Well, Robert Morris fell to 1-8 on the season following their 92-74 loss to Oakland University tonight. Here are some thoughts following the game:
- Although they were trailing by 1, I thought Robert Morris played some of their best basketball of the season during the first half. The defense was solid. They got 6 steals and blocked 4 shots. They were getting out in transition a little bit and getting some easy buckets. They were also rebounding well, out-rebounding Oakland 25-20.
- Too bad RMU couldn't carry over their play into the second half. The Colonials got out-scored 52-35 in the second half. They shot just 30.3 percent from the field and 16.7 percent from three. They also got out-rebounded 30-20. RMU just couldn't get anything going in the second half. The offense just kind of shut down. There was a stretch in the second half from the 16:00 minute mark to the 8:46 mark in which RMU scored just 3 points.
- This game we actually saw Robert Morris take a good bit of free throws (32). However, they only made 18 of them which was good for 56.3 percent. This number is just entirely too low and RMU needs to capitalize when they get to the line.
- Rodney Pryor, however, was excellent. He did literally everything for RMU tonight. He finished the game with 35 points on 12-of-23 shooting along with 12 rebounds and 3 blocks. He was making shots from all over the floor and was creating shots for himself. There was even a point during the game in which he was playing in the center of the zone. This was probably the best game I've seen Rodney play. I just wish he got a little bit of help.
- Billy Giles was also very good today. He scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, 5 of them being on the offensive end. He was an efficient 7-of-10 from the field. Giles was definitely the second best player on the floor tonight for RMU behind Pryor. Giles has really started to find his groove this season. I think he's going to be very good once we hit NEC play.
- Matty McConnell had a nice first half, putting up 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block. He kind of disappeared in the second half, registering just 1 point.
- Isaiah Still had a pretty rough game out there for RMU tonight. His final stat line of 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals looks nice, but then you take a look at his shooting numbers. He shot 3-of-17 from the field, 1-of-8 from three and 5-of-10 from the line. He just really couldn't make anything today. Part of me liked seeing him stay aggressive and keep trying to get back on track but the other part wanted to see him try to affect the game in other ways and try and set up teammates or something.
- Kavon Stewart yet again struggled immensely scoring the ball. He shot just 1-of-8 from the field, 0-of-2 from three and 1-of-3 from the foul line. He also had only 2 assists to 3 turnovers on the day. Kavon did do a good job breaking the press that Oakland was playing, though.
- The only player off the bench that scored today was Steven Whitely, who had 1 point on a free throw late in the second half.
- The Colonials were without Elijah Minnie today, who was out due to being sick, as well as Aaron Tate and Joe Hugley still. Jordan Lester played 7 minutes in the first half but came out of the locker room late after half and took a seat at the end of the bench and didn't see the floor the rest of the night.
- RMU now has a 9 day break before they are back in action when they take on Columbia in New York on December 14th. Hopefully Coach Toole and RMU can figure something out and get a few wins before NEC play starts.
- Too bad RMU couldn't carry over their play into the second half. The Colonials got out-scored 52-35 in the second half. They shot just 30.3 percent from the field and 16.7 percent from three. They also got out-rebounded 30-20. RMU just couldn't get anything going in the second half. The offense just kind of shut down. There was a stretch in the second half from the 16:00 minute mark to the 8:46 mark in which RMU scored just 3 points.
- This game we actually saw Robert Morris take a good bit of free throws (32). However, they only made 18 of them which was good for 56.3 percent. This number is just entirely too low and RMU needs to capitalize when they get to the line.
- Rodney Pryor, however, was excellent. He did literally everything for RMU tonight. He finished the game with 35 points on 12-of-23 shooting along with 12 rebounds and 3 blocks. He was making shots from all over the floor and was creating shots for himself. There was even a point during the game in which he was playing in the center of the zone. This was probably the best game I've seen Rodney play. I just wish he got a little bit of help.
- Billy Giles was also very good today. He scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, 5 of them being on the offensive end. He was an efficient 7-of-10 from the field. Giles was definitely the second best player on the floor tonight for RMU behind Pryor. Giles has really started to find his groove this season. I think he's going to be very good once we hit NEC play.
- Matty McConnell had a nice first half, putting up 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block. He kind of disappeared in the second half, registering just 1 point.
- Isaiah Still had a pretty rough game out there for RMU tonight. His final stat line of 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals looks nice, but then you take a look at his shooting numbers. He shot 3-of-17 from the field, 1-of-8 from three and 5-of-10 from the line. He just really couldn't make anything today. Part of me liked seeing him stay aggressive and keep trying to get back on track but the other part wanted to see him try to affect the game in other ways and try and set up teammates or something.
- Kavon Stewart yet again struggled immensely scoring the ball. He shot just 1-of-8 from the field, 0-of-2 from three and 1-of-3 from the foul line. He also had only 2 assists to 3 turnovers on the day. Kavon did do a good job breaking the press that Oakland was playing, though.
- The only player off the bench that scored today was Steven Whitely, who had 1 point on a free throw late in the second half.
- The Colonials were without Elijah Minnie today, who was out due to being sick, as well as Aaron Tate and Joe Hugley still. Jordan Lester played 7 minutes in the first half but came out of the locker room late after half and took a seat at the end of the bench and didn't see the floor the rest of the night.
- RMU now has a 9 day break before they are back in action when they take on Columbia in New York on December 14th. Hopefully Coach Toole and RMU can figure something out and get a few wins before NEC play starts.
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