After a tough fight, Robert Morris fell to Alabama 90-81 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. All-America guard Mark Sears scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half and second-seeded Alabama pulled away late to escape 15th-seeded Robert Morris.

Robert Morris’ rotation is tight. On most occasions, it goes just seven players deep. The pride of this particular team, however, extends much further. “Again,” Robert Morris coach Andy Toole began, about to repeat the team’s unofficial slogan,

Today’s Horizon League tournament championship game has the Youngstown State Penguins battling the Robert Morris Colonials as they vie for conference supremacy.