GAME 27
RMU (7-19, 5-8 NEC) @ Fairleigh Dickinson (13-11, 9-4 NEC)
Saturday, February 13, 2016 • 6:00 p.m.
Stratis Arena (5,000) • Teaneck, N.J.

Radio: ESPN 970 AM & 106.3 FM
Radio Talent: Chris Shovlin (pxp) & Jim Duzyk (color)
TV: Fox College Sports, Root Sports Pittsburgh
TV Talent: Dave Popkin (pxp) & Terry O'Connor (color)
TV Sideline: Craig D'Amico
 
Quick Hits
 
- The Robert Morris University men's basketball team takes to the road Saturday for a 6:00 p.m. tip against Fairleigh Dickinson in Teaneck, N.J., at Stratis Arena. The game will be televised live on Fox College Sports, MSG and Root Sports Pittsburgh.
 
- The Colonials wrapped up a three-game homestand at the Charles L. Sewall Center with a 68-57 loss to Saint Francis U. (2/11/16). Senior guard Rodney Pryor paced RMU by recording his sixth double-double of the year with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while junior forward Billy Giles contributed 11 points and six caroms.
 
- Robert Morris snapped a three-game slide with an 89-71 victory over Bryant (2/6/16). Junior forward Billy Giles led the way against the Bulldogs by registering his second double-double of the year with a career-high 23 points and 10 rebounds.
 
- Freshman guard Isaiah Still finished with 22 points and five rebounds in the win over Bryant (2/16/16), while senior guard Rodney Pryor notched his fifth double-double of the year with 14 points and 11 boards.
 
- RMU established season highs in points (89), field goals (33) and field goal percentage (.550) in its win over Bryant. The Colonials also outrebounded the Bulldogs, 42-27, helping Robert Morris improve to 4-1 (.800) this season and 76-16 (.826) in six seasons under head coach Andrew Toole when outrebounding its opponent. 
 
- Thanks to a season-high 89 points, RMU improved to 28-3 (.903) in six years under head coach Andrew Toole when eclipsing the 80-point plateau.
 
- Robert Morris opened its homestand by dropping a 65-60 decision to Central Connecticut (2/4/16). Freshman guard Isaiah Still scored 12 of his game-high 19 points in the second half to pace the Colonials and also tied a career high with seven rebounds.
 
- Junior forward Billy Giles and freshman guard Matty McConnell each finished with 13 points against the Blue Devils. McConnell added a career-high eight assists and tied a career high with five steals.
 
- RMU wrapped up a four-game road trip with a 90-78 setback @ Saint Francis U. (1/30/16). The Colonials trailed by as many as 25 before rallying late to trim their deficit to seven before falling. Robert Morris finished 2-2 (.500) on its four-game road swing.
 
- Freshman guard Isaiah Still scored 23 of his career-high 25 points in the second half to lead the Colonials against the Red Flash. Senior guard Rodney Pryor supplied 12 points and eight rebounds off the bench.
 
- RMU returns home to the Charles L. Sewall Center for its final two home games of the 2015-16 season after taking on Fairleigh Dickinson Saturday. The Colonials host LIU Brooklyn Thursday, Feb. 18, in a 7:00 p.m. tip and will also welcome St. Francis Brooklyn Saturday, Feb. 20, for a 4:00 p.m. tip.


 
Saint Francis U. Tidbits - The Red Flash snapped an eight-game losing skid against the Colonials at the Charles L. Sewall Center and swept the season series for the first time since 2000-01 ... In two games against RMU, Saint Francis U. shot 47.8 percent (22-for-46) from beyond the arc ... Robert Morris committed just nine turnovers, the third consecutive game the Colonials have finished with single digits in miscues ... RMU shot 51.2 percent (21-for-41) in attempts from inside the three-point arc ... Sophomore forward Andre Frederick finished 3-for-3 from the field against the Red Flash and has made five of his six shots from the floor over the last two games ... Saint Francis U. shot 93.8 percent (15-for-16) at the free-throw line, a season high by an RMU opponent.
 
Billy The Kid - Junior forward Billy Giles has been the most efficient member of the Colonials on offense in recent week as RMU travels to Fairleigh Dickinson Saturday. Giles reached double figures in each of RMU's three games of its recent homestand, averaging 15.7 points and 7.0 rebounds during that span while shooting 62.9 percent (22-for-35) from the field. Included in that stretch was his second double-double of the season with a career-high 23 points and 10 rebounds in an 89-71 win over Bryant (2/6/16). Giles enters Saturday's game ranked fourth in the Northeast Conference in field goal percentage at 57.1 percent (89-for-156). Against league foes, Giles has shot 54.3 percent (51-for-94) from the floor, which ranks sixth in the circuit. 
 
Attack The Paint - While Robert Morris has struggled knocking down the three-point shot in recent weeks, converting at the rim hasn't been an issue. The Colonials have scored at least 40 points in the paint in three of their last four games after finishing with 40 against Saint Francis U. (2/11/16). Included in that stretch is a season-high 48 points down low in an 89-71 victory over Bryant (2/6/16). Against the Bulldogs, RMU shot a staggering 64.4 percent (29-for-45) in two-point field goal attempts. Overall in 2015-16, the Colonials own a success rate inside the three-point arc of 49.7 percent (448-for-901). Through 13 games against Northeast Conference foes, Robert Morris has averaged 30.5 points in the paint per game.
 
Men of Steal - Freshman guard Matty McConnell has teamed with junior guard Kavon Stewart to give the Colonials a solid combination at the top of RMU's 2-3 zone. Stewart and McConnell rank first and second, respectively, in the Northeast Conference against league foes in steals per game. Stewart owns 29 steals in 12 games, an average of 2.42 per contest, while McConnell owns 29 thefts in 13 games, an average of 2.23 per tilt. Overall on the 2015-16 campaign, Stewart ranks second in the NEC with an average of 1.80 per contest, and he has finished with at least one steal in 23 of the 25 games he's played this year.
 
Start Me Up - Head coach Andrew Toole employed his 10th different starting lineup in 2015-16 against Saint Francis U. (2/16/16), as freshman guard Steven Whitley returned to the starting five in place of freshman guard Isaiah Still. Toole, who has won 117 games in six seasons as head coach at Robert Morris, has used 52 different starting lineups during his tenure. That equates to an average of 2.25 victories per starting five. In his six seasons on the sideline, Toole has used an average of 8.7 starting lineups per year.
 
The Chase For 1,000 - Senior guard Rodney Pryor is RMU's active leading scorer with 953 points as the Colonials travel to take on Fairleigh Dickinson in Teaneck, N.J., Saturday. Pryor has scored a team-high 407 points in 23 games this year and is looking to become the second player in the last three years to eclipse the 1,000-point plateau in just two seasons at RMU. Former guard Karvel Anderson scored 1,123 points in 69 career games from 2012 to 2014. Pryor needs to average 9.4 points over RMU's final seven games of the 2015-16 campaign to eclipse 1,000 career points. He would be the fourth player in school history, and third at the Division I level, to score at least 1,000 points while playing just two years.

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