Game Information
Schedule / Results NOVEMBER (2-4) 14 16 19 22 26 27 2 7 13 17 22 30 3 5 8 10 16 18 22 24 29 31 5 7 12 14 19 21 26 28 4 7 10
LAFAYETTE L, 50-77 @ No. 6 North Carolina $ (ESPNU) L, 59-103 @ Bradley W, 68-61 @ Georgetown $ L, 66-80 @ Chattanooga $ L, 46-61 vs. University of Louisiana at Monroe $ W, 71-54 DECEMBER (2-4) YOUNGSTOWN STATE L, 81-89 BUFFALO L, 59-74 DUQUESNE W, 75-59 @ Toledo (ESPN3) L, 57-83 DELAWARE W, 84-81 @ Clemson (ESPN3) L, 57-64 JANUARY (7-3) MOUNT ST. MARY’S * W, 70-45 @ Saint Francis U. * L, 59-66 @ Wagner * (CBSSN) W, 77-73 @ Central Connecticut State * W, 72-60 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * (ESPNU) L, 63-68 SACRED HEART * W, 85-65 @ Mount St. Mary’s * (OT) W, 63-59 @ St. Francis Brooklyn * (ESPN3) W, 67-65 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * W, 87-65 BRYANT * L, 68-71 FEBRUARY (5-3) @ LIU Brooklyn * L, 65-72 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * W, 76-62 LIU BROOKLYN * L, 62-63 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * (FCS) W, 53-52 @ Sacred Heart * L, 76-80 @ Bryant * W, 76-70 WAGNER * W, 91-59 SAINT FRANCIS U. * (OT) W, 71-70 MARCH (1-0) WAGNER # W, 91-68 BRYANT # Noon NEC Tournament Final 7:00 p.m.
$ Battle 4 Atlantis (neutral site game played @ Chattanooga) * NEC game; # NEC Tournament
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Quick Hits • The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team continues its quest for a league-high eighth Northeast Conference Tournament championship Saturday by hosting No. 3 seed Bryant in a Noon tip as part of semifinal action at the Charles L. Sewall Center. • RMU is making its eighth straight appearance in the semifinals of the Northeast Conference Tournament and its 18th overall after posting a 91-68 win over No. 7 Wagner (3/4/15) at the Sewall Center. Senior forward Lucky Jones paced RMU in the victory by tying a career high with 27 points. • Also reaching double figures in the victory over the Seahawks for the Colonials was freshman guard Marcquise Reed, junior guard Rodney Pryor and sophomore guard Kavon Stewart. Reed supplied 22 points, five assists and three steals, Pryor chipped in 15 points, a team-high eight rebounds and a career-high seven assists and Stewart finished with 10 points and five dimes. • The win over Wagner helped RMU match a season high with its fourth consecutive win. During their winning streak, the Colonials are averaging 82.2 points per contest while shooting 48.1 percent (116-for-241) from the field, including 48.8 percent (41-for-84) from beyond the arc. • RMU is making its 12th consecutive appearance in the Northeast Conference Tournament, the longest streak by a member institution. All-time in the postseason tourney the Colonials own a record of 37-23 (.617). • In a vote of league head coaches Tuesday, freshman guard Marcquise Reed was named the 2015 Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year. Reed is the fourth student-athlete from RMU to be named NEC Rookie of the Year. Reed also earned a spot on the 2015 All-NEC Rookie Team and joined senior forward Lucky Jones and junior guard Rodney Pryor on the 2015 All-NEC Second Team. • RMU’s 71-70 overtime win over Saint Francis U. (2/28/15) in the 2014-15 regular-season finale secured the program’s 10th straight winning season, extending a school record. Since the beginning of the 2005-06 campaign, the Colonials own a record of 212-120 (.639), including a mark of 130-48 (.730) in the NEC. • Senior forward Lucky Jones enters the semifinals 2015 Northeast Conference Tournament having scored in double figures in each of the 13 games he’s played at the Charles L. Sewall Center this season as well as 18 consecutive home games dating back to last year. This year at home, Jones is averaging 16.5 points and 6.4 rebounds at “The Chuck.” • Freshman guard Marcquise Reed has established RMU freshman records for field goals (173) and 20-point scoring games (10) this season. Reed has scored 470 points for Robert Morris, which ranks second all-time among program rookies, trailing only the 477 points former guard Karon Abraham (2009-11) scored in 2009-10.
Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 24 5 2 11 3
P F C G G G
Name Aaron Tate (6-5, 230, Jr.) Elijah Minnie (6-8, 215, Fr.) Marcquise Reed (6-3, 185, Fr.) Rodney Pryor (6-5, 205, Jr.) Kavon Stewart (6-0, 190, So.)
Pts. 4.1 6.5 15.2 15.3 5.7
Reb. 4.3 4.5 2.6 4.9 2.5
# 22 45 33 1 4
P F C F F G
Name Lucky Jones (6-6, 210, Sr.) Stephan Bennett (6-9, 215, Jr.) Andre Frederick (6-8, 220, Fr.) Lionel Gomis (6-9, 230, Jr.) David Appolon (6-4, 195, Sr.)
Pts. 14.5 4.3 1.5 1.2 6.0
Reb. 6.2 2.0 1.4 1.7 3.5
G/GS 29/26 28/17 31/24 31/24 30/28
Hometown Cove City, N.C. Monessen, Pa. Landover, Md. Evanston, Ill. Paterson, N.J.
Quick Fact Shooting 59.6% (34-for-57) from the field at Sewall Center Averaging 9.5 points, 6.5 rebounds last four games Contributed 22 points, five assists, three steals vs. Wagner Leads Robert Morris in three-pointers with 70 Posted 10 points, five assists in victory over Seahawks
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 27/19 31/7 19/0 23/1 21/10
Hometown Newark, N.J. Lake Station, Ind. Detroit, Mich. Dakar, Senegal Philadelphia, Pa.
Quick Fact Tied a career high with 27 points in victory over Wagner Tallied eight points, two assists against Seahawks Tied a career high with four blocks @ LIU Brooklyn Played nine minutes vs. Wagner and grabbed two boards Has missed the last nine games due to shoulder injury