20 hours Ago By The Canadian Press
Youngstown State Penguins (21-12, 15-7 Horizon League) vs. Robert Morris Colonials (25-8, 17-5 Horizon League) Indianapolis; Tuesday, 7 p.m.
EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Colonials -3; over/under is 141 BOTTOM LINE: Robert Morris takes on Youngstown State in the Horizon League Championship. The Colonials have gone 17-5 against Horizon League teams, with an 8-3 record in non-conference play. Robert Morris has a 6-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Penguins' record in Horizon League action is 15-7. Youngstown State ranks ninth in the Horizon League shooting 31.8% from 3-point range.
Robert Morris makes 45.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.6 percentage points higher than Youngstown State has allowed to its opponents (42.
4%). Youngstown State averages 8.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.
8 more made shots on average than the 6.9 per game Robert Morris gives up. The teams meet for the third time this season.
Robert Morris won 72-70 in the last matchup on Jan. 22. Kam Woods led Robert Morris with 17 points, and Juwan Maxey led Youngstown State with 22 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Woods is averaging 15.1 points, 5.1 assists and 1.
8 steals for the Colonials. Alvaro Folgueiras is averaging 17.0 points over the last 10 games.
EJ Farmer is scoring 15.0 points per game with 4.1 rebounds and 1.
2 assists for the Penguins. Maxey is averaging 14.4 points and 2.
4 rebounds while shooting 39.0% over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Colonials: 9-1, averaging 77.
0 points, 30.4 rebounds, 17.8 assists, 6.
3 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.1% from the field.
Their opponents have averaged 67.6 points per game. Penguins: 7-3, averaging 77.
3 points, 32.5 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 7.
0 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field.
Their opponents have averaged 73.2 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
The Associated Press.
