2, 180, So.) Keith Armstrong (6-9, 205, Fr.)
Pts. 12.3 11.2 8.7 3.3 1.0
Reb. 2.7 1.5 3.8 1.9 1.0
G/GS 28/10 25/23 27/22 23/0 6/0
Hometown Elkhart, Ind. Philadelphia, Pa. Newark, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Raleigh, N.C.
Quick Fact Shooting 61.5% (8-for-13) from beyond the arc last three games Established a school record with 121st career start vs. FDU Perfect 7-for-7 from the field against Fairleigh Dickinson Contributed six points, career-high seven rebounds vs. Knights Finished with two points, three rebounds vs. Saint Francis U.