Enoch Cheeks’ 21 points helped Robert Morris defeat West Virginia Wesleyan, 111-56, on Wednesday night.
RMU matched its single-game record for points in the victory. It was the most points scored by an RMU team since a 111-107 overtime loss at Seton Hall in 2007 and a 1981 win over Ohio Wesleyan.
Cheeks added six assists and four steals for the Colonials (2-1). Josh Corbin scored 20 points and added three steals. Chris Ford recorded 12 points and finished 5 of 7 from the field.
“We had really good energy to start the game,” said RMU coach Andrew Toole, who coached his 500th game on the RMU sideline Wednesday. “Defensively we stayed engaged for the majority of the 40 minutes. When you make shots at the rate we made them today, you’re going to win some games. We’ve got to remain locked in on that defensive and rebounding side. It’s human nature to look at the scoreboard. We talked at halftime about trying to maintain our energy level and focus. Every possession is an opportunity for us to get better in our defensive formula and for guys to learn, grow, get better and build trust with their teammates.”
Darius Green led the Bobcats in scoring, finishing with 24 points. Kabe Ellis added 13 points and two steals for West Virginia Wesleyan. Tyler Slone also had three points and four assists.
”You have to keep your focus small, and it has to be possession by possession,” Toole said. “You can’t necessarily look at the score. Are we doing the right things based on what the game is asking us to do? Are we closing out properly? Are we properly positioned? Are we communicating the way we need to? Part of our job is to coach those things every possession. We have to hold our players to that level. For the majority of the game tonight I thought we executed the way we wanted to execute.”
