Game #9 • Robert Morris (6-2) @ Duquesne (5-3)
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NOVEMBER (4-2) RIDER @ Saint Peter’s @ Penn # @ James Madison # vs. La Salle # @ No. 16 Pittsburgh # DECEMBER (2-0) FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * MONMOUTH * @ Duquesne CLEVELAND STATE LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE HAMPTON @ Youngstown State @ Memphis JANUARY (0-0) @ Ohio @ Bryant * @ Central Connecticut State * QUINNIPIAC * SACRED HEART * @ Fairleigh Dickinson * @ Monmouth * LONG ISLAND * ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) * FEBRUARY (0-0) @ Wagner * @ Mount St. Mary’s * @ Saint Francis (Pa.) * SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) * BRYANT * CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * @ Sacred Heart * @ Quinnipiac * MARCH (0-0) NEC Tournament Quarterfinals NEC Tournament Semifinals NEC Tournament Final
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 • 7:00 p.m. • A.J. Palumbo Center (4,406) • Pittsburgh, Pa. Radio: WPIT-AM (730) with Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) & Jim Elias (color) Audio available at www.rmucolonials.com
W, 83-57 W, 69-52 L, 60-66 W, 82-77 W, 51-44 L, 71-81
Top Story - The Robert Morris University men’s basketball team returns to non-conference action Tuesday night with a 7:00 p.m. tip against Duquesne at the A.J. Palumbo. The Colonials are coming off a 69-51 victory over Monmouth (12/3/11) at the Charles L. Sewall Center to improve to 2-0 in the Northeast Conference for the second time in the last three years. Freshman forward Lucky Jones led four players in double figures scoring for RMU against the Hawks with a career-high 15 points, converting four of his seven shots from the field and finishing a perfect 6-for-6 at the free-throw line. Jones also tied for game-high honors in rebounds with seven with junior forward Lijah Thompson. Redshirt junior guard Velton Jones and freshman forward Keith Armstrong each added 11 points in the win over Monmouth, while sophomore guard Anthony Myers finished with 10 points. Robert Morris returns to the Sewall Center for three straight games after taking on the Dukes, beginning with a 7:00 p.m. tip against Cleveland State Thursday, Dec. 8.
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# The Philly Hoop Group Classic (Philadelphia, Pa.) (La Salle game played at the Palestra) * Northeast Conference game
Quick Stat of the Night - For Russell Johnson, it seems in the early portion of the 2011-12 campaign the redshirt junior forward feels home on the road. In RMU’s five games away from the Charles L. Sewall Center so far this year, which includes a 51-44 victory over La Salle (11/25/11) in a neutral site game at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pa., Johnson is averaging 11.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game while shooting 47.6 percent (20-for-42) from the field, including 53.8 percent (7-for13) from beyond the arc. In Johnson’s last road game @ Pittsburgh (11/27/11), he finished with a season-high 17 points and also grabbed eight rebounds. Compare that to the three games Robert Morris has played at home so far in 2011-12, where Johnson has scored a combined total of 17 points.
RMU vs. Duquesne
Tuesday’s Opponent and The All-Time Series - Series Record .................... Duquesne leads, 15-6 RMU and Duquesne will meet for the 22nd time First Meeting .......... 12/11/80; Duquesne, 83-59 Tuesday, with the Dukes holding a 15-6 (.714) ad- Last Meeting ...................... 11/19/10; RMU, 69-63 vantage in the all-time series. Duquesne holds a Last RMU Win .................... 11/19/10; RMU, 69-63 Current Streak ........................................... RMU, 1 record of 7-1 (.875) all-time against Robert MorToole vs. Duquesne ......................................... 1-0 ris in games played at the A.J. Palumbo Center, with RMU’s lone win an 85-81 victory Dec. 22, 1990. In last year’s meeting at the Charles L. Sewall Center (11/19/10), the Colonials closed the game on an 13-5 spurt to pull out a 69-63 victory. Redshirt sophomore guard Coron Williams snapped a 58-58 tie with a three-pointer with 3:55 to play that gave Robert Morris the lead for good and finished with eight points and three assists in 17 minutes off the bench. Redshirt junior forward Russell Johnson contributed 13 points and nine rebounds, while guard Karon Abraham paced RMU with 15 points.
Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 24 34 11 2 3
P F F C G G
Name Lawrence Bridges (6-5, 225, Sr.) Russell Johnson (6-6, 180, R-Jr.) Lijah Thompson (6-7, 200, Jr.) Velton Jones (6-0, 170, R-Jr.) Coron Williams (6-2, 170, R-So.)
Pts. 4.3 9.5 6.9 17.0 13.8
Reb. 4.5 5.6 3.8 2.8 3.0
G/GS 8/8 8/8 8/8 8/8 8/8
Hometown Detroit, Mich. Chester, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. Midlothian, Va.
Quick Fact RMU owns record of 15-4 (.789) with Bridges in starting lineup Needs 67 rebounds to eclipse 500 for his career Leads RMU in blocks (7), shooting 75 percent at charity stripe RMU’s active leading scorer with 804 career points Leads the Northeast Conference in free-throw percentage (.941)
Robert Morris Off The Bench ... # 5 22 35 21 12
P G G/F F G F/C
Name Pts. Anthony Myers (5-11, 170, So.) 5.6 Lucky Jones (6-5, 195, Fr.) 5.8 Keith Armstrong (6-7, 230, Fr.) 3.6 Brandon Herman (6-1, 190, Fr.) 2.3 Darren Washington (6-9, 220, Fr.) 2.0
Reb. 3.0 6.0 2.8 1.4 2.0
G/GS 8/0 8/0 8/0 8/0 1/0
Hometown Washington, D.C. Newark, N.J. Raleigh, N.C. Chattanooga, Tenn. Belleville, Mich.
2010-11 Quick Fact Ranks second for the Colonials in assists (19), owns six steals Owns a team-high 48 rebounds, including 19 offensive boards First career double-figure scoring game (11 pts) vs. Monmouth Has averaged 10.6 minutes per contest through eight games Scored two points in final three minutes against Rider