MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - RMU hits the road to face Towson on Sunday evening. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will stream on FloSports. Chris Shovlin will be on the hometown call on the Robert Morris Gameday app.
RMU LATELY
The Colonials (1-1) are coming off a 66-56 home-opening victory over Point Park on Nov. 9.
Markeese Hastings led all players with 20 points and 14 rebounds.
Stephaun Walker scored 14 and pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds.
Jackson Last recorded 10 points and a career-best 10 rebounds and
TJ Wainwright added a career-high 17 points in the win.
TOWSON LATELY
The Tigers (1-1) have split its two games this season, both on the road. November 4, the fell to Colorado 75-57 before defeating Coppin State in Baltimore 70-49.
RMU AND TOWSON HISTORY
The series dates back to 1980 when then Robert Morris College and Towson State competed in the ECAC Metro Conference, now known as the Northeast Conference. The teams played six time over three seasons with the Tigers winning four. After the 1982 meetings, the teams did not play each other until 2016.
LAST TIME AGAINST TOWSON
Billy Giles's basket with 1:34 to play gave RMU the lead for good as the Colonials notched their second win in as many days, 67-66 over Towson at SECU Arena in the Barclays Classic Nov. 26, 2016.
RMU AND TOWSON ALL-TIME
Overall: 3-4
In Moon: 2-1
at John Jay: 2-1
In Towson: 1-3
at Towson Center: 0-3
at TU Arena: 1-0
RMU AND TOWSON GAME-BY-GAME
| DATE |
Location |
Result |
| 1.9.80 |
Moon Township |
W, 94-66 |
| 2.2.80 |
Towson |
L, 70-80 |
| 1.24.81 |
Moon Township |
W, 72-59 |
| 2.7.81 |
Towson |
L, 59-72 |
| 1.11.82 |
Towson |
L, 62-63 |
| 1.25.82 |
Moon Township |
L, 53-61 |
| 11.26.16 |
Towson |
W, 67-66 |
RMU AND TOWSON BY THE NUMBERS
Overtime games: 0
Common opponents this season: 1
Games decided by 21 points or more: 1
Games decided by 11-20 points: 2
Number of RMU wins: 3
Total venues played: 3
Head coaches in the series: 4
Number of Towson wins: 4
Games decided by 10 points or less: 5
Total meetings: 7
Average margin of victory for Towson: 8
Average margin of victory for RMU: 14
Average points scored by Towson: 66.7
Average points scored by RMU: 68.1
Fewest combined points: 114
Most combined points : 160
Number of miles between venues: 284.2
Total points scored by Towson: 467
Total points scored by RMU: 477
Total points scored by both teams: 944
Days since last meeting: 2,553
Days since the series began: 16,024
COMMON OPPONENTS
RMU and Towson have one common opponent this season, Delaware.
FANTASTIC FOUR
RMU welcomes four new players to its roster for 2023-24, including two transfers and a pair of freshmen. Forward
Markeese Hastings is a grad transfer from Western Michigan, while junior guard
Justice Williams joins the Colonials from LSU. RMU also has two international student-athletes who will make their NCAA Division I debut in 2023-24, guard
Alfredo Boglio (Italy) and forward
Alvaro Folgueiras (Spain).
UP NEXT
RMU remains on the road to face Wisconsin November 17. The Colonials return to the UPMC Events Center November 24 against Jacksonville in the first game of the Urban-Bennett Memorial Classic.
RMU BASKETBALL SEASON TICKETS
Season tickets for RMU basketball for the 2023-24 season can be purchased by calling the RMU Ticket Office at (412) 397-4949. In addition to a full slate of Horizon League games, the Colonials will also host an MTE Tournament at the UPMC Events Center as part of their 2023-24 non-conference home schedule.
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