GAME NOTES
Pittsburgh:
- Committed 21 turnovers in loss to Nicholls St. Need to cut down in hostile environment tonight.
- Ryan Murphy scored 28 off the bench vs. Nicholls. Panthers need to find him, he can stroke.
- Pitt has won the past 30 matchups in a row vs. RMU.
Robert Morris:
- Making history by hosting Pitt for the first time ever and playing Innagural Game tonight at UPMC Events Center.
- Outrebounded 41-28 at Notre Dame, also committed 21 fouls to just 12. Need to improve.
- Josh Williams needs to be more efficient. Fired off 16 trey’s against Notre Dame, only finished with 21 points.
GAME ACTION
1st Half
Ryan Murphy starts the scoring where he left off last weekend, hitting a three.
Trey McGowans with an alley-oop dunk from Xavier Johnson
Terrell Brown (Pitt) with a drop step spin move and Dunk.
First Media Timeout: Pitt 7, RMU 0.
Dante Tready fouled on a 3-pt. attempt, knocks down all three free throws.
Yannis Mendy hits a jumper
Josh Williams hits a jumper
Josh Williams drills a pretty trey, 10-0 run for RMU.
Jalen Hawkins fouled, connects on two FT’s.
DJ Russell makes a layup and fouled, 14-0 run for RMU.
Second Media Timeout: RMU 14, Pitt 7.
DJ Russell makes Free Throw
Charles Bain hits 3-Pointer, 18-0 run for RMU.
Terrell Brown (Pitt) fouled, makes both FT’s. The run is finally over.
Au’Diese Toney Layup is good.
Ryan Murphy hits a short jumper
McGowens another dunk with authority to quiet the crowd
Xavier Johnson draws a foul, connects on both FT attempts.
AJ Bramah stops the bleeding for RMU, makes a layup.
McGowens answers for Pitt with a beautiful drivin layup
Third Media Timeout: RMU 20, Pitt 19.
Yannis Mendy with a layup
Terrell Brown (Pitt) makes a jumper
AJ Bramah comes righ back with a layup
McGowens another nice move and fouled, makes both FT’s.
Fourth Media Timeout: RMU 24, Pitt 23.
Justin Champagnie in off the bench with a statement dunk, Pitt has first lead since early on.
McGowens hits a jumper, I like the way he plays hard.
Charles Bain off the RMU bench, connects with a trey.
A couple of late shots by each team fall short, fittingly after a half of runs, this game goes to halftime all tied up.
Halftime: RMU 27, Pitt 27.
2nd Half
McGowens picks up where he left off in the First Half, with a driving layup
McGowens is fouled, makes both free throws
Once again, McGowens fouled and makes both FT’s.
Jon Williams answers with a trey for RMU
Ryan Murphy responds by knocking down a triple for Pitt
Jon Williams turn, he hits a three
Terrell Brown with a layup for Pitt
Terrell Brown fouled, makes one FT for the Panthers
McGowens drives and dishes to Murphy for a corner three. PA announcer comes on and announces it was a two pointer.
First Media Timeout: Pitt 43, RMU 35.
Jalen Hawkins of RMU with a nifty layup
McGowens answers again with his own layup
Xavier Johnson buries a trey.
Second Media Timeout: Pitt 49, RMU 37.
Hawkins with a layup after a nice steal by AJ Bramah.
Pitt scores easily on a baseline in-bounds pass to Terrell Brown
Yannis Mendy with a layup for the Colonials.
McGowens with a pretty stepback 3-Pointer. He has 23 points now.
AJ Bramah comes right back with a layup.
McGowens draws the foul, hits both FT’s
Pitt gets posession back and this time Au’Diese Toney finishes on the other end
Yannis Mendy hits a long two pointer (may have been a 3 last season).
Champagnie with a Dunk. The Frosh can really get up.
Third Media Timeout: Pitt 60, RMU 45.
Pitt working a lot of clock here, missing a shot and getting their own rebound.
Eventually Pitt calls a 30 second timeout.
Champagnie gets fouled, sinks both. Pit fans have taken over the energy in the arena
Hawkins eventually completes a run out with a layup for RMU
Fourth Media Timeout: Pitt 62, RMU 47
Josh Williams gets a quick layup, RMU still down by 13.
Toney with a back-breaking three for Pitt
Hawkins hits a three for RMU
Xavier Johnson fouled, makes both foul shots
Intentional foul on a breakawy by Terrell Brown, called against RMU’s AJ Bramah
Brown goes on to miss both.
Toney gets fouled and he does make his FT’s.
Pitt dribbling out the final minute now.
Toney fouled again, he connects on both
Josh Williams hits another three
Josh Williams gets credited with a layup after a Pitt Goaltending call
Pitt dribbles it out and we are done here.
FINAL Pitt 71, RMU 57