2009 – 10 Robert Morris Colonials men 's basketball team represented Robert Morris University in the 2009 – 2010 NCAA Division I basketball season . Robert Morris was coached by Mike Rice Jr. and played their home games at the Charles L. Sewall Center in Moon Township , PA . The Colonials are a members of the Northeast Conference . They finished the season 23 – 12 , 15 – 3 in NEC play . They won the 2010 Northeast Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament to earn the conference 's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament . They earned a 15 seed in the South Region and played 2 seed Villanova in the first round . The Colonials took Villanova to overtime before falling 73 – 70 to end their season
2010 Northeast Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament
2010 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2009–10 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team