GAMES 15/16
Oakland (8-15 / 8-8 HL) vs. RMU (3-11 / 2-9 HL)
Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 • 7:00 p.m. & Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 • 5:00 p.m.
UPMC Events Center (4,000) • Moon Township, Pa.

Audio: RMU Athletics Gameday App
Talent: Chris Shovlin (pxp) & Jim Elias (color)
TV: ESPN3
Talent: Chris Shovlin (pxp) & Jim Elias (color)
Twitter: @RMUMBasketball • Instagram: @RMUMBasketball
 
Quick Hits
 
- The RMU men's basketball team concludes the home portion of its 2020-21 regular season schedule as well as a four-game homestand this weekend by hosting Oakland for a pair of games at the UPMC Events Center.
 
- The Colonials opened February by dropping a pair of overtime decisions to Youngstown State. The Penguins earned a 84-78 win in the extra frame to open the series, followed by a 70-66 overtime victory in the finale.
 
- Senior guard Jon Williams hit a buzzer beater at the end of each half of the opener against Youngstown State. His triple with time winding down in the first half gave RMU a 37-32 edge at halftime. He followed by sending the game to overtime tied, 71-71, with a triple as time expired at the end of regulation.
 
- Junior guard Cameron Wilbon got in on the act of hitting a buzzer beater, as his floater in the lane with 1.1 seconds in the finale against the Penguins tied the game, 58-58, and sent the game to the extra frame. The Colonials have gone to overtime in four of their last seven games.
 
- Senior forward AJ Bramah led RMU in its two-game set against Youngstown State, averaging 18.5 points and 13.5 rebounds per game while shooting an even 50 percent (16-for-32) from the field. He produced double-doubles in each contest, including 20 points and 11 rebounds in the opener, followed by 17 points and 16 caroms in the finale.
 
- Junior forward Kahliel Spear averaged 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in the two-game set with Youngstown State. In the opener against the Penguins, Spear finished with 17 points, converting six of his nine shots from the floor while going 4-for-4 at the stripe, and adding five boards, three assists, three blocks and three steals.
 
- Seven of RMU's 12 games in its first season as a member of the Horizon League have been decided by six points or less, including four that have gone to overtime. The Colonials are 1-6 (.143) in those contests.
 
- Senior forward AJ Bramah ranks in the top five in the Horizon League in five categories entering this weekend's action. He ranks second in the circuit in scoring (21.0 ppg) and rebounding (10.3 rpg), fourth in minutes played (34.25 mpg) and fifth in both field goal (.511) and free-throw (.800) percentages.
 
- Senior guard Jon Williams leads the Horizon League and ranks second in NCAA Division I in assist-to-turnover ratio at 4.71. In 13 games in 2020-21, Williams has handed out 66 dimes against 14 turnovers. Williams, who has started each of his 115 career games in an RMU uniform, ranks second in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio to Devearl Ramsey of UC Santa Barbara (5.27).

OAKLAND LINKS
- Game Notes (PDF)
- Audio
- Video (2/12/21)
- Video (2/13/21)
- Live Stats
- RMU Athletics Gameday App
 
Youngstown State Tidbits - The sweep for the Penguins allowed YSU to tie the all-time series between the two programs, 11-11 (.500) ... Youngstown State converted 19 more free throws than RMU attempted (39-20) during the two-game set, despite  the Colonials outscoring the Penguins, 84-66, in points in the paint ... RMU established a season high in field goal attempts (71) in the finale of the two-game set, and in each game the Colonials took 25 shots from beyond the arc, tying a season-high ... Michael Akuchie established a UPMC Events Center record with 24 rebounds in the finale of the two-game series, becoming the second student-athlete to grab at least 20 rebounds in a game during the first two years of the facility ... Senior forward AJ Bramah posted 20 caroms last season in a win over Sacred Heart (1/20/20). 
 
Double Jeopardy - Each of the six double-doubles senior forward AJ Bramah has posted this season have come in his last seven games, a stretch in which Bramah is averaging 20.7 points and 12.4 rebounds per contest. Over his last seven contests, Bramah is converting 48.1 percent (52-for-108) of his shots from the field and 80.4 percent (41-for-51) at the free-throw line. Overall this season, Bramah is averaging a double-double at 21.0 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. The only student-athlete to average a double-double in a season at RMU came in the program's first year as an NCAA Division I program in 1976-77, when Earl "The Twirl" Cureton posted per game averages of 17.2 points and 10.5 rebounds.
 
