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| Teusday, March 18, 2014 When: 7:00 PM Eastern Robert Morris Colonials (21-13, 14-2 NEC) at St. John's Red Storm (20-12, 10-8 Big East) Pomeroy Rank: St. John's: 38 | Robert Morris: 185 Carnesecca Arena (Capacity: 5,602) Where: Queens, NY TV: ESPNU/ WatchESPN Announcers: Dave Pasch + Tim Welsh Radio: Bloomberg Radio 1130 Favorite/ Odds: St. John's/ 13.5 |
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You can't have a St. John's game without a little drama, right?
Rysheed Jordan will miss this evening's game with tonsillitis; no word on how long the Johnnies' dynamic scorer and facilitator will be benched by the throat problem. We'll all eat some ice cream in solidarity. If you're not up to speed, read out game previews - linked to the right (on desktop), below, or compiled in our St. John's NIT StoryStream.
Robert Morris | St. John's | |
| Occasionally mistaken for | Robert Morris in Chicago, IL | St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota |
| Location | Pittsburgh, PA | Queens, NY |
| Distance between schools | 337 miles | |
| Longest winning streak | 7 | 6 |
| Longest losing streak | 5 | 5 |
Click graphics below to embiggen - visual of winning + losing streaks, by game number.
Robert Morris | St. John's | |
| Games vs KenPom top-50 | 2 | 11 |
| Wins over KenPom top-50 teams | 0 | 2 |
| Losses to KenPom sub-100 teams | 9 | 1 |
| Statistical strengths | Protecting the ball | Blocking shots |
Stealing the ball | Protecting the ball | |
3-point shooting | 2-point defense | |
| Leading scorers | Karvel Anderson (19.1) | D`Angelo Harrison (17.7) |
Lucky Jones (13.5) | JaKarr Sampson (12.9) |
St. John's should roll tonight... right?
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