Game Notes @ Siena (12.2.17)

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Game Information

Schedule / Results

OCTOBER (0-0) 27 @ Niagara (Exhibition) 30 @ Saint Vincent (Exhibition) NOVEMBER (4-3) 10 @ Ohio State 13 @ Grand Canyon $ 15 @ San Diego $ 19 @ Duquesne 24 vs. Norfolk State $ 25 @ Little Rock $ 29 @ Youngstown State DECEMBER (0-0) 2 @ Siena 6 RIDER 10 DREXEL 16 @ Buffalo 19 @ N.C. State 22 CANISIUS + 29 @ Bryant * 31 @ Central Connecticut * JANUARY (0-0) 4 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN * + 6 LIU BROOLKYN * 11 SAINT FRANCIS U * 13 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * 18 @ Sacred Heart * 20 @ Wagner * 26 SACRED HEART * 28 WAGNER * FEBRUARY (0-0) 1 MOUNT ST. MARY’S * 3 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * 8 @ St. Francis Brooklyn * 10 @ LIU Brooklyn * 15 BRYANT * + 17 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT * + 22 @ Mount St. Mary’s * 24 @ Saint Francis U * 28 NEC Tournament Quarterfinals MARCH (0-0) 3 NEC Tournament Semifinals 6 NEC Tournament Final

Radio: ESPN 970 AM & 106.3 FM w/ Chris Shovlin (pxp) & Jim Elias (color) Video: TBD Twitter: @RMUMBasketball • Instagram: @RMUMBasketball

W, 73-70 W, 78-61

L, 64-95 L, 61-75 L, 53-65 W, 66-59 W, 75-53 W, 78-64 W, 81-74

2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. TBA TBA TBA

$ Grand Canyon Classic; + A.J. Palumbo Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.) * Northeast Conference game

Quick Hits

• The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team, winners of four consecutive games, opens December by concluding an eight-game road trip to open its 2017-18 slate with a 2:00 p.m. tip against Siena in Albany, N.Y., at the Times Union Center. • RMU, with a record of 4-3 (.571), is assured of having arguably one of its best road trips in program history. To open the 1993-94 season, the Colonials finished an eightgame road swing 2-6 (.250), while Robert Morris christened its 1990-91 schedule with a 3-6 (.333) mark in nine straight road games to open the year. • Through seven games of its season-opening eight-game road trip, Robert Morris has traveled 6,888 miles (round trip) and played in all four time zones (Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific). • During its four-game winning streak, RMU is holding opponents to an average of 62.5 points per game. Opponents are also averaging 20.25 turnovers over the past four games. • The Colonials extended their winning streak to four with an 81-74 victory @ Youngstown State (11/29/17). Sophomore guard Dachon Burke led five players in double figures against the Penguins with a career-high 21 points and also added nine rebounds, four steals and a pair of blocks. • Junior guard Matty McConnell added 18 points, six boards and four assists in the win over the Penguins, while freshman forward Koby Thomas notched 11 points and four boards. A pair of rookies also registered their first double-figure scoring game in the win @ Youngstown State, as freshman guard Jon Williams scored 11 points to go along with five assists and freshman forward Charles Bain scored 10 points off the bench. • Robert Morris concluded play in the Grand Canyon Classic with a 78-64 victory @ Little Rock (11/25/17). Sophomore guard Dachon Burke was one of four players to reach double figures in scoring against the Trojans, registering a game-high 17 points to go along with eight rebounds and three assists. • Freshman forward Koby Thomas and junior guard Matty McConnell each scored 15 points in the win @ Little Rock (11/25/17), while freshman guard Leondre Washington supplied 12 points off the bench. Thomas also grabbed nine rebounds. • RMU posted a 75-53 victory over Norfolk State (11/24/17) in the first of two games at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, Ark., as part of the Grand Canyon Classic. In 25 minutes, freshman forward Koby Thomas scored a game-high 21 points on 9-for10 shooting from the field, including a 3-for-4 performance from beyond the arc. • Freshman guard Leondre Washington contributed 16 points and five assists off the bench in the win over the Spartans, while sophomore guard Dachon Burke registered 15 points, five assists and a pair of steals.

Robert Morris Probable Starters ...

# 2 10 1 11 23

P F F G G G

Name David Cole (6-7, 240, R-Fr.) Koby Thomas (6-6, 190, Fr.) Jon Williams (6-1, 175, Fr.) Dachon Burke (6-4, 180, So.) Matty McConnell (6-2, 195, Jr.)

Pts. Reb. G/GS 4.1 2.0 7/6 14.0 5.7 7/7 3.6 1.4 7/7 15.0 6.5 6/6 10.7 3.9 7/7

Hometown Corona, N.Y. Philadelphia, Pa. Akron, Ohio Orange, N.J. Oakdale, Pa.

Quick Fact Played just two minutes in 81-74 win @ Youngstown State Two-time Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week Career-high 11 points, five assists in win over Penguins Paced RMU with career-high 21 points in win @ YSU Tallied 18 points, six rebounds, four assists vs. Penguins

# 5 3 20 24 4

P F G F F G

Name Malik Petteway (6-8, 240, Jr.) Leondre Washington (6-0, 175, Fr.) Charles Bain (6-8, 200, Fr.) Chris Coalmon (6-6, 185, Fr.) Taevon Ashmeade (6-4, 185, Jr.)

Pts. 7.0 8.4 4.1 2.6 1.0

Hometown Waterebury, Conn. Englewood, N.J. Freeport, Bahamas North Babylon, N.Y. Bronx, N.Y.

Quick Fact Owns a pair of double-doubles in first seven games Career-high 16 points in victory over Norfolk State First double-figure scoring game (10 points) @ YSU Has knocked down four of his five attempts from deep Has not played (coaches decision) last five games

Reb. 6.7 1.4 2.4 0.9 0.5

Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 7/1 7/0 7/0 7/0 2/1


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