BOX SCORE LORETTO, Pa. (Feb. 13, 2014) – For a second time this season, upstart Saint Francis U pushed Northeast Conference-leading Robert Morris to its limit.  But once again, in the game's final moments, the Colonials scraped together enough for the win – this time by a 66-60 final in front of a raucous DeGol Arena crowd.

While the Red Flash received a boost from 1,119 fans – including nearly a third of SFU's undergraduate enrollment – who braved significant snowfall in the Loretto area, the outcome came down to a few missed opportunities.

"When you play a team like Robert Morris, which is a championship-caliber team, your margin for error is slim," said Frankies coach Rob Krimmel.  "I thought in the second half we gave them too many second-chance opportunities.  There were a few times when we got the stop and we had momentum on our side, but then they got the rebound."

In total, Robert Morris collected seven offensive rebounds that it converted into 11 points.  Nine of the Colonials' second-chance scores came in the second half, including a game-icing make with under a minute to play.

Karvel Anderson scored 28 points and made back-to-back pull-up jumpers to give Robert Morris a 58-53 lead with 1:51 to go. Earl Brown (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter) made 1 of 2 free throws for Saint Francis to cut the deficit to 58-54.

Anderson missed a 3-pointer with 39 seconds left, but Anthony Myers-Pate gathered the offensive rebound and the Colonials made 8 of 8 free throws from there to remain on top of the league standings.

The Colonials (15-11, 10-1) shot 54.8 percent – paced by Anderson's 11-of-17 performance from the floor – and outrebounded the Red Flash 32-22.

Earl Brown (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter) had 17 points, seven rebounds and three blocks for the Red Flash (7-17, 5-6). Stephon Whyatt (Jersey City, N.J./St. Peter's Prep) added 11 points with three 3-pointers.

Saint Francis, which plays a nationally televised tilt at Fairleigh Dickinson Saturday, shot 48.1 percent on the night, including a 54.2% clip in the second half.

"I thought it was a great atmosphere – the students were tremendous," said Krimmel.  "It's a tough one because our guys were prepared; they did everything we asked them to do."