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#6 Monmouth Hawks (12-19, 10-8 NEC) @ #3 Robert Morris Colonials (22-9, 13-5 NEC)
Monmouth Starting Five
G - Will Campbell, Sr. (5.9 PPG, 0.9 APG, .667 FT%)
G - Jesse Steele, Jr. (12.6 PPG, 4.2 APG, .823 FT%)
F - Mike Myers Keitt, Sr. (8.4 PPG, 3.6 RPG, .793 FT%)
F - Ed Waite, Jr. (6.9 PPG, 5.5 RPG, .462 FG%)
C - Phil Wait, Sr. (4.8 PPG, 3.0 RPG, .488 FG%)
Monmouth Key Bench Players
G - Deon Nesmith, Jr. (9.0 PPG, 3.1 RPG, .404 3PT%)
G - Andrew Nicholas, Fr. (9.0 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 1.8 APG)
G - Austin Tillotson, Fr. (6.2 PPG, 2.0 APG, .409 3PT%)
F - Marcus Ware, Jr. (6.3 PPG, 3.9 RPG, .661 FT%)
Robert Morris Starting Five
G - Velton Jones, Jr. (16.5 PPG, 4.3 APG, .754 FT%) [1st team All-NEC]
G - Coron Williams, So. (10.2 PPG, 2.6 RPG, .370 3PT%)
F - Russell Johnson, Jr. (8.6 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 0.9 BPG)
F - Lawrence Bridges, Sr. (3.9 PPG, 3.9 RPG, .563 FG%)
F - Mike McFadden, So. (8.4 PPG, 4.2 RPG, .530 FG%)
Robert Morris Key Bench Players
G - Anthony Myers, So. (6.3 PPG, 3.0 APG, .415 3PT%)
F - Lucky Jones, Fr. (8.1 PPG, 6.0 RPG, .804 FT%)
F - Lijah Thompson, Jr. (7.6 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 1.0 BPG)
Best Wins
MU - vs. Long Island (106-78), vs. St. Francis (NY) (79-73), @ Central Connecticut State (58-56, OT)
RMU - vs. Long Island (75-66), @ Ohio (70-67), @ LaSalle (51-44)
Previous Match-ups
December 12, 2011 - Robert Morris 69, Monmouth 51
January 21, 2012 - Robert Morris 81, Monmouth 73 [OT]
Other Tournament Games
#8 Sacred Heart Pioneers (14-17, 8-10 NEC) @ #1 Long Island Blackbirds (22-8, 16-2 NEC) [2/16 - LIU 103, SHU 91 (OT)]
#7 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (13-15, 10-8 NEC) @ #2 Wagner Seahawks (24-5, 15-3 NEC) [1/14 - WAG 67, CCSU 58 | 2/25 - CCSU 78, WAG 61]
#5 Quinnipiac Bobcats (17-12, 10-8 NEC) @ #4 St. Francis (NY) Terriers (15-14, 12-6 NEC) [1/5 - SFC 73, QU 72 | 2/16 - SFC 64, QU 56]
My prediction: Robert Morris 66, Monmouth 60