Game #8 • Ohio (6-0) vs. Robert Morris (3-4)
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NOVEMBER (3-4) 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
Saturday, December 1, 2012 • 7:00 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 W, 71-60 W, 71-62 L, 52-61
Top Story - The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team returns home to the Charles L. Sewall Center Saturday when it welcomes Ohio for a 7:00 p.m. tip. The Colonials are coming off a 61-52 setback @ Savannah State (11/26/12) to close out the month of November, as sophomore forward Lucky Jones paced RMU with a career-high 18 points while also grabbing seven rebounds. Junior guard Karvel Anderson added 10 points and four rebounds off the bench against the Tigers. Robert Morris shot just 28.6 percent (16-for-56) from the field @ Savannah State, the second time this season and just the fifth time in three seasons under head coach Andrew Toole the Colonials have failed to convert at least 30 percent of their shots from the field in a game. RMU returns to the road after hosting the Bobcats Saturday, opening a two-game road swing Tuesday, Dec. 4, with a 7:00 p.m. tip @ Campbell in Buies Creek, N.C. The Colonials will also visit Hampton Saturday, Dec. 8, in a 2:00 p.m. matchup before returning home to host Duquesne Saturday, Dec. 15.
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Quick Stat of the Night - Despite a poor shooting performance in their last game @ Savannah State (11/26/12), the Colonials are hoping a return to the friendly confines of the Charles L. Sewall Center can help cure their woes. In its first two home games of the 2012-13, RMU shot 47.4 percent (46-for-97) from the field in victories over Bowling Green (11/19/12) and Cleveland State (11/20/12) as part of the 2012 NIT Season Tip-Off, far above its overall shooting percentage of the season at 37.1 percent (139-for-375). No Colonial likes playing at the Sewall Center more than redshirt junior guard Coron Williams. In 29 games at home over the last three seasons, Williams has averaged 10.8 points per contest while shooting 48.5 percent (110-for-227) from the field, including 46.4 percent (64-for-138) from beyond the arc.
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Saturday’s Opponent and The All-Time Series RMU vs. Ohio Robert Morris and Ohio will tip for the 10th time Saturday, with the Colonials holding a 5-4 (.556) Series Record .............. Robert Morris leads, 5-4 edge in the all-time series. RMU has won three First Meeting ............... 2/26/79; Ohio, 75-74 (OT) straight over the Bobcats, including a 70-67 vic- Last Meeting .......................... 1/2/12; RMU, 70-67 tory last season at the Convocation Center Last RMU Win ........................ 1/2/12; RMU, 70-67 Current Streak .......................................... RMU, 3 (1/2/12) in Athens, Ohio. In that contest Robert Toole vs. Ohio .................................................. 2-0 Morris shot 53.2 percent (25-for-47) from the floor and dominated the glass, posting a 43-29 edge in rebounding. In the final 29 seconds, Ohio had four chances to tie the game but came away unsuccessful each time. D.J. Cooper missed a pair of three-pointers, including a last second opportunity at the end of regulation, while Walter Offutt missed a jumper off an offensive rebound and T.J. Hall misfired a three-pointer. Guard Velton Jones led the Colonials with 17 points and also posted six assists, while guard Coron Williams and forward Russell Johnson finished with 14 and 10 points, respectively.
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# 2012 NIT Season Tip-Off * Northeast Conference game
Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 22 34 1 2 3
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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. 10.4 5.5 8.4 13.0 8.3
Reb. 6.1 5.0 4.9 2.4 2.7
G/GS 7/7 4/4 7/7 7/7 7/7
Hometown Newark, N.J. Chester, Pa. Newark, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Midlothian, Va.
Quick Fact Career-high 18 points, seven rebounds @ Savannah State Needs 109 points to eclipse 1,000 for his career Shooting a team-high 55% (22-for-40) from the field Averaging 5.4 assists per game to rank third in the NEC Shooting 41.2 percent (14-for-34) 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. 2.6 4.3 9.7 2.6 4.0
Reb. 2.4 3.1 2.3 3.4 3.0
G/GS 7/3 7/0 7/0 7/0 1/0
Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa. Washington, D.C. Elkhart, Ind. Gary, Ind. Philadelphia, Pa.
Quick Fact Has been held scoreless in four of RMU’s last five games Contributed 11 points, five assists vs. Bowling Green (11/19/12) Shooting 38.5 percent (25-for-56) from the field Of his 24 rebounds, 12 have come on the offensive glass Averaged 8.1 minutes per game as a freshman in 2011-12