Rematch With Terriers Set for Saturday in Brooklyn

Men's Basketball | 1/23/2015 2:02:00 PM

GAME 20
Robert Morris (9-10, 5-2) @ St. Francis Brooklyn (12-8, 6-1)
Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 • 4:00 p.m.
Pope P.E. Center (1,200) • Brooklyn Heights, N.Y.

Radio: 970 ESPN AM
Radio Talent: Chris Shovlin (play-by-play) & Jim Duzyk (color)
Video: ESPN3
Video Talent: Paul Dottino (play-by-play) & Dave Calloway (color)
Twitter: @RMUMBasketball • Instagram: @RMUMBasketball

Quick Hits

- The Robert Morris University men's basketball team, winners of four of their last five contests, concludes a two-game road swing Saturday afternoon with a 4:00 p.m. tip against St. Francis Brooklyn at the Pope P.E. Center in a game that can be seen live on ESPN3.

- RMU opened its road trip by notching its third straight road victory thanks to a 63-59 overtime win @ Mount St. Mary's (1/22/15). Freshman guard Marcquise Reed hit a three-pointer with 11.3 seconds to play that helped send the game to the extra frame and finished with a game-high 21 points in the win.

- The Colonials held Mount St. Mary's without a field goal in the final 3:10 of regulation as well as overtime to post the win, a stretch in which the Mount finished 0-for-11 from the field.

- Junior guard Rodney Pryor added 17 points and three rebounds @ Mount St. Mary's (1/22/15), while freshman forward Elijah Minnie returned to the lineup and finished with five points, a team-high six rebounds, two blocks and two steals.

- Prior to its win @ the Mount (1/22/15), Robert Morris closed out a two-game homestand at the Charles L. Sewall Center with an 85-65 victory over Sacred Heart (1/18/15). Freshman guard Marcquise Reed led four Colonials in double figures scoring against the Pioneers by tying a career high with 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the field and also registered career highs in rebounds (6) and assists (5).

- Senior forward Lucky Jones recorded his second double-double of the 2014-15 campaign and ninth of his career against the Pioneers by contributing 22 points and 11 rebounds. Also scoring in double figures against SHU was junior guard Rodney Pryor, who finished with 15 points, and junior forward Aaron Tate, who established a career high with 10 points while grabbing eight boards.

- Robert Morris enters Saturday's game @ St. Francis Brooklyn leading the Northeast Conference in league games in field goal percentage (.489) and three-point field goal percentage (.413).

- Freshman guard Marcquise Reed has been named Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week a league-high four times after garnering the honor Jan. 19, 2015. Reed is just third player in program history to earn NEC Rookie of the Week accolades at least four times. Former guard Karon Abraham (2009-11) also earned the honor four times in 2009-10, while former guard Jeremy Chappell (2005-09) was bestowed the accolade five times in 2005-06.

- Senior forward Lucky Jones became RMU's all-time leading rebounder by grabbing nine boards against St. Francis Brooklyn (1/16/15). Jones is RMU's active leader in points (1,422) and rebounds (775) entering Saturday's game @ St. Francis Brooklyn and also owns career totals of 168 assists and 153 steals.

Mount St. Mary's Tidbits - Robert Morris posted its eighth straight victory over Mount St. Mary's in the regular season, and the Colonials improved to 32-27 (.542) in the all-time series against the Mount ... RMU held a 29-28 edge in rebounding against Mount St. Mary's and the Colonials have outrebounded five of their first seven Northeast Conference opponents ... Freshman guard Marcquise Reed's three-pointer with 11.3 seconds left in regulation helped send the game to overtime, and he became the first member of the Colonials to tie a game in the final 15 seconds in regulation since former guard Jeremy Chappell (2005-09) converted a layup with nine seconds to go in an eventual 72-70 overtime victory @ Sacred Heart (1/10/09).

Southpaw - Junior guard Rodney Pryor has been a key part to the Robert Morris offense since Northeast Conference play began earlier this month. Pryor enters Saturday's game @ St. Francis Brooklyn having reached double figures in each of his last five games and over that span is averaging 15.2 points per contest. He has also pulled down an average of 4.4 rebounds over his last five games and is shooting 53.6 percent (30-for-56) from the field, including 40 percent (8-for-20) from beyond the arc, and 88.9 percent (8-for-9) at the free-throw line. Pryor ranks third in the NEC in three-point field goal percentage (.409) and 11th in field goal percentage (.479).

Welcome Back - Freshman forward Elijah Minnie returned to the rotation in a 63-59 overtime victory @ Mount St. Mary's (1/22/15) after missing the last two games due to a violation of team rules. He supplied five points, a team-high six rebounds, a pair of blocks and two steals in the win over the Mount and enters Saturday's game @ St. Francis Brooklyn tied for fifth in Northeast Conference in blocks per game (1.00).

The Bucket List - Freshman guard Marcquise Reed has settled into his role as a scorer for the Colonials in his rookie campaign. A four-time Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week, Reed has reached double figures in scoring in 11 of his last 12 games entering Saturday's game @ St. Francis Brooklyn. During that stretch, Reed is averaging 17.3 points per contest while shooting 55.1 percent (75-for-136) from the field, including 45.5 percent (15-for-33) from beyond the arc. Reed ranks sixth in the Northeast Conference in scoring at 14.7 points per game while also placing second in the circuit in steals at 1.84 thefts per contest and sixth in field goal percentage (.510).

Freebies - A big reason forward Lucky Jones has an opportunity to finish as one of the top five scorers in program history is due to his ability to get to the charity stripe. In 18 games this season, Jones has converted 64 of his 84 attempts at the free-throw line, a success rate of 76.2 percent that ranks 10th in the Northeast Conference. Jones owns a career percentage of 79.4 percent (400-for-504) at the chalk, which ranks just outside the top 10 all-time at Robert Morris. Jones became just the second player in school history to convert at least 400 career free throws when he finished 1-for-2 at the stripe in a 63-59 overtime victory @ Mount St. Mary's (1/22/15).

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