Game #14 • Robert Morris (5-8) @ No. 7 Oklahoma State (11-1)
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NOVEMBER (3-5) SAVANNAH STATE @ Lafayette @ Eastern Michigan # @ No. 1 Kentucky # (ESPN2) UT ARLINGTON # @ Cleveland State # @ Buffalo @ Delaware DECEMBER (2-3) @ Youngstown State TOLEDO @ Duquesne CAMPBELL @ Oakland @ Oklahoma State (ESPNU) JANUARY (0-0) @ Alabama @ Sacred Heart * @ Bryant * SAINT FRANCIS U. * @ Mount St. Mary’s * SACRED HEART * WAGNER * BRYANT * FEBRUARY (0-0) CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * @ LIU Brooklyn * @ St. Francis Brooklyn * @ Saint Francis U. * MOUNT ST. MARY’S * LIU BROOKLYN * ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * @ Fairleigh Dickinson * MARCH (0-0) @ Wagner * NEC Tournament Quarterfinals NEC Tournament Semifinals NEC Tournament Final
# Keightley Classic; * NEC game
Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 • 7:00 p.m. • Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) • Stillwater, Okla. TV: ESPNU with Clay Matvick (play-by-play) & Bryndon Manzer (color) Radio: 1320 WJAS AM with Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) & Jim Duzyk (color) Follow RMU Men’s Basketball on Twitter and Instagram: RMUMBasketball
W, 86-66 W, 90-81 L, 64-69 L, 49-87 W, 88-81 L, 74-87 L, 66-81 L, 67-86
Top Story - The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team continues a five-game road trip Monday when it travels to Stillwater, Okla., for a 7:00 p.m. EST tilt against Oklahoma State that will be televised live on ESPNU. The Colonials opened their five-game trek with a 100-94 setback @ Oakland (12/22/13) as junior forward Lucky Jones established a new career high in points for the third time in five games with a game-high 27 points. Jones was one of five players to reach double figures in scoring for RMU against the Grizzlies, as junior guard Charles Oliver contributed a career-high 18 points off the bench, while freshman forward Jeremiah Worthem added 12 points. L, 76-84 RMU will close out its non-conference slate with a road game @ Alabama (1/4/14) after taking L, 77-80 W, 67-63 on the Cowboys Monday night as part of its five-game road swing and will also open Northeast Conference play with contests @ Sacred Heart (1/9/14) and @ Bryant (1/11/14) as part of W, 72-61 L, 94-100 its road trip. 7:00 p.m Quick Stat of the Night - Robert Morris has built the foundation of its success over the last seven 5:30 p.m. years on defense, but so far this season, the Colonials are proving to have the ability to put the 7:00 p.m. ball in the basket. RMU enters Monday’s game @ Oklahoma State leading the Northeast Con1:00 p.m. ference in scoring offense at 74.6 points per game. Robert Morris scored 94 points in its 100-94 7:00 p.m. loss @ Oakland (12/22/13) to open a five-game road trip, the most points the Colonials have 2:00 p.m. scored under fourth-year head coach Andrew Toole as well as its most points in a game since a 7:00 p.m. 107-76 victory over Alcorn State (11/21/09) at SEFCU Arena in Albany, N.Y., as part of the 2K 4:00 p.m. Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer. Robert Morris also enters Monday’s game against 8:00 p.m. the Cowboys tops in the NEC in three-point field goal percentage (.408), assists (14.31 per game) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.22). 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Monday’s Opponent and The All-Time Series RMU vs. Oklahoma State 2:00 p.m. Robert Morris and Oklahoma State meet for just 7:00 p.m. the second time Monday, with the Cowboys hav- Series Record .... Oklahoma State leads, 1-0 4:00 p.m. ing posted a 75-67 victory over the Colonials in First Meeting ........... 12/29/84; OSU, 75-67 7:00 p.m. the first meeting between the two programs Dec. Last Meeting ............ 12/29/84; OSU, 75-67 4:00 p.m. 29, 1984. OSU’s win over RMU was part of the Last RMU Win ................................................. NA 7:00 p.m. Golden Triangle Classic at the Fitzgerald Field Current Streak .................. Oklahoma State, 1 Toole vs. Oklahoma State ......................... 0-0 House on the campus of the University of Pitts6:00 p.m. burgh. In that contest former Colonial forward Tom Underman (1981-85) led Robert Morris with TBA 19 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the floor and a perfect 7-for-7 performance at the freeTBA throw line. Also reaching double figures for the Colonials in the only other meeting against OklaTBA homa State was former center Garth Wurstle (1981-86), who recorded a double-double thanks to 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Robert Morris Projected Starters ... # 22 11 1 5 15
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Name Lucky Jones (6-6, 210, Jr.) Jeremiah Worthem (6-6, 215, Fr.) Mike McFadden (6-8, 220, Sr.) Anthony Myers-Pate (5-11, 170, Sr.) Karvel Anderson (6-2, 190, Jr.)
Pts. 15.2 8.8 8.4 5.2 17.5
Reb. 5.5 4.3 3.9 2.2 3.3
# 3 24 45 12 10
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Name Kavon Stewart (6-0, 180, Fr.) Aaron Tate (6-5, 220, So.) Stephan Hawkins (6-9, 205, So.) Charles Oliver (6-3, 190, Jr.) Desjuan Newton (6-2, 185, Jr.)
Pts. 5.7 2.6 1.8 6.5 3.9
Reb. 1.0 2.6 2.2 1.2 2.4
G/GS 13/13 13/5 13/12 13/13 13/13
Hometown Newark, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Newark, N.J. Washington, D.C. Elkhart, Ind.
Quick Fact Led Colonials with a career-high 27 points @ Oakland Has reached double figures in five of last eight games Shooting 51.2% (22-for-43) from the field last six games Leads RMU in assists (64), assist-to-turnover ratio (2.91) Owns 126 three-pointers in 46 career games (2.74 pg)
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 7/0 13/8 13/1 13/0 12/0
Hometown Paterson, N.J. New Bern, N.C. Gary, Ind. Scotch Plains, N.J. Seattle, Wash.
Quick Fact Career high in points (11) and assists (9) @ Oakland Shooting 47.1% (16-for-34) from the floor Owns longest streak for consecutive games played (48) Scored a career-high 18 points off the bench vs. Grizzlies Has played a total of 36 minutes over last six games