Did You Know? Senior forward AJ Bramah is one of 10 student-athletes in program history to have compiled at least 10 double-doubles in a career. Thanks to a pair in a two-game set against Youngstown State, Bramah is one double-double shy of becoming the sixth player in program history with 15 career double-doubles.
 
Protecting The Rock - Senior guard Jon Williams has been outstanding protecting the ball in 2020-21, evidenced by his assist-to-turnover ratio of 4.71, which leads the Horizon League and ranks second in NCAA Division I. Thanks to his strong season, Williams owns a career assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.95, which ranks second all-time at RMU. The career school mark in the category is held by former guard Wade Timmerson (1988-92) at 2.02. Williams enters this weekend's two-game set with Oakland ranked seventh all-time for the Colonials in assists with 467 and is on pace to finish the 2020-21 regular season with 487 dimes.
 
Start Me Up - While senior guard Jon Williams has cracked the top 10 for career assists at RMU, he also is climbing the charts in other categories. One of just six student-athletes in program history to earn at least 100 starting assignments, Williams moved into third place all-time for career starts with 115. The all-time career leader for starts for RMU is former guard Velton Jones (2008-13) with 125, and ranking second is former guard Jeremy Chappell (2005-09) with 120.
 
The Anatomy Of Overtime - RMU has been to overtime 18 times under head coach Andrew Toole in his 11 years leading the Colonials. Under Toole, RMU owns a mark of 9-9 (.500) in overtime, including a mark of 6-3 (.667) at home. The Colonials are 0-4 in the extra frame in 2020-21, and all-time in program history RMU has posted a record of 31-31 (.500) in overtime contests.
 
More Overtime Nuggets - The Colonials have played four overtime games in 2020-21, one shy of the school record for OT games in a season ... RMU played in five overtime contests in both 1988-89 and 1999-00 ... The 1988-89 Colonials posted a record of 2-3 (.400) in overtime but earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, while the 1999-00 Colonials posted a record of 4-1 (.800) and appeared in the 2000 NEC Tournament title game ... RMU's average margin of defeat in its four overtime games in 2020-21 is 4.8 points ... The Colonials have played in overtime in consecutive games a total of five times in program history after going to the extra frame twice against Youngstown State.  
 
The Rattler - Don't blink or you might miss one. Senior forward AJ Bramah is arguably the most accomplished dunker in program history in his year plus with the Colonials. In his 12 games of the 2020-21 season, Bramah owns 21 throw downs on the year and has pushed his career total in dunks to 62, an average of 1.75 slams per contest. Dating to the 2019-20 season, Bramah has scored in double figures in 17 consecutive games, 40 of his last 41 contests and 41 times in 45 career games at RMU. Over his last 17 games dating back to the 2019-20 campaign, Bramah is averaging 19.2 points and 9.4 rebounds per contest.
 
In The Clutch - You certainly could say that the Colonials have a flair for the dramatic. In a two-game  home set with Youngstown State at the UPMC Events Center to open its February schedule, RMU forced overtime in both games by hitting a key basket with under 15 seconds in regulation. Senior guard Jon Williams drilled a three-pointer to tie the game, 71-71, as time expired in the second half in the opener. The next night, junior guard Cameron Wilbon hit a floater with 1.1 seconds remaining to knot the score, 58-58. The pair join the list of Colonials to convert a field goal or a free throw in the final 15 seconds to give RMU a victory or send the game to overtime. A closer look at the last 10 ...
 

Player	Opponent (Date)	Time (sec)	Score
Cameron Wilbon	vs. Youngstown State (2/6/21)	1.1	L, 66-70 *
Jon Williams	vs. Youngstown State (2/5/21)	0.0	L, 78-84 *
Matty McConnell	vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (3/16/19) #	14.3	W, 69-65 *
Josh Williams	vs. Mount St. Mary's (1/5/19)	13.4	W, 62-59
Matty McConnell	vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (1/4/18) $	10.8 (OT)	W, 80-79 *
Kavon Stewart	@ LIU Brooklyn (3/1/17) #	3.0	W, 69-68
Isaiah Still	vs. Duquesne (12/6/16)	15.3	W, 64-60
Aaron Tate	vs. Central Connecticut (2/14/15)	0.0	W, 53-52
Lucky Jones	vs. St. Francis Brookyn (2/22/14)	3.1 (OT)	W, 71-70 *
Mike McFadden	vs. Kentucky (3/19/13)	8.7	W, 59-57

* Overtime; # NEC Tournament; $ A.J. Palumbo Center (three-point play)

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