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13 GAME 3 vs. MICHIGAN STATE • NEWARK, N.J. • PRUDENTIAL CENTER GAME INFORMATION Date/Time: Thursday, Nov. 14 / 8:30 p.m. NO. 12 SETON HALL (2-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) Site: Prudential Center (Lower Bowl 10,481) / Newark, N.J. HEAD COACH: Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh, ‘97) TV: FS1 • Gus Johnson & Bill Raftery RECORD AT SETON HALL: 172-128, 10th Season CAREER RECORD: 217-177, 13th Season Online: FOXsportsGO.com vs Radio: AM970 The Answer • Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin NO. 3 MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS (1-1, 0-0 BIG TEN) SHU Pirates Mobile App • TuneIn HEAD COACH: Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan, ‘77) Satellite: Sirius 135, XM 201 RECORD AT MICHIGAN STATE: 607-233, 25th Season CAREER RECORD: 607-233, 25th Season Seton Hall All-Time vs. Michigan State: 0-3 THE PIRATES RETURN TO THE ROCK SETON HALL VS. THE BIG TEN • After playing its first two home games of the season • The Pirates are 2-1 against Big Ten teams in the 2019-20 SCHEDULE on campus in historic Walsh Gymnasium, Seton annual Gavitt Games, an early-season series played Hall will make its return to the Prudential Center on between the two conferences and named in honor of DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT Thursday night against third -ranked Michigan State. Dave Gavitt, founder of the BIG EAST and a basketball Oct. 25 BLOOMFIELD (EXH.) % None W, 81-52 • The Hall is 128-59 all-time at The Rock, including a visionary. Oct. 29 MISERICORDIA (EXH.) % None W, 112-38 • The Pirates defeated Iowa on the road in 2016 (91- 69-10 mark in non-conference games. Nov. 5 WAGNER % FS1 W, 105-71 • Under head coach Kevin Willard, the Pirates are 83), took down Indiana at Prudential Center in 2017 10-15 against ranked opponents at the Prudential (84-68) and fell at Nebraska in 2018 (80-57). Nov. 9 STONY BROOK % FSN W, 74-57 Center, including a 2-0 record last season with wins • It has been somewhat rare for Seton Hall to host a Nov. 14 MICHIGAN STATE ! FS1 8:30 p.m. over No. 16 Marquette (73-64, 3/15) and No. 23 Big Ten school not named Rutgers. Besides hosting Nov. 17 at Saint Louis ESPNU 4 p.m. Villanova (79-75, 3/9). Indiana in the 2017 Gavitt Game matchup, the Pirates Nov. 23 FLORIDA A&M FS2 12 p.m. • After robust ticket sales in the preseason, tonight’s have not hosted any other non-Rutgers Big Ten Nov. 27 vs. Oregon @ ESPN2 9:30 p.m. school since a December 2006 home game vs. Penn matchup with Michigan State is the first of at least Nov. 28 vs. Gonzaga/Southern Miss @ ESPN or ESPN2 4/9 p.m. six games that will feature an open upper level. Prior State at the Meadowlands. Between 2000 and 2005, to this season, the upper level of Prudential Center the Pirates did bring in Minnesota, Michigan State, Nov. 29 vs. TBA @ TBA TBA had only opened for a Pirates game four times. Illinois, Ohio State and Northwestern, but none of Dec. 8 at Iowa State # ESPN2 9 p.m. The curtain will also be lifted for Maryland (12/19), them have since returned. Dec. 14 at Rutgers $ BTN 4 p.m. Marquette (1/11), Xavier (2/1), St. John’s (2/23) and Dec. 19 MARYLAND FS1 7 p.m. Villanova (3/4). RANKING NOTES AND TIDBITS Dec. 22 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M FS1 4:30 p.m. Dec. 30 at DePaul* FS1 8:30 p.m. MORE ON MICHIGAN STATE... • The Pirates are 2-9 all-time against the No. 3 ranked team in Associated Press Top 25. Jan. 3 GEORGETOWN* FS1 9 p.m. • Michigan State is the first of seven 2019 NCAA • The Hall has won its last two games against teams Jan. 8 at Xavier* FS1 8:30 p.m. Tournament teams that Seton Hall will play this ranked third in the nation. Both wins came in the BIG Jan. 11 MARQUETTE* CBSSN 4 p.m. EAST Tournament against Villanova, who was ranked season, which is tied for the most in the country. Jan. 15 at Butler* FS1 6:30 p.m. • The Spartans are 3-0 all-time against the Hall. third when it lost in the 2016 BIG EAST Championship • The first meeting between the two programs came game (69-67) and in the 2014 BIG EAST quarterfinals Jan. 18 at St. John’s* FOX 12 p.m. in the first round of the 1994 NCAA Tournament when (64-63). Jan. 22 PROVIDENCE* FS1 8:30 p.m. head coach Jud Heathcote and the Spartans defeated • The Pirates are 157-53 all-time when nationally Jan. 29 DEPAUL* FS1 6:30 p.m. the Hall, 84-73. The contest was P.J. Carlesimo’s final ranked in the Associated Press top 25 and 15-2 all- Feb. 1 XAVIER* FOX 11 a.m. game as head coach of the Pirates. time when specifically ranked No. 12. Feb. 5 at Georgetown* FS1 8:30 p.m. • When ranked, Seton Hall is 20-20 all-time in games • The two teams then played a home-and-home Feb. 8 at Villanova* FOX 2:30 p.m. series in 