GAME 4
RMU (2-1) @ No. 21/23 Dayton (2-1)
Saturday, November 19, 2022 • 1:00 p.m.
UD Arena (13,409) • Dayton, Ohio

TV: ESPN+
Talent: Dwight Burgess (pxp) & Tony White (color)
Audio: RMU Athletics Gameday App
Talent: Chris Shovlin (pxp) & Jim Elias (color)
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Opening Tip
 
- The RMU men's basketball team opens a seven-game road trip Saturday by traveling to Dayton, Ohio, for a 1:00 p.m. tipoff against No. 21/23 Dayton at UD Arena. Included among its seven games away from the UPMC Events Center are four true road games and three at a neutral site.
 
- The Colonials concluded a two-game homestand at the UPMC Events Center with a 111-56 victory over West Virginia Wesleyan (11/16/22). Guards Enoch Cheeks (21) and Josh Corbin (20) combined for 41 points on the strength of an 11-for-16 performance (68.8%) from beyond the arc.
 
- Also scoring in double figures in the win over the Bobcats for the Colonials was sophomore guard Chris Ford (12) and senior forward Matt Mayers (11). As a team RMU knocked down 62.5 percent (40-for-64) of its attempts from the floor, including 65.4 percent (17-for-26) from beyond the arc.
 
- The Colonials notched their first win of the 2022-23 campaign with an 84-49 victory over Pitt Greensburg (11/9/22) to open their homestand. Junior guard Enoch Cheeks paced RMU in the triumph with 20 points while also adding four rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block.
 
- Junior guard Josh Corbin contributed 12 points, three rebounds and three dimes in the win over the Bobcats, while sophomore guard Jackson Last tallied 10 points and three assists. As a team, RMU knocked down 50.8 percent (33-for-65) of its shots from the field in the victory.
 
- The Colonials opened their 47th season of NCAA Division I basketball @ Ohio State (11/7/22), dropping a 91-53 decision. Junior guard Enoch Cheeks scored 17 points to lead RMU and also recorded two rebounds and a block.
 
- Freshman Stephaun Walker earned his first collegiate start in his collegiate debut @ Ohio State (11/7/22), contributing 10 points and six rebounds in 22 minutes. He knocked down four of his eight shots from the field.
 
- In a vote of Horizon League head coaches, fifth-year forward Kahliel Spear was named to the 2022-23 Preseason All-Horizon League Second Team. Spear paced the Colonials in both scoring (14.7 ppg) and rebounding (7.7 rpg) last season, with his per game averages ranking 11th and fourth, respectively, in #HLMBB. In addition, Spear also paced the Horizon League in field goal percentage, converting 55.1 percent (188-for-341) of his attempts from the field.
 
- Fifth-year forward Kahliel Spear is RMU's active leader in both points and rebounds. In two seasons at RMU, Spear has scored 669 points (12.6 ppg) and grabbed 357 rebounds (6.7 per contest). Overall in four seasons at the NCAA Division I level after transferring from Bucknell, Spear has compiled totals of 841 points and 469 caroms.

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The All-Time Series (Dayton) – RMU and Dayton meet on the hardwood for just the third time Saturday, with the two teams having split the previous two meetings. The Colonials and Flyers haven't played since 1992, an 82-65 win for Dayton at UD Arena (1/15/92). In that contest the program's all-time leading scorer, Myron Walker (1990-94) scored a game-high 23 points. Walker also scored 22 points to help guide RMU to a 99-94 win over Dayton (12/19/90) in the first game of the all-time series at UD Arena. In that tilt former guard Andre Boyd (1987-91) posted a double-double thanks to a game-high 26 points and 10 assists.
 
West Virginia Wesleyan Notes – The win over the Bobcats that concluded a two-game homestand at the UPMC Events Center marked the first game in the all-time series between the two programs ... The 17 three-pointers for the Colonials against the Bobcats rank second in the RMU single-game record book, trailing only the 22 in a 104-57 triumph over Mount Aloysius (11/14/18) at the North Athletic Complex ... Darius Green scored a game-high 24 points for WVWC, shooting 9-for-14 from the field, including 3-for-5 from beyond the arc ... RMU posted a 46-20 advantage in points in the paint as well as a 36-9 edge in points off turnovers.
 
Dynamic Duo – The 2022-23 season is barely two weeks old, but the Colonials look to have a pair that can dial long distance on a consistent basis. Juniors Enoch Cheeks and Josh Corbin enter Saturday's game @ Dayton ranked second and sixth, respectively, in three-point field goal percentage. Cheeks has converted 12 of his first 18 attempts of the year from long range, a success rate of 66.7 percent, while Corbin is 10-for-24 (41.7%) from beyond the arc. Cheeks, meanwhile, ranks third in the Horizon League in early going in field goal percentage (.656), having knocked down 21 of his 32 attempts from the floor.
 
Offensively Speaking – RMU matched its single-game record for points in a 111-56 victory over West Virginia Wesleyan (11/16/22) that concluded a two-game homestand at the UPMC Events Center. Originally set over 40 years ago, the Colonials established the record thanks to a 111-69 triumph over Ohio Wesleyan (12/1/81), which was played at John Jay Center. It also marks the fifth time that the Colonials have eclipsed the 100-point plateau under RMU Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andrew Toole as well as the 20th time in program history at the NCAA Division I level.
 
Mo Cheeks – Each student-athlete has its own line of development, and one starting to blossom for RMU is junior guard Enoch Cheeks. Cheeks has paced the Colonials in scoring in each of the first three games of the 2022-23 campaign, scoring 17 @ Ohio State (11/7/22), dropping 20 in an 84-59 win over Pitt Greensburg (11/9/22) and matching a career high with 21 points in a 111-56 victory over West Virginia Wesleyan (11/16/22). Cheeks has now scored in double figures in each of his last five games dating back to last season. During that span he is averaging 18.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.6 blocks per contest while shooting 57.7 percent (30-for-52) from the floor.
 
Defense Wins Championships – The numbers bear out that following in the footsteps of defending is victories. Over the last 16 years, RMU owns a record of 211-59 (.781) when holding opponents under 70 points since the beginning of the 2007-08 season. Thanks to a 111-56 win over West Virginia Wesleyan (11/16/22), the Colonials improved to 160-52 (.755) under 13th-year RMU Pat Gallagher Head Coach Andrew Toole when turning the trick. Overall in the last 16 years, RMU has held its opponent to under 70 points 53.8 percent (269-of-500) of the time.

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