MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - The IU Indianapolis men's basketball team will embark on a tough two-game road trip, beginning on Thursday (Jan. 30) at Robert Morris (15-7, 7-4 HL) at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+. The Jaguars are coming off a 91-80 home loss to Purdue Fort Wayne inside the Jungle over the weekend. 

Graduate transfer Paul Zilinskas pumped in a team-high 23 points, including four threes, and Jarvis Walker added 14 points, but the Jaguars had no answer for PFW guard Jalen Jackson, who finished with 38 points. Freshman DeSean Goode notched his third double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds and Sean Craig added 10 points and six boards. The Jaguars trailed by as many as 18 in the contest, but cut the lead back to nine in the final minutes, but could get no closer. The Jaguars were limited to just 37 percent overall and 9-of-32 (28.1 percent) from three while the visiting Mastodons shot 56.6 percent from the floor, marking the highest effort by an opponent this season. 

Thursday's game kicks off the regular season home-and-home series with RMU as the Colonials are one of the league's hottest teams. RMU held off reigning champion Oakland University in a 73-71 outcome and have won each of their last three games by two points apiece. 

#HLMBB STANDINGS

School	Conf	CPct.	Overall	Pct.	Streak
Cleveland State	10-1	.909	16-6	.727	W12
Milwaukee	8-3	.727	15-7	.682	W2
Purdue Fort Wayne	8-3	.727	15-7	.682	W1
Robert Morris	7-4	.636	15-7	.682	W5
Youngstown State	7-4	.636	13-9	.591	W1
Oakland	6-5	.545	9-13	.409	L1
Wright State	5-6	.455	11-11	.500	W1
Northern Kentucky	4-6	.400	9-12	.429	L5
IU Indy	3-8	.273	7-15	.318	L1
Detroit Mercy	2-9	.182	6-16	.273	L6
Green Bay	0-11	.000	2-20	.091	L17

QUOTABLE
"We're a tough team that's going to fight. I think we can compete and beat anybody in the league. I think we're playing really good basketball. We keep getting better and better. I'm proud of our efforts, I'm upset with the loss but it's on to the next game," head coach Paul Corsaro said following Saturday's home loss to Purdue Fort Wayne. 

SCOUTING ROBERT MORRIS
Robert Morris is 15-7 overall and 7-4 in Horizon League play, having won five straight contests. The Colonials are 10-2 on their home floor this season, having suffered losses to only Youngstown State and Cleveland State. Since the home loss to CSU on Jan. 8, RMU has won five-in-a-row, including road games at Green Bay, Milwaukee and YSU. Kam Woods leads RMU in scoring (14.2 ppg), assists (80), steals (35) and minutes played (34.5 mpg). Sophomore Alvaro Folgueiras is having a breakout campaign, averaging 13.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game and is joined in double-digits by Amarion Dickerson (12.9 ppg) and Josh Omojafo (11.0 ppg). 

SERIES HISTORY
RMU leads the all-time series by a 5-2 margin and the Jaguars are just 1-3 in games played at RMU.    

UP NEXT
The Jags will cap the two-game road trip at Youngstown State on Saturday (Feb. 1) at 2:00 p.m. on ESPN+.