Men's Basketball | 3/8/2017 1:13:00 PM
POINT LOOKOUT, Missouri - The WVU Tech men's basketball program will play its fifth all-time national tournament game when the ball tips off at 11:15 a.m. on Thursday from Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, Missouri.
The matchup consists of No. 5 Robert Morris University and a Golden Bear team that will participate in the NAIA Division II National tournament for the first time. The team has participated at the Division I level in the past.
RECORDS
- Tech enters as a No. 7 seed and is 0-4 overall in a NAIA National Tournament contest, with the first four appearances being at the DI level.
- The Eagles are a No. 2 seed and this appearance marks the 14th trip to the dance for the team.
GOLDEN BEAR NOTES
- Tech finished at No. 24 in the final NAIA Top 25 Coaches' Poll with 83 points as announced March 1.
- Juniors Ryan Atkins (21.1 ppg) and Elisha Boone (15.38 ppg) are the team's leading scorers.
- The team averages 90.48 points per game compared to their opponents' 74.45 points per game.
SCOUTING ROBERT MORRIS
- The Eagles currently sit at No. 5 in the NAIA Top 25 Coaches' Poll.
- The team averages 91.97 points per game and holds their opponent to 81.56 points per game.
- Antonio Levy leads Robert Morris with 20.36 points per game.
