Robert Morris MBB Game Notes @ Hampton (12/8/12)

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Game #10 • Robert Morris (5-4) @ Hampton (1-6)

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NOVEMBER (3-4) SAINT VINCENT (Ex.) @ Rider vs. Lehigh # vs. Fordham # @ Xavier BOWLING GREEN # CLEVELAND STATE # @ Savannah State DECEMBER (2-0) 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 8, 2012 • 2:00 p.m. • Convocation Center (7,200) • Hampton, Va. Radio: WPIT-AM (730) with Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) & Jim Duzyk (color) Audio 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, winners of two straight and four of its last five contests, closes out a two-game road trip Saturday with a 2:00 p.m. tip against Hampton at the Convocation Center. The Colonials are coming off a 61-58 victory @ Campbell (12/4/12), their first road win of the 2012-13 campaign. Junior guard Karvel Anderson buried a three-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining to help lift RMU to the win and finished the contest with 13 points. He converted four of his 10 shots from the field, including a 4-for-7 performance from beyond the arc. Sophomore forward Lucky Jones paced Robert Morris against the Camels with 15 points, five rebounds and a career-high five steals, while junior forward Mike McFadden contributed 10 points and seven rebounds. The Colonials return home to the Charles L. Sewall Center after taking on the Pirates Saturday with a 7:00 p.m. tip against crosstown rival Duquesne Saturday, Dec. 15.

W, 84-76 W, 61-58 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Quick Stat of the Night - The mark of a good point guard can be be quantified in how many assists a student-athlete has, but Ken Pomeroy (kenpom.com) has taken it a step further. Pomery developed the assist rate, which helps reveal how much a point guard has control of his offense while he’s on the court. Entering this week’s action, only four players in the nation had an assist rate of better than 50 percent, with redshirt senior guard Velton Jones (51.3% assist rate) leading the Northeast Conference and ranking third overall in NCAA Division I. Jones dipped to 48.2% after tying for team-high honors in assists with four in a 61-58 victory @ Campbell (12/4/12), trailing only Rarlensee Nelson of New Orleans (53.6%), Anthony Collins of South Florida (52.6%) and Michael Carter-Williams of Syracuse (50.2%).

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

Saturday’s Opponent and The All-Time Series RMU vs. Hampton Robert Morris and Hampton will meet on the hardwood for just the second time Saturday at Series Record ............... Robert Morris leads, 1-0 the Convocation Center. The Colonials won the First Meeting ..................... 12/20/11; RMU, 64-54 inaugural meeting between the two programs Last Meeting ...................... 12/20/11; RMU, 64-54 with a 64-54 victory last season at the Charles L. Last RMU Win .................... 12/20/11; RMU, 64-54 Current Streak ........................................... RMU, 1 Sewall Center (12/20/11). Saturday’s game conToole vs. Hampton ........................................... 1-0 cludes a home-and-home series between the two programs. In last year’s contest, guard Velton Jones led four players in double figures scoring for RMU with 18 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the floor, including 3-for-6 from beyond the arc. Forward Lucky Jones added 16 points and nine rebounds off the bench for Robert Morris, while forward Mike McFadden and guard Coron Williams contributed 11 and 10 points, respectively. The Colonials used a 16-7 run in the second half to break open a tight game as Velton Jones scored seven points during the surge.

3:30 p.m. TBA TBA TBA

# 2012 NIT Season Tip-Off * Northeast Conference game

Robert Morris Probable Starters ... # 22 1 2 3 15

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Name Lucky Jones (6-6, 205, So.) Mike McFadden (6-8, 220, Jr.) Velton Jones (6-0, 170, R-Sr.) Coron Williams (6-2, 170, R-Jr.) Karvel Anderson (6-2, 190, Jr.)

Pts. 10.7 8.1 12.1 8.0 12.1

Reb. 6.2 4.7 2.0 2.6 2.4

G/GS 9/9 9/8 9/9 9/9 9/2

Hometown Newark, N.J. Newark, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Midlothian, Va. Elkhart, Ind.

Quick Fact Finished with 15 points, five rebounds & five steals @ Campbell Shooting a team-high 57.4 percent (27-for-47) from the field RMU’s active leader in points (1,368), assists (442) & steals (184) Colonials 24-7 (.774) when Williams scores in double figures Hit game-winning three-pointer @ Campbell w/ 4.5 seconds

Robert Morris Off The Bench ... # 20 24 4 34 5

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Name Stephan Hawkins (6-9, 205, Fr.) Vaughn Morgan (6-6, 235, Jr.) David Appolon (6-2, 180, So.) Russell Johnson (6-6, 180, R-Sr.) Anthony Myers-Pate (5-11, 170, Jr.)

Pts. 2.2 2.4 6.3 7.2 4.3

Reb. 3.0 2.4 2.7 4.8 3.1

G/GS 9/1 9/3 3/0 5/4 7/0

Hometown Gary, Ind. Pittsburgh, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. Chester, Pa. Washington, D.C.

Quick Fact Of his 27 rebounds, 13 have come on the offensive glass Leads Robert Morris in blocks with 16 (1.78 per game) Chipped in career-high eight points, two steals @ Campbell Missed RMU’s victory @ Campbell due to injury Has missed each of RMU’s last two games due to injury


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