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12/16 03:42 CST Robert Morris takes on Youngstown State, seeks 7th straight
home win
Robert Morris takes on Youngstown State, seeks 7th straight home win
By The Associated Press
Youngstown State Penguins (7-4, 2-0 Horizon League) at Robert Morris Colonials
(8-4, 1-1 Horizon League)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Robert Morris will try to keep its six-game home win streak alive
when the Colonials play Youngstown State.
The Colonials have gone 6-0 at home. Robert Morris has a 2-2 record in games
decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Penguins have gone 2-0 against Horizon League opponents. Youngstown State
is 1-0 in games decided by less than 4 points.
Robert Morris makes 46.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.0
percentage points higher than Youngstown State has allowed to its opponents
(43.0%). Youngstown State has shot at a 48.0% rate from the field this season,
7.3 percentage points higher than the 40.7% shooting opponents of Robert Morris
have averaged.
The Colonials and Penguins square off Wednesday for the first time in Horizon
League play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: DeSean Goode is averaging 13.4 points and 8.9 rebounds for the
Colonials. Ryan Prather Jr. is averaging 12.4 points over the last 10 games.
Cris Carroll is shooting 45.5% from beyond the arc with 2.7 made 3-pointers per
game for the Penguins, while averaging 15.1 points. Rich Rolf is shooting 57.9%
and averaging 11.7 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Colonials: 7-3, averaging 76.1 points, 38.3 rebounds, 16.7
assists, 6.5 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 66.2 points per game.
Penguins: 7-3, averaging 82.6 points, 33.9 rebounds, 15.9 assists, 9.2 steals
and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.8% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 67.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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