Robert Morris MBB Game Notes vs. Bowling Green (11/19/12)

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Game #5 • Bowling Green (1-2) vs. Robert Morris (1-3) 2012 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Season Tip-Off

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 (1-3) SAINT VINCENT (Ex.) @ Rider vs. Lehigh # vs. Fordham # @ Xavier BOWLING GREEN # CLEVELAND STATE # @ Savannah State DECEMBER (0-0) OHIO Campbell Hampton DUQUESNE @ Louisiana-Lafayette @ Arkansas JANUARY (0-0) BRYANT * CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * @ Fairleigh Dickinson * @ Monmouth * (MSG) SACRED HEART * QUINNIPIAC * @ Saint Francis (Pa.) * MOUNT ST. MARY’S * @ St. Francis (N.Y.) * FEBRUARY (0-0) @ LIU Brooklyn * (ESPNU) SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) * (ROOT) WAGNER * @ Quinnipiac * @ Sacred Heart * MONMOUTH * FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * @ Bryant * MARCH (0-0) @ Central Connecticut State * NEC Tournament Quarterfinals NEC Tournament Semifinals NEC Tournament Final

Monday, November 19, 2012 • 7:30 p.m. • Charles L. Sewall Center (3,056) • Moon Township, Pa. Radio: WPIT-AM (730) with Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) & Jim Elias (color) Audio and Video available at www.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 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Top Story - The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team opens the home portion of its 2012-13 schedule Monday night when it welcomes Bowling Green to the Charles L. Sewall Center for a 7:30 p.m. tip as part of the consolation round of the 2012 NIT Season Tip-Off. The Colonials are coming off a 61-59 setback @ Xavier (11/17/12), as a pair of free throws from Brad Redford with 37 seconds to play helped lift the Musketeers to the victory. Junior guard Karvel Anderson led RMU with a career-high 17 points, converting seven of his 13 shots from the field, while redshirt senior guard Velton Jones added 15 points, five rebounds and six assists. Monday’s game against the Falcons is part of a doubleheader at the Sewall Center, as Cleveland State will take on Alabama-Huntsville in a 5:00 p.m. tip before RMU hosts BGSU. A doubleheader is also on tap for Tuesday, Nov. 20, as Alabama-Huntsville will face Bowling Green at 5:00 p.m. before Robert Morris hosts Cleveland State at 7:30 p.m.

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Quick Stat of the Night - Despite a 61-59 setback @ Xavier (11/17/12), the play of RMU’s two point guards was the best it’s been in the early portion of the 2012-13 season. Redshirt senior guard Velton Jones and junior guard Anthony Myers-Pate combined for nine assists against just two turnovers, with Jones finishing with six dimes and two turnovers and Myers-Pate three assists. So far this season, the duo have combined for an assist-to-turonver ratio of 3.75, as Jones and Myers-Pate have combined for 30 assists against 15 turnovers. Jones is RMU’s active leader in assists with 414, which ranks eighth all-time at Robert Morris, while Myers-Pate owns 236 career dimes. Thanks to his three assists @ Xavier, Myers-Pate moved into a tie for 16th place all-time at Robert Morris in career assists with former Colonial Samba Johnson (1992-94).

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Monday’s Opponent and The All-Time Series RMU vs. Bowling Green Robert Morris and Bowling Green will meet for the first time on the hardwood Monday night at Series Record ......................... Inaugural Meeting the Charles L. Sewall Center as part of the 2012 First Meeting ..................................... Nov. 19, 2012 NIT Season Tip-Off. The Falcons are one of four Last Meeting ....................................................... NA opponents the Colonials are facing for the first Last RMU Win ..................................................... NA Current Streak ................................................... NA time in school history in 2012-13, joining Savan- Toole vs. Bowling Green ................................. 0-0 nah State (11/26/12), Campbell (12/4/12) and Arkansas (12/20/12). Since head coach Andrew Toole became a member of the coaching staff at Robert Morris in 2007-08, the Colonials own a record of 5-3 (.625) against members of the MidAmerican Conference (MAC). Included in that stretch is a perfect 3-0 record against Ohio, a 1-1 mark vs. Central Michigan and an 0-2 record against Kent State. RMU also posted a 69-51 victory @ Toledo (3/17/12) in the second round of the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

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# 2012 NIT Season Tip-Off * Northeast Conference game

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

P F F F G G

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

Pts. 8.5 8.0 7.5 13.3 7.8

Reb. 5.5 4.0 5.8 2.8 2.5

G/GS 4/4 1/1 4/4 4/4 4/4

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

Quick Fact Shooting 81.3 percent (13-for-16) at the free-throw line In 2012-13 season debut @ Xavier finished with 8 pts, 4 reb First career double-double (13 pts, 13 reb) vs. Lehigh RMU’s active leader in points (1,312), assists (414) & steals (175) Shooting 42.9 percent (9-for-21) from beyond the arc

Robert Morris Off The Bench ... # 24 5 15 20 4

P F G G F/C G

Name Vaughn Morgan (6-6, 235, Jr.) Anthony Myers-Pate (5-11, 170, Jr.) Karvel Anderson (6-2, 190, Jr.) Stephan Hawkins (6-9, 205, Fr.) David Appolon (6-2, 180, So.)

Pts. 3.5 3.0 12.3 3.0 4.0

Reb. 3.0 3.8 3.0 5.3 3.0

G/GS 4/3 4/0 4/0 4/0 1/0

Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa. Washington, D.C. Elkhart, Ind. Gary, Ind. Philadelphia, Pa.

Quick Fact Through first four games has compiled nine blocks (2.3 bpg) Shooting just 16 percent (4-for-25) from the field in 2012-13 Career-high 17 points paced Robert Morris @ Xavier Of his 21 rebounds, 11 have come on the offensive glass Averaged 8.1 minutes per game as a freshman in 2011-12


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