Robert Morris MBB Game Notes vs. No. 5 Mount St. Mary's - NEC Tournament Semifinals

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Game #33 • No. 5 Mount St. Mary’s (17-13) vs. No. 1 Robert Morris (23-9) 2013 Northeast Conference Tournament Semifinals

2012-13 Schedule / Results 1 9 12 13 17 19 20 26 1 4 8 15 18 20 3 5 10 12 17 19 24 26 31 2 6 9 14 16 21 23 28 2 6 9 12

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 (7-1) @ LIU Brooklyn * (ESPNU) SAINT FRANCIS U. * (ROOT) WAGNER * (OT) @ Quinnipiac * @ Sacred Heart * MONMOUTH * FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * @ Bryant * MARCH (2-0) @ Central Connecticut State * #8 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN $ #5 MOUNT ST. MARY’S $ NEC Tournament Final

Saturday, March 9, 2013 • 2:30 p.m. • Charles L. Sewall Center (3,056) • Moon Township, Pa. TV: MSG, FCS Central & ESPN3 with Dave Popkin (play-by-play) & Joe DeSantis (color) Radio: WPIT-AM (730) with Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) & Jim Elias (color)

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 continues its quest for a leaguerecord eighth Northeast Conference Tournament championship Saturday by hosting No. 5 seed Mount St. Mary’s at the Charles L. Sewall Center in a 2:30 p.m. tip. The Colonials are making their sixth straight appearance and 17th overall in the semifinals of the NEC Tournament after posting a 75-57 victory over No. 8 seed St. Francis Brooklyn (3/6/13). Junior guard Karvel Anderson scored 13 of his game-high 20 points in the second half to pace RMU against the Terriers, while redshirt senior forward Russell Johnson contributed 19 points and seven rebounds. In addition, sophomore forward Lucky Jones added 17 points and seven boards in the victory, while redshirt senior guard Velton Jones dished out a game-high eight assists. Robert Morris is making its 10th straight appearance in the NEC Tournament and 29th overall. All-time in tournament action, the Colonials own a record of 34-21 (.618), including a mark of 23-6 (.793) at home.

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 enters the semifinals of the 2013 Northeast Conference Tournament Saturday against No. 5 seed Mount St. Mary’s in the zone in regard to shooting from beyond the arc. The Colonials have hit at least 10 three-pointers in each of their last five games entering Saturday’s tilt, averaging 12.0 triples per game over that span while shooting 40 percent (60-for-150) from deep. Overall on the 2012-13 campaign, RMU has hit at least 10 three-pointers in a game a total of 14 times, with the Colonials 13-1 (.929) in those contests. Robert Morris is just two trifecta shy of establishing a new single-season team record in the category. The Colonials own 279 three-pointers so far this season, with the school record of 280 coming during the 2007-08 campaign. In RMU’s 14 home games so far in 2012-13, the Colonials are averaging 8.9 three-pointers per contest while shooting 41.8 percent (124-for-297) from international waters.

W, 60-57 W, 60-48 W, 83-79 L, 61-63 W, 68-63 W, 77-65 W, 89-46 W, 77-75

Saturday’s Opponent and The All-Time Series RMU vs. Mount St. Mary’s Mount St. Mary’s and Robert Morris meet on the hardwood for the 54th time Saturday, with the Series Record ........... Robert Morris leads, 28-25 Colonials owning a 28-25 (.528) edge in the all- First Meeting ...................... 1/6/90; Mount, 79-68 time series. In the only meeting between the two Last Meeting ........................ 1/26/13; RMU, 76-68 programs during the 2012-13 regular season, Last RMU Win ...................... 1/26/13; RMU, 76-68 Current Streak ........................... Robert Morris, 5 RMU posted a 76-68 victory over the Mount at Toole vs. Mount St. Mary’s .............................. 4-0 the Charles L. Sewall Center (1/26/13). In that contest junior guard Karvel Anderson came off the bench to lead Robert Morris with 22 points, hitting seven of his 11 shots from the field, including a 4-for-7 performance from beyond the arc, and a 4-for-4 showing at the free-throw line. Joining Anderson in double figures scoring was redshirt senior forward Russell Johnson, who contributed 14 points and five rebounds, while redshirt senior guard Velton Jones added nine points and seven assists.

W, 81-61 W, 75-57 2:30 p.m. TBA

# 2012 NIT Season Tip-Off; * NECgame $ NEC Tournament

Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 34 22 1 2 3

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Name Russell Johnson (6-6,180, R-Sr.) Lucky Jones (6-6, 205, So.) Mike McFadden (6-8, 220, Jr.) Velton Jones (6-0, 170, R-Sr.) Coron Williams (6-2, 170, R-Jr.)

Pts. 10.8 11.9 8.5 11.0 9.2

Reb. 6.0 6.1 3.6 1.6 2.3

G/GS 28/22 31/28 30/25 28/26 32/31

Hometown Chester, Pa. Newark, N.J. Newark, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Midlothian, Va.

Quick Fact Posted 20 points, seven rebounds, five steals vs. Terriers Has scored in double figures i n 14 of last 16 contests Shooting a team-high 56.6 percent (99-for-175) from the field Needs 14 assists to become RMU’s all-time leader in dimes Seventh player in RMU history to eclipse 200 three-pointers (205)

Robert Morris Off The Bench ... # 15 5 4 20 45

P G G G C F

Name Karvel Anderson (6-2, 190, Jr.) Anthony Myers-Pate (5-11, 170, Jr.) David Appolon (6-2, 180, So.) Stephan Hawkins (6-9, 205, Fr.) Keith Armstrong (6-9, 205, Fr.)

Pts. 12.9 5.7 3.1 2.7 1.1

Reb. 2.7 2.2 1.8 2.4 1.6

G/GS 30/10 29/6 26/0 32/7 9/0

Hometown Elkhart, Ind. Washington, D.C. Philadelphia, Pa. Gary, Ind. Raleigh, N.C.

Quick Fact Scored 13 of his game-high 20 points in second half vs. SFC Over last 15 games owns a 2.53 assist-to-turnover ratio Contributed six points, career-high seven rebounds vs. FDU Leads Robert Morris in blocks with 24 (0.75 per game) In 17 minutes scored four points, grabbed two boards @ Bryant


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