Final
for this game
Sacred Heart 39, Robert Morris 64
Feb 19, 2010 - 2:51 AM MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) -- Rob Robinson scored 18 points on 8 of 8 shooting and Robert Morris defeated Sacred Heart 64-39 on Thursday night.The Colonials (19-9, 14-1 Northeast Conference) scored 20 points off 16 turnovers and held the Pioneers to 29.5 percent shooting (13 of 44). Sacred Heart (13-13, 5-9) was just 5 of 21 (23.8 percent) in the first half and finished 11.8 percent from 3-point range (2 of 17).
Robert Morris jumped out to an 18-3 lead on Mezie Nwigwe's jumper with 9:05 left in the first half and built a 30-15 advantage at halftime.
The Colonials shot 52 percent (13 of 25) in the second half and stretched their lead to 62-36 on Nwigwe's 3 with 4:10 left.
Karon Abraham added 17 points and Josiah Whitehead had 10 for Robert Morris, which outrebounded Sacred Heart 41-29.
Corey Hassan, the Pioneers' leading scorer with 20.2 points per game, finished with 12.
- NCAA BB
SACRED HEART 39
ROBERT MORRIS 64 FINAL
Feb 18 9:19 PM - NCAA BB
SACRED HEART 15
ROBERT MORRIS 30 HALFTIME
Feb 18 8:21 PM
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