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Karon Abraham scored 23 points and Rob Robinson added 21 to help Robert Morris defeat Ohio 81-79 on Saturday night.

It took an injury to a star player, but Robert Morris men's basketball coach Mike Rice has found another go-to guy in freshman Karon Abraham.

Karon Abraham scored 20 points, including a tiebreaking jumper with 33 seconds left, as Robert Morris defeated Youngstown State 72-67 on Wednesday night after losing a 15-point second-half lead.Abraham's basket gave the Colonials a 69-67 lead, and he added a pair of free throws with 6 seconds left for the game's final points after Gary Wallace's ...

B.J. Monteiro scored 17 points to lead Duquesne to a 59-54 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday night.

The options would seem entirely measurable -- two and no more. The first for the Duquesne men's basketball team is to let what happened Wednesday -- a 68-39 hammering at the hands of West Virginia -- linger with them.

Robert Morris opened the Northeast Conference season the same way it ended the last one, with a victory over rival Mount St.

Paul Schofield can be reached via e-mail or at 724-853-2109. It's been 11 days since the Robert Morris men's basketball team last played.

The California University women's basketball team opened a double-digit lead during the second half Saturday afternoon in its home opener against Charleston and held off a late rally for a 74-72 victory at Hamer Hall.

Will Harris scored 22 points and Tim Ambrose added 15 points to lead Albany to a 71-66 victory over Robert Morris in the third round of the 2K Sports Classic on Sunday.

Karon Abraham scored 18 points to lead Robert Morris to a 107-76 win over Alcorn State in the 2K Sports Classic on Saturday.

Syracuse's Andy Rautins is guarded by Robert Morris' Mezie Nwigwe during Wednesday's game at the Carrier Dome.

Paul Schofield can be reached via e-mail or at 724-853-2109. When the Robert Morris men's basketball team tips off the season tonight against Syracuse at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y., don't look for the veterans to be intimidated by the surroundings.

Rob Robinson might not have shown it Thursday night, but if the Robert Morris men's basketball team is going to succeed this season, he must be a leader.