2000-01 and 2001-02. against other ranked opponents, including an 8-5 mark at home. Feb. 12 CREIGHTON* FS1 6:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at Providence* CBSSN 8 p.m. Feb. 19 BUTLER* FS1 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23 ST. JOHN’S* CBS 2 p.m. Feb. 29 at Marquette* FOX 2:30 p.m. LAST GAME’S STARTERS 2019-20 STATISTICS March 4 VILLANOVA* FS1 8:30 p.m. March 7 at Creighton* FOX 2:30 p.m. No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% Mar. 11-14 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT FS1/FOX TBA 0 Quincy McKnight G Sr. 6-4 185 12.0 2.5 5.0 40.0 44.4 1.000 13 Myles Powell G Sr. 6-2 195 13.5 3.0 1.0 50.0 44.4 81.8 All games in CAPS and BOLD are home games. All home games are played at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. unless noted otherwise 22 Myles Cale G Jr. 6-6 210 3.5 3.0 0.5 22.2 25.0 50.0 % at Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, N.J. 23 Sandro Mamukelashvili F Jr. 6-11 240 14.0 5.0 2.5 52.4 28.6 50.0 * BIG EAST game 35 Romaro Gill C Sr. 7-2 255 9.0 6.0 0.0 66.7 0.00 1.000 ! Gavitt Tipoff Games @ Battle 4 Atlantis # BIG EAST/Big 12 Scheduling Alliance KEY RESERVES $ Garden State Hardwood Classic 2 Anthony Nelson G So. 6-4 180 6.0 2.5 4.6 50.0 50.0 75.0 PRONUNCIATIONS 4 Tyrese Samuel F Fr. 6-10 220 2.5 4.0 0.0 40.0 50.0 00.0 Asiah Avent...........................................Isaiah 14 Jared Rhoden G So. 6-6 210 11.5 3.5 2.0 50.0 28.6 71.4 Darnell Brodie ..................................... bro-dee 15 Taurean Thompson F Jr. 6-11 235 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Myles Cale ............................................KALE 21 Ike Obiagu C So. 7-2 265 7.5 2.5 0.0 1.000 00.0 60.0 Sandro Mamukelashvili...........ma-MOO-kell-osh-VEE-lee 32 Darnell Brodie F So. 6-9 265 2.0 2.0 0.0 50.0 00.0 00.0 Takal Molson......................................tah-CALL Ike Obiagu...................................O-bee-ah-goo 33 Shavar Reynolds, Jr. G Jr. 6-2 190 9.0 2.0 2.0 72.7 50.0 1.000 2019-20 GAME NOTES 1 #HALLin @SETONHALLMBB INSIDE THE HALL PIRATE POINTS GENERAL INFORMATION BIG CROWDS EXPECTED AT THE ROCK • The win saw the Hall’s first 100-point game since Location ............................................................... South Orange, NJ 07079 a 104-79 win at Massachusetts on Dec. 11, 2010. Founded .....................................................................................................1856 • The Prudential Center could see some • The 105 points is the most since putting up 134 Enrollment ............................................................................................. 10,400 unprecedented attendance figures this season as on VMI on Dec. 12, 2009. Affiliation .............................................................................. NCAA Division I the curtain in the upper level of The Rock will be • Seton Hall is now 156-53 all-time when nationally Conference.........................................................................................BIG EAST lifted for six games. ranked and 14-2 all-time when specifically ranked Nickname ............................................................................................... Pirates • Here are the top 10 largest crowds in the history No. 12 by the Associated Press. Colors ...................................................................................... Blue and White of Seton Hall basketball at the Prudential Center: Home Court (Capacity) .............................. Prudential Center (10,481) THE HALL TOPS THE TRI-STATE Secondary Home Court (Capacity) .........Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) 1. Feb. 18, 2017 vs. Villanova - 16,733 President ...........................................................................Dr. Joseph E. Nyre 2. March 9, 2019 vs. Villanova - 16,114 • While Seton Hall has steadily made its way back Director of Athletics ......................................................................Bryan Felt 3. Feb. 28, 2018 vs. Villanova - 13,711 into the national conversation over the last four Athletic Department Phone ............................................(973) 761-9498 4. Feb. 6, 2012 vs. Syracuse - 13,569 seasons under Kevin Willard, and the talk started Ticket Office Phone ............................................................(973) 275-HALL 5. Feb. 25, 2012 vs. Rutgers - 10,945 with the Pirates’ takeover of the tri-state area (New 6. Jan. 8, 2011 vs. Syracuse - 10,862 Jersey, New York, Connecticut). MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF 7. Jan. 3, 2015 vs. Villanova - 10,701 • Starring players with tri-state roots such as Head Coach ...............................................................................Kevin Willard 8.