GAME 22
Bryant (10-10 / 2-5 NEC) vs. Robert Morris (10-11 / 6-2 NEC)
Thursday, January 30, 2020 • 7:00 p.m. ET
Peoples Court at the UPMC Events Center (4,000) • Moon Township, Pa.

Radio: ESPN 970 AM & 106.3 FM
Talent: Chris Shovlin (pxp) & Jim Elias (color)
Video: RMUColonials.com • NECFrontRow.com
Twitter: @RMUMBasketball • Instagram: @RMUMBasketball
 
Quick Hits
 
- The Robert Morris University men's basketball team concludes the month of January by opening a two-game homestand at Peoples Court at the UPMC Events Center Thursday with a 7:00 p.m. tip against Bryant. It marks the only meeting on the 2019-20 season between the Colonials and Bulldogs.
 
- RMU concluded its annual two-game road swing through Brooklyn, N.Y., with a 71-66 victory @ LIU (1/25/20). The Colonials took the lead for good with 5:15 to go with a finger roll layup courtesy junior forward AJ Bramah off a steal.
 
- Junior forward AJ Bramah led Robert Morris in the win over the Sharks by recording his sixth double-double of the 2019-20 campaign. He finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds and also added an assist, block and steal. Bramah converted seven of his 13 shots from the floor while shooting 4-for-7 from the free-throw line.
 
- Sophomore guard Dante Treacy added 12 points, four rebounds and three assists in the win over LIU, while junior forward Charles Bain contributed 10 points, five boards, two assists and two steals. In addition, redshirt senior guard Josh Williams scored nine points on the strength of a 7-for-8 performance at the free-throw line in the final 4:14 of action.
 
- RMU owns a record of 18-7 (.720) during the month of January the last three seasons. Overall in 10 years under RMU Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andrew Toole in the first month of a new year, Robert Morris owns a mark of 55-33 (.625).
 
- Robert Morris enters Thursday's game leading the Northeast Conference in assists (16.48 per game) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.23) while ranking second in the circuit in three-point field goal percentage (.358), three-point field goal percent defense (.301), turnover margin (+1.57) and rebounding defense (34.3).
 
- Against NEC foes, the Colonials pace the conference in scoring margin (+9.0), field goal percentage (.479) and assists (17.63 per game) while ranking second in field goal percent defense (.426), three-point field goal percentage (.367), three-point field goal percent defense (.278), rebounding defense (31.8) and turnover margin (+1.75).
 
- Junior forward AJ Bramah has scored in double figures in each of RMU's eight Northeast Conference games, averaging 16.6 points and 9.6 rebounds during that stretch while shooting 73.9 percent (51-for-69) from the field. Against league opposition, Bramah leads the NEC in field goal percentage, is tied for second in rebounding and ranks fifth in scoring.
 
- Redshirt senior guard Josh Williams has knocked down 50 percent (25-for-50) of his attempts from beyond the arc against Northeast Conference foes, which is tied for tops in the league.

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LIU Tidbits - Robert Morris has won six of it last seven games over LIU at the Steinberg Wellness Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... The Colonials improved to 48-32 (.600) all-time against the Sharks ... RMU shot 41.4 percent (25-for-58) from the field and owned a 40-35 edge on the glass ... Robert Morris closed the game on a 13-6 run to earn a victory that featured seven ties and 16 lead changes ... The RMU bench outscored the LIU reserves, 28-0 ... It marked the first game in 2019-20 an opponent failed to receive any points from its bench ... The Sharks owned their biggest lead, 25-19, at the 5:00 minute mark of the first and matched it, 47-41, with 11:45 remaining ... Robert Morris outscored LIU, 30-28, in points in the paint. 
 
Rolling - Junior forward AJ Bramah scored in double figures for the 16th consecutive game in a 71-66 victory @ LIU (1/25/20), leading the Colonials with 18 points while grabbing 11 rebounds to record his sixth double-double of the 2019-20 season. Over the last 16 games, Bramah is averaging 14.4 points and 8.9 rebounds while converting 62.6 percent (87-for-139) of his shots from the field. Bramah's 16 consecutive double-figure scoring games is tied for seventh in program history with former guard Myron Walker (1990-94) and former forward Chaz McCrommon (2000-05).
 
The Detective - Sophomore guard Dante Treacy has helped direct an RMU offense that has been at its peak against Northeast Conference foes, and he isn't afraid to take the shot when needed, either. Over the last 10 games, Treacy has supplied the Colonials with averages of 9.6 points and 5.0 assists per game while shooting 52.9 percent (37-for-70) from the field, including 52.2 percent (12-for-23) from beyond the arc. During that same stretch, Treacy also owns a 2.38 assist-to-turnover. Treacy enters Thursday's game against Bryant ranked third in the NEC in both assists (4.57 per game) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.13).
 
Dime A Dozen - Junior guard Jon Williams paced the Colonials in a 71-66 win @ LIU (1/25/20) with five assists and enters Thursday's game against Bryant just three helpers shy of becoming the 12th player in program history to eclipse 350 career assists. Williams ranks fourth in the Northeast Conference in assists with an average of 4.00 per game and second in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.21). During his 89-game career, Williams has averaged 3.90 assists per game to go along with a 1.71 assist-to-turnover ratio. Those totals are tied for seventh and fourth, respectively, in the Robert Morris career records.
 
Start Me Up - Junior guard Jon Williams owns RMU's active streaks for games played and starts, both of which are at 89 games entering Saturday's game. Williams ranks third in program history for consecutive starts after being in the starting lineup against Sacred Heart (1/20/20). Across NCAA Division I, the 89 consecutive starts ranks third in the junior class, trailing Matt Coleman III (90) from Texas and Taveion Hollingsworth of Western Kentucky (92). The Robert Morris record for consecutive starting assignments is 90, which is held by former guard Tony Lee (2005-08) and former forward A.J. Jackson (2003-08).  
 
Defense Wins Championships - The numbers bear out that following in the footsteps of defending is victories. Thanks to a 71-66 win @ LIU (1/25/20) that closed a two-game swing through Brooklyn, N.Y., Robert Morris improved to 191-54 (.780) when holding opponents under 70 points since the beginning of the 2007-08 season. Under 10th-year RMU Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andrew Toole, the Colonials owns a mark of 140-47 (.749) when turning the trick. Overall the last 13 years, Robert Morris has held its opponent to under 70 points 56.6 percent (245-of-433) of the time.
 
Close and Late - A common theme in the 10 years that RMU Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andrew Toole has been at the helm at Robert Morris has been playing close games late. During Toole's tenure, the Colonials have posted a record of 62-39 (.614) in games decided by five points or less, including a mark of 8-6 (.571) in games decided by just a single point.

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