Men’s Basketball Roundup: RMU vs. Mississippi Valley State

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Cortney Peasley

Rodney Pryor’s double-double helped lift Robert Morris to their first win of the 2015-16 season.

Ian Kist, Staff Reporter

November 28, 2015

RMU 67 (1-6), Mississippi Valley State 64 (0-6): The Colonials concluded their play in the in Air Force Classic Saturday in Cookeville, Tennessee when they played Mississippi Valley State. RMU picked up their first victory of the season in a close three-point victory in a game that no team led by more than eight points. Robert Morris was paced by senior Rodney Pryor’s double-double performance as he recorded 17 points and 12 rebounds. Junior Billy Giles finished with 12 points and freshman Isaiah Still finished with 10 points. The Colonials shot 45.3 percent from the field hitting 24 of 53 shots as well as shooting 25 percent from beyond the three point mark.