In the latest chapter of the top rivalry in the Big East, Kadary Richmond and Tray Jackson each had 16 points in a nailbiting 73-67 loss to No. 15 Villanova on Saturday afternoon.
Seton Hall downed the No. 25 Xavier Musketeers on Wednesday in a nail-biting 73-71 win. Senior Jared Rhoden led the way for the Pirates, dropping 25 points and coming down with 8 rebounds in a vintage performance from the fourth-year guard.
Five Pirates scored at least 10 points in a blowout 74-55 win over Creighton on Friday night. Sophomore point guard Kadary Richmond led the way with 14 points, 4 rebounds, and 7 assists followed up by graduate Jamir Harris' 13, graduate Myles Cale's 12, junior Tyrese Samuel's 11, and senior Jared Rhoden's 11.
Junior Tray Jackson scored 21 points and 6 rebounds in a bounce-back 68-63 win over Georgetown on Tuesday night.
Graduate center Ike Obiagu set the Seton Hall blocks record Wednesday night in a 73-63 loss to No. 22 Marquette.
On Saturday, the Cincinnati Bengals won their first playoff game in 31 years. Quarterback Joe Burrow had an exceptional showing, throwing for 244 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Las Vegas Raiders in the NFL's Wild Card Round.
The historical context of the first Big East conference game at Walsh Gymnasium in 37 years was overshadowed by a sorry performance from Seton Hall in an 84-63 loss to St. John's. Led by 19 points and 7 rebounds from Posh Alexander and 17 points and 10 rebounds from Aaron Wheeler, the Johnnies perfectly executed an aggressive defensive game plan that the Pirates could not overcome.
Powered by graduate guard Myles Cale's 21-point, 9-rebound performance, Seton Hall put down a feisty St. John's squad 66-60 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday afternoon.
In an all-time stunning finish, the No. 20 Seton Hall Pirates dropped a Saturday afternoon matchup with the Marquette Golden Eagles, 73-72. With 1.5 seconds left, the officiating crew called a shooting foul on Bryce Aiken in a tie game despite the graduate point guard getting elbowed in the face on the shot. The call permitted Marquette's Greg Elliott to go to the free throw line to ice the game.
Despite a valiant effort in the final minutes, No. 20 Seton Hall awarded DePaul their first Big East win of the year in a 96-92 loss on Thursday. After going down by 17 at halftime and being down by as many as 18 in the first half, Seton Hall put on a clock-preserving clinic late in the game that included a 16-9 run which brought the Pirates to within 2 points with 5 seconds left.
No. 24 Seton Hall hosted the UConn Huskies Saturday afternoon in an exciting overtime win for the Pirates, 90-87.
No. 24 Seton Hall earned their first Big East win Tuesday night over conference rival Butler, 71-56. The Pirates saw the return of Ike Obiagu, Tyler Powell, and Ryan Conway to the bench, and Obiagu made sure the Bulldogs knew he was back, making an immediate impact.
An undermanned No. 15 Seton Hall fell to 0-2 in conference play and 9-3 on the season after dropping a New Year's Day matchup with No. 23 Villanova on Saturday, 73-67. Despite graduate student Bryce Aiken's 22 points, the Wildcats rode the momentum of 21 points from preseason All-American Collin Gillespie and 17 from senior Brandon Slater.
No. 15 Seton Hall dropped their first Big East Conference matchup and first game in 17 days against No. 21 Providence on Wednesday, 70-65. In a weak defensive showing, the Pirates allowed for five different Friars to score double-digit points, including 17 from Noah Horchler, a graduate student who shot 5-6 from three-point range.
No. 15 Seton Hall's matchup against DePaul has been cancelled due to COVID-19 issues within DePaul's program. The forfeited loss has been issued to the Blue Demons, giving Seton Hall the win, their first conference win of the season.
UPDATE: Sunday's matchup vs. St. John's has also been cancelled. This counts as a forfeit, bringing the Pirates' Big East Conference record to 0-1. Their next matchup, barring a cancellation, will be Thursday at DePaul.
Graduate guard Bryce Aiken was the star of the show and the winner of the Joe Calabrese MVP Trophy in No. 23 Seton Hall’s (9-1) 77-63 win over cross-state rival Rutgers (5-5) in the Garden State Hardwood Classic on Sunday night.
Bryce Aiken and Alexis Yetna shine in No. 23 Seton Hall's big win over No. 7 Texas on Thursday night.
Coming off three straight wins against California, Bethune-Cookman, and Wagner, No. 25 Seton Hall had one final tune-up before a difficult three-game stretch to end their nonconference schedule.
Thanks to a brutal loss to Ohio State in their first week in the AP Top 25, Seton Hall saw a four-spot drop this week to find themselves at the very final spot in the heralded rankings of the top basketball programs in the country.
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