=== Colonials face tall task in clash with Panthers ===

Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Panthers take a break from
their Big East Conference schedule this evening to battle the Robert Morris
Colonials of the Northeast Conference at the Petersen Events Center in the
Steel City.

Robert Morris enters this tilt playing its best ball of the season, as the
club has won its last nine games to move to 16-8 overall and 11-1 in league
action. The Colonials are fresh off Saturday's 75-63 triumph over St. Francis
(PA), and the hope tonight is that the club can improve a 6-5 road record.
Robert Morris has played only one other Big East Conference opponent this
season, as the club was crushed in the opener by Syracuse, 100-60.

Pittsburgh carried a two-game skid into Saturday's clash with Seton Hall, and
the Panthers had lost four of their last five entering that showdown.
Fortunately, they knocked off the Pirates by an 83-58 final to move to 17-6
overall and 7-4 in conference. There is reason for confidence tonight, as they
are 12-1 at home thus far.

The Panthers beat up on the Colonials last season by a 92-72 final and have
won all 27 of ......