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Robert Morris (15-12, 11-3) at Saint Francis University (17-8, 10-4) – 7:00 PM EST (NECFrontRow.com)
Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day moves away from its traditional #MACtion Tuesday night slot over to the Northeast Conference tonight – with Merrimack in first place and ineligible as a transitional team to participate in the conference tournament this season, the game between RMU and St. Francis becomes a game between two teams expected to be the top two seeds when the tournament begins in a couple of weeks. Robert Morris had a six-game winning streak snapped on Saturday at home against Fairleigh Dickinson in a 72-71 loss. AJ Bramah hit a pair of free throws that put the Colonials ahead by a point, but FDU hit the game-winning shot off of an offensive rebound on the ensuing possession and was unable to hit an answer in time.
Saint Francis had kind of an inexplicable three-game losing streak back in January thanks in part to a home loss to Merrimack that was followed by road losses at Long Island and St. Francis-Brooklyn, but the Red Flash have rebounded nicely with a five-game winning streak that includes a recent sweep of a three-game road trip at Sacred Heart, Wagner and Mount St. Mary’s. Both the Red Flash and the Colonials will meet twice in the final two weeks of the regular season – they will also meet at RMU for the NEC finale. Both Isaiah Blackmon (18.5 PPG) and Keith Braxton (16.9 PPG/7.1 RPG) lead the way for Saint Francis.