RMU MBB Game Notes @ Youngstown State (12/4/13)

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Game #9 • Robert Morris (3-5) @ Youngstown State (6-3)

Schedule / Results 9 12 14 17 21 23 26 30 4 7 14 18 22 30 4 9 11 16 18 23 25 30 1 6 8 13 15 20 22 27 1 5 8 11

NOVEMBER (3-5) SAVANNAH STATE @ Lafayette @ Eastern Michigan # @ No. 1 Kentucky # (ESPN2) UT ARLINGTON # @ Cleveland State # @ Buffalo @ Delaware DECEMBER (0-0) @ Youngstown State TOLEDO @ Duquesne CAMPBELL @ Oakland @ Oklahoma State 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

W, 86-66 W, 90-81 L, 64-69 L, 49-87 W, 88-81 L, 74-87 L, 66-81 L, 67-86 7:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. TBA TBA TBA

# Keightley Classic; * NEC game

Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013 • 7:45 p.m. • Beeghly Center (6,300) • Youngstown, Ohio Radio: WPIT AM 730 with Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) & Jim Elias (color) Follow RMU Men’s Basketball on Twitter and Instagram: RMUMBasketball Top Story - The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team wraps up a four-game road trip Wednesday by traveling to Youngstown, Ohio, for a 7:45 p.m. tip against Youngstown State at the Beeghly Center. The Colonials have dropped three straight after suffering an 86-67 loss @ Delaware (11/30/13) and have also lost five straight on the road since posting a 90-81 win @ Lafayette (11/12/13) in their first road contest of the 2013-14 season. Against the Blue Hens, senior guard Karvel Anderson paced RMU with a season-high 25 points, converting 10 of his 16 shots from the field, including a 5-for-9 performance from beyond the arc. Anderson tied a career high in field goals @ Delaware, played a career-high 35 minutes and also recorded three rebounds, a block and a steal. The only other player from Robert Morris to reach double figures in scoring against the Blue Hens was senior forward Mike McFadden, who scored 11 points in the second half. The Colonials return home to the Charles L. Sewall Center after taking on the Penguins Wednesday by hosting Toledo Saturday, Dec. 7, in a 4:00 p.m. tilt. Quick Stat of the Night - Senior guard Karvel Anderson has been RMU’s main offensive force in the early going of the 2013-14 season, averaging 18.2 points per contest through the first eight games of the season. It’s the hottest start by a member of Colonials since former forward A.J. Jackson (2003-08) averaged 19.4 points over RMU’s first eight games of the 2006-07 campaign. Anderson has done the majority of his damage for Robert Morris from beyond the three-point arc, as he leads the Northeast Conference and enters the week ranked 19th in NCAA Division I in three-point field goals made per game at 3.38. Anderson is on pace to finish the regular season with 105 three-pointers, which would establish a new single-season record, eclipsing the mark of 93 set by former guard Scott Shepherd (1988-91) in 1988-89. In 41 career contests at RMU, Anderson owns 109 three-pointers, an average of 2.66 per game that is tops in the record book. Wednesday’s Opponent and The All-Time Series RMU vs. Youngstown State Meeting on the hardwood for the 14th time Wednesday is Robert Morris and Youngstown Series Record ......... Robert Morris leads, 9-4 State, with the Colonials holding a 9-4 (.692) First Meeting .............. 12/9/89; RMU, 92-74 edge in the all-time series. RMU enters Wednes- Last Meeting ............ 12/22/11; RMU, 59-56 day’s contest against the Penguins having won the Last RMU Win ......... 12/22/11; RMU, 59-56 Current Streak ....................................... RMU, 7 last seven meetings between the two programs, Toole vs. Youngstown State ....................... 2-0 and the nine victories against YSU are the most Robert Morris has posted against a non-conference opponent in school history. In the last meeting, former guard Coron Williams (2009-13) sank a three-pointer at the buzzer to help lift the Colonials to a 59-56 victory over the Penguins at the Beeghly Center (12/22/11). Williams finished with 14 points in the win, while former guard Velton Jones (2008-13) led the way with 15 points and also added five rebounds and six assists.

Robert Morris Projected Starters ... # 22 11 1 5 15

P F F C G G

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. 12.3 7.9 8.0 4.3 18.1

Reb. 5.1 4.3 3.8 2.6 3.3

# 10 3 45 24 12

P G G C F G

Name Desjuan Newton (6-2, 185, Jr.) Kavon Stewart (6-0, 180, Fr.) Stephan Hawkins (6-9, 205, So.) Aaron Tate (6-5, 220, So.) Charles Oliver (6-3, 190, Jr.)

Pts. 5.9 5.0 2.1 3.8 6.5

Reb. 3.4 1.0 3.0 2.5 1.4

G/GS 8/8 8/1 8/7 8/8 8/8

Hometown Newark, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Newark, N.J. Washington, D.C. Elkhart, Ind.

Quick Fact Shooting 82.5 percent (33-for-40) at the free-throw line Six points, five boards in first career start @ Delaware Scored all 11 points @ Delaware in the second half Leads RMU in assists (32), assist-to-turnover ratio (2.00) Owns 109 three-pointers in 41 career games (2.66 pg)

Robert Morris Off The Bench ... G/GS 8/0 2/0 8/1 8/7 8/0

Hometown Seattle, Wash. Paterson, N.J. Gary, Ind. New Bern, N.C. Scotch Plains, N.J.

Quick Fact Shooting 47.1 percent (8-for-17) from beyond the arc Tallied eight points, three assists, two steals @ Delaware Owns longest streak for consecutive games played (43) Shooting 46.7 percent (14-for-30) from the field Shooting just 23.8% (5-for-21) from beyond arc on road


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