Men's Basketball | 11/29/2016 2:21:00 PM

GAME 8
Youngstown State (3-4) vs. Robert Morris (2-5)
Wednesday, November 30, 2016 • 7:00 p.m.
Charles L. Sewall Center (3,056) • Moon Township, Pa.

Radio: iHeart Radio App (Keyword RMU)
Radio Talent: Chris Shovlin (pxp) & Jim Elias (color)
Video: NECFrontRow • RMUColonials.com
 
Quick Hits
 
 - The Robert Morris University men's basketball team returns home to the Charles L. Sewall Center after a six-game road trip to close out the month of November by hosting Youngstown State Wednesday in a 7:00 p.m. tip.
 
- RMU concluded play in the Barclays Classic by winning the campus site championship thanks to a 67-66 victory @ Towson (11/26/16). The Colonials erased an 11-point deficit in the second half in earning their second consecutive win.
 
- Sophomore guard Isaiah Still scored 13 of his team-high 16 points against the Tigers in the second half to lead Robert Morris and added five rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal.
 
- Robert Morris went 2-2 (.500) in the Barclays Classic and sophomore guard Isaiah Still was named to the All-Tournament Team after averaging 15.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.3 steals per contest. Senior guard Kavon Stewart produced averages of 10.3 points, 3.8 assists and 2.3 steals in four games.
 
- Senior guard Kavon Stewart finished with 15 points, six assists and five steals in RMU's win @ Towson (11/26/16), while senior forward Billy Giles came off the bench to supply 12 points and five rebounds. Giles gave the Colonials the lead for good against the Tigers with a jumper on a feed from Stewart with 1:35 to play.  
 
- The Colonials notched their first win of the 2016-17 season and improved to 6-2 (.750) under head coach Andrew Toole in neutral site contests by earning a 62-48 victory over Hampton (11/25/16) at SECU Arena.
 
- Sophomore guard Isaiah Still finished with a game-high 16 points in the win over the Pirates and also added two rebounds, two assists and a steal.
 
- Redshirt senior forward Aaron Tate contributed a career-high 12 points in the victory over Hampton (11/25/16) and missed his first career double-double by a rebound by recording a game-high nine caroms. Also reaching double figures in the win over the Pirates was senior guard Kavon Stewart, who finished with 11 points.
 
- Prior to its win over Hampton, RMU fell @ Kansas State (11/22/16), 61-40. Sophomore guard Isaiah Still was the only student-athlete to reach double figures for the Colonials, supplying 10 points, six rebounds and three steals.

- Redshirt senior forward Aaron Tate tied a career high with 11 rebounds @ Kansas State (11/22/16) and is RMU's active career leader in caroms with 368. Tate leads the Colonials and ranks fifth in the Northeast Conference with an average of 8.1 rebounds per game.
 
- Robert Morris returns to the road after hosting Youngstown State Wednesday, visiting Lehigh Saturday, Dec. 3, for a 2:00 p.m. tip at Stabler Arena. The Colonials will then host Duquesne at PPG Paints Arena Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 7:00 p.m.


 
Towson Tidbits - Saturday's game marked the first meeting between RMU and Towson since 1982 ... The Tigers spent the 1981-82 campaign as a member of the Northeast Conference ... Robert Morris trails in the all-time series, 4-3, after its 67-66 victory ... The Colonials outscored the Tigers, 19-8, in points off turnovers ... John Davis led the Tigers off the bench with a double-double courtesy of 18 points and 10 rebounds ... RMU tied a season high with 10 steals ... Towson outrebounded Robert Morris, 35-31 ... The Colonials are 2-0 this season when being outrebounded by their opponent but 0-5 when posting the same or more rebounds than the opposition ... RMU shot 54.2 percent (13-for-24) from the floor in the second half, including 62.5 percent (5-for-8) from beyond the arc.
 
Rare Company - Senior guard Kavon Stewart put forth his most consistent effort of the 2016-17 season in a 67-66 victory @ Towson (11/26/16), supplying the Colonials with 15 points, six assists and five steals. The performance marks the third time in Stewart's career he has scored in double figures and posted at least five assists and five steals in a game. The only student-athlete on record to do it more is former guard Tony Lee (2004-08), who turned the trick five times over the course of his junior and senior seasons. A look at Stewart's complete performances ...
 

Opponent	Date	Points	Assists	Steals
vs. Bryant *	3/7/15	19	8	7
vs. Wagner	1/4/16	23	7	5
@ Towson	11/26/16	15	6	5

 
* NEC Tournament semifinals
 
At The Rim - One of the most efficient players in the paint for Robert Morris has been senior forward Billy Giles. In a 67-66 victory @ Towson (11/26/16) that helped the Colonials clinch the campus site championship of the Barclays Classic, Giles supplied RMU with 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field. Giles ranks second in the Northeast Conference in field goal percentage at 65.7 percent (23-for-35) and during his two-year career has shot 61.4 percent (143-for-233) from the field. The career school record for field goal percentage (minimum 500 points) is held by former forward Gabe Jackson, who shot 56.8 percent from the floor from 1992 to 1995.
 
Did You Know? Over his last 16 games dating back to last season, senior forward Billy Giles has averaged 10.1 points per game while shooting 69.3 percent (70-for-101) from floor.
 
Comeback Kids - Robert Morris has made a habit of climbing out of double-digit deficits under Andrew Toole, and that bore fruit in a 67-66 victory @ Towson (11/26/16) to claim the campus site championship of the Barclays Classic. The Colonials trailed the Tigers, 51-40, with 10:19 to play before roaring back to grab their second straight win. It marked the 23rd time under Toole the Colonials have erased a double-digit deficit in his seven seasons as head coach. On 21 of those occasions Robert Morris has earned a victory.
 
Start Me Up - Head coach Andrew Toole, who is in his seventh year at the helm of the Colonials in 2016-17, has already employed five different starting lineups this season. Toole, who has won 122 games in seven seasons as head coach at Robert Morris, has used 57 different starting lineups during his tenure. That equates to an average of 2.14 victories per starting five. In his seven seasons on the sideline, Toole has used an average of 8.7 starting lineups per year.
 
Free Is For Me - Robert Morris went to the free-throw line a season-high 30 times in a 67-66 victory @ Towson (11/26/16) to close out the Barclays Classic, converting a season-high 19 (63.3 percent). Getting to the charity stripe at least 30 times in a game is a good sign for the Colonials. RMU owns a record of 21-9 (.700) under head coach Andrew Toole when visiting the chalk at least 30 times in a contest.
 
Follow The Formula - Robert Morris closed out the Barclays Classic with a pair of victories in large part to its defense. RMU's last three opponents of the tournament averaged  just 58.3 points per contest, marking the 23rd time under seventh-year head coach Andrew Toole that the Colonials have held three consecutive opponents to less than 70 points. RMU enters its game with Youngstown State Wednesday ranked second in the Northeast Conference in scoring defense, allowing just 68.0 points per game.
 
Army Reserve - Having a deeper rotation has been a key for Robert Morris so far this season, as the Colonials enter Wednesday's game against Youngstown State receiving an average of 23.4 points per contest from its bench. The RMU bench has outscored the reserves of its opponents in five of seven games this season and owns a scoring margin of +4.5.
 
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