Seton Hall used smothering first half defense and a 25-8 run to control Xavier for the majority of an impressive 83-71 win at Cintas Center that sees the Pirates improve to 3-0 in Big East play for the fourth time in their history.
The stage set for Romaro Gill’s career outing against Georgetown was a bit poetic.
NEWARK, N.J. — A mere two weeks ago, a 2-0 start to Big East play would be to die for as Seton Hall struggled past Prairie View A&M with its two best players sidelined.
NEWARK, N.J. — Seton Hall’s best basketball in over a month is coming at the right time as the Pirates mauled Georgetown 78-62 to improve to 2-0 in Big East play.
It didn’t look good at the half. But if you asked Kevin Willard, Seton Hall had DePaul right where they wanted them.