Colonials face tall task in clash with Panthers
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02/08/2010 -
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Panthers take a break from
their Big East Conference schedule this evening to battle the Robert Morris
Colonials of the Northeast Conference at the Petersen Events Center in the
Steel City.
Robert Morris enters this tilt playing its best ball of the season, as the
club has won its last nine games to move to 16-8 overall and 11-1 in league
action. The Colonials are fresh off Saturday's 75-63 triumph over St. Francis
(PA), and the hope tonight is that the club can improve a 6-5 road record.
Robert Morris has played only one other Big East Conference opponent this
season, as the club was crushed in the opener by Syracuse, 100-60.
Pittsburgh carried a two-game skid into Saturday's clash with Seton Hall, and
the Panthers had lost four of their last five entering that showdown.
Fortunately, they knocked off the Pirates by an 83-58 final to move to 17-6
overall and 7-4 in conference. There is reason for confidence tonight, as they
are 12-1 at home thus far.
The Panthers beat up on the Colonials last season by a 92-72 final and have
won all 27 of all-time meetings with Robert Morris. Furthermore, Pitt is 65-0
versus Northeast Conference members.
Through 24 games, Robert Morris is scoring 69.7 ppg while allowing 68.1 ppg to
opponents. Obviously, a differential of +1.6 ppg is surprisingly low for a
team that has won twice as many games as it has lost, but lopsided non-
conference losses like the one to Syracuse help explain the numbers. Karon
Abraham is the only double-digit scorer in the fold for the Colonials, as he
is netting 12.9 ppg on the strength of his 45.9 percent shooting from three-
point range. In the recent triumph over St. Francis (PA), Abraham scored 14
points, while Velton Jones pitched in 13 points and five assists. As for
Dallas Green, he posted 12 points and eight boards for the Colonials, who shot
64.1 percent from the field while limiting their overmatched opponent to 31.3
percent shooting.
Gilbert Brown scored 23 points off the bench to lead Pittsburgh to the easy
victory over Seton hall two days ago. Jermaine Dixon netted 15 points, Brad
Wanamaker tallied 13 points and seven assists, while Gary McGhee finished with
12 points and 11 rebounds for the Panthers. They also got 11 points from
Ashton Gibbs, and the team shot 51.7 percent overall while holding the Pirates
to 35.7 percent efficiency. Pitt earned a 39-30 rebounding advantage and
finished with 20 assists against only nine turnovers. Gibbs continues to lead
Pitt in scoring with 16.3 ppg, and Wanamaker provides 12.3 ppg and 6.3 rpg.
Brown (11.3 ppg) and Dixon (10.1 ppg) round out the productive foursome for
the Panthers, who are limiting opponents to 60.6 ppg on 39.4 percent shooting
from the field. The team is mediocre offensively in regard to output, as it is
generating 67.4 ppg.
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