No. 2-seeded Alabama held on to beat No. 15-seeded Robert Morris 90-81 in the first round of the gentlemen’s NCAA tournament Friday at the Rocket Arena in Cleveland.
At one point, Alabama was up 12 points in the first half, but Robert Morris fought back to cut Alabama’s lead to 40-36 at the break.
Robert Morris continued to fight into the second half and at one point took a lead of 65-64 over Alabama with 7:10 back to play, which put Crimson Tide on disturbance.
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Alabama -vagt Mark Sears (1) responds after a win over Robert Morris in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday, March 21, 2025 in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Then Alabama went on a 26-16 race to close the game and secure the victory.
Mark Sears and Clifford Omoruyi led the way for Crimson Tide in the victory. Sears had a double-double with 22 points and 10 assists, while Omoruyi added 17 points on perfect 8-for-8 shooting.
Alabama made 58.6% of his shots.
Kentucky -Trainer Mark Pope is doing well to lift to cover the fans’ gas money for trip to NCAA -Tournament Games
Alabama Crimson Tide Guard Mark Sears responds in the second half to Robert Morris Colonials during the first round of the NCAA tournament in Rocket Arena March 21, 2025. (Rick osentoski/imag -pictures)
Amarion Dickerson was one of four players who scored in double for Robert Morris in the loss.
Dickerson had 25 points while he was snuggling nine rebounds, including six offensive boards. Alvaro Filgueiras also had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Josh Omojafo had 12 points in the loss.
Robert Morris shot 42.3% off the field and only 25.9% from 3-point reach.
Robert Morris -vagt DJ Smith responds to Alabama Crimson Tide during the first round of the NCAA tournament in Rocket Arena March 21, 2025. (Rick osentoski/imag -pictures)
Alabama plays the winner of the 10th-Seed Vanderbilt and No. 7 Seed St. Mary’s in California in the round of 32.
Robert Morris ended his season with a record of 26-9.
