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Loretto, Pa. – Second place is on the line on Tuesday night when in-state rivals Robert Morris and Saint Francis face off at 7 p.m. With Merrimack in first place and ineligible for the NEC Tournament, the winner of Tuesday night's game will temporarily move into the driver's set for the No. 1 overall seed.
 
Scouting Robert Morris

The Colonials currently sit one game ahead of Saint Francis for second place in the conference. Robert Morris is led by senior guard Josh Williams and junior big man A.J. Bramah. Bramah leads the club in scoring (13.3 ppg) and rebounding (8.4 rpg), while Williams has knocked down 41.8% of his three-point tries and leads the league with 3.1 made threes per game to average 13.2 points per contest.

Robert Morris shares the basketball and takes care of the basketball, leading the league in assists (16.5 apg) and assist/turnover ratio (+1.29). Saint Francis leads the NEC in 3PT FG% at 37.0%, while the Colonials are second at 36.3%.
 
Series History
 
Robert Morris leads the rivalry 49-37, but Saint Francis has won the last eight over the Colonials. Both games last season ended in one-possession victories for SFU.
 
Fun Era of Basketball
 
Saint Francis fans will look back fondly on this decade of basketball as they have been privileged to watch three of the top 10 scorers in the program's history. With 21 points in Saturday's win, Isaiah Blackmon (Charlotte, N.C./West Charlotte) passed Greg Jacobs and Harkeem Dixon to move into 10^th place on the school's all-time scoring list. Blackmon's teammates, Jamaal King (Salisbury, Md./Bishop O'Connell (Va.)) (9^th) and Keith Braxton (Glassboro, N.J./Delsea) (3^rd) are also in the top 10.
 
 Never Say Die
 
With Saturday's comeback, Saint Francis improved to 5-4 this season when trailing at halftime. SFU's 15-point second half comeback at Mount St. Mary's came just 17 days after erasing a 21-point home deficit to CCSU. SFU has four wins this season when trailing by 10 or more points at any point in a contest.