Quinnipiac beats Robert Morris 69-61
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James Johnson scored a career-high 38 points to load Quinnipiac to a 69-61 win over Robert Morris on Thursday night, snapping a three-game losing streak.
Johnson finished 7 of 13 from 3-point range as the Bobcats (13-7, 5-4 Northeast Conference) avenged last season's two-point loss, 52-50, to the Colonials in the NEC Tournament Championship.
Deontay Twyman added 14 points for Quinnipiac, which led by at least two points throughout and by as many as 13.
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Robert Morris (9-11, 5-4) shot just 20 for 57 from the field (35.1 percent), including 4 of 23 from beyond the arc (17.4 percent).
Velton Jones scored 18 points — 14 coming on free throws — and Karon Abraham added 10.
Ike Azotam grabbed 11 rebounds and Justin Rutty had 10 for the Bobcats, who outrebounded the Colonials 43-37. Rutty, Quinnipiac's second-leading scorer at 15.7 points per game, scored only six points.