GAME 25
Robert Morris (13-11 / 9-2 NEC) @ Sacred Heart (14-10 / 7-4 NEC)
Saturday, February 8, 2020 • 3:00 p.m. ET
William H. Pitt Center (2,062) • Fairfield, Conn.

Radio: ESPN 970 AM & 106.3 FM
Talent: Chris Shovlin (pxp)
Video: RMUColonials.com • NECFrontRow.com
Twitter: @RMUMBasketball • Instagram: @RMUMBasketball

Quick Hits
 
- The Robert Morris University men's basketball team, winners of four straight and five of its last six, continues a three-game road trip Saturday with a 3:00 p.m. tip in Fairfield, Conn., at the William H. Pitt Center against Sacred Heart.
 
- The Colonials opened their road swing by stretching their winning streak to four with a 67-62 victory @ Wagner (2/6/20). Redshirt senior guard Josh Williams paced RMU with 13 points, while junior guard Jon Williams added 11. Off the bench, junior forward AJ Bramah finished with 11 points and tied a career high with four steals.
 
- Robert Morris visited the free-throw line a season-high 28 times in its win @ Wagner (2/6/20), knocking down 19 (67.9%). Sophomore guard Dante Treacy finished 5-for-6 at the chalk, including a 3-for-4 performance in the final 12 seconds that helped seal the victory. Treacy finished with seven points and five assists in the victory.
 
- During RMU's four-game winning streak, junior forward AJ Bramah is averaging 13.5 points and 11.0 rebounds while shooting 54.1 percent (20-for-37) from the field. Redshirt senior guard Josh Williams has produced averages of 11.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per contest during the same stretch.
 
- Robert Morris enters Saturday's tilt @ Sacred Heart leading the Northeast Conference in three-point field goal percent defense (.306), assists (16.38 per game) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.24) while ranking second in the circuit in three-point field goal percentage (.358), rebounding defense (34.4) and turnover margin (+2.00).
 
- Against NEC foes, the Colonials rank first or second in a total of seven categories. RMU paces the league in scoring margin (+8.5), three-point field goal percent defense (.295), assists (17.09 per game) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.34) while ranking second in the circuit in scoring defense (61.4), field goal percentage (.458) and turnover margin (+2.64).
 
- Junior forward AJ Bramah is averaging a double-double against NEC foes, leading the Colonials with 15.4 points and 10.0 rebounds per contest. He leads the league against conference foes in field goal percentage (.688) while ranking second in rebounding and defensive rebounds (7.27 per game) and sixth in scoring.
 
- On the road, redshirt senior guard Josh Williams paces the Colonials with 12.8 points per game while shooting 37.1 percent (59-for-159) from the field, including 37.8 percent (42-for-111) from beyond the arc. He averages 3.00 three-point field goals made per contest away from home.
 
- Robert Morris concludes the 2019-20 regular season with four of its final seven games on the road. The Colonials will visit Mount St. Mary's (2/13/20) on its current three-game road swing after taking on Sacred Heart Saturday.
 
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Wagner Tidbits - Robert Morris completed the 2019-20 season series sweep of the Seahawks and improved to 46-33 (.582) in the all-time series against Wagner ... The Seahawks shot 58.5 percent (24-for-41) from the field, including 50 percent (8-for-16) from beyond the arc, both season highs for an RMU opponent ... Wagner suffered 26 turnovers, a season high by an NCAA Division I opponent ... The Colonials held a 27-7 advantage in points off turnovers ... Wagner outrebounded RMU, 31-20, including a 10-7 advantage on the offensive glass ... Robert Morris recorded 13 steals in the victory, a season high against an NEC foe, as forwards AJ Bramah and Yannis Mendy combined for seven thefts.
 
Stepping Up - Junior guard Jon Williams contributed 11 points in a 67-62 victory @ Wagner (2/6/20) that opened a three-game road trip for RMU, converting four of his eight shots from the field, including a 3-for-5 performance from beyond the arc. Williams has scored in double figures three times in 2019-20 and 20 times overall during his career at Robert Morris. The Colonials have compiled a record of 13.7 (.650) over the last three years when Williams scores in double figures.
 
Imagine That - Redshirt senior guard Josh Williams and junior guard Jon Williams combined to shoot 54.5 percent (6-for-11) from beyond the arc in a 67-62 victory @ Wagner (2/6/20) as Robert Morris opened a three-game road trip. Josh Williams finished 3-for-6 from deep, while Jon Williams was 3-for-5. Jon Williams enters Saturday's game @ Sacred Heart leading the NEC in three-point field goal percentage at 42.4 percent (42-for-99). Josh Williams? He ranks second with the exact same percentage at 42.4 percent (78-for-184). In Northeast Conference games, Josh Williams paces the circuit in three-point field goal percentage at 50 percent (34-for-68), while Jon Williams ranks fifth at 44.7 percent (21-for-47).
 
Brotherly Love - In two years that redshirt senior guard Josh Williams and junior guard Jon Williams have been on RMU's active roster, the pair have each started the 59 games the Colonials have played. In that stretch, the brothers have combined for 274 three-pointers, an average of 4.64 per contest, while shooting 40.2 percent (274-for-681) from beyond the arc. Josh Williams ranks 11th all-time in program history with 181 career three-pointers, while Jon Williams ranks 13th with 148.
 
Rolling - Junior forward AJ Bramah scored in double figures for the 19th consecutive game in a 67-627 win @ Wagner (2/6/20) that opened a three-game road trip. Against the Seahawks, Bramah finished with 11 points and three rebounds while tying a career high with four steals.  Over the last 19 games, Bramah is averaging 14.0 points and 9.3 rebounds while converting 61.3 percent (100-for-163) of his shots from the field. Bramah's 19 consecutive double-figure scoring games is tied for fifth in program history, and he is one shy of becoming just the fifth student-athlete in program history to reach double figures in 20 straight games.
 
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 63-39 (.618) 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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