
ATHENS, Ohio — Karon Abraham scored 23 points and Rob Robinson added 21 to help Robert Morris defeat Ohio 81-79 on Saturday night.
ATHENS, Ohio — Karon Abraham scored 23 points and Rob Robinson added 21 to help Robert Morris defeat Ohio 81-79 on Saturday night. Abraham scored five points in the final 2:19 as part of a 7-4 run to help Robert Morris (6-7) break a 74-74 tie. Ohio (8-5) tied the game for the fourth time on two free throws by Kenneth Van Kempen with 2:14 to play. The Bobcats took a 56-50 lead on a free throw by D.J. Cooper with 12:33 left. Robert Morris then answered with a 14-2 run, capped by a Dallas Green jump shot for a 64-58 lead with 7:59 to go. Abraham was 6 of 7 from 3-point range to lead the Colonials to 60 percent from behind the arc (9 of 15). Mezie Nwigwe added 11 points, including a free throw with 12:30 left to give Robert Morris its biggest lead, 22-6, with 12:30 left in the first half. Jay Kinney scored 25 points and Cooper finished with 22 for Ohio. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.