GAME 30 | HOME GAME 15 | BIG EAST CONFERENCE GAME 18 GO #HALLin ON GAMEDAY SETON HALL (17-12, 8-9 BIG EAST) Date/Time: Saturday, March 9 / 12 p.m. HEAD COACH: Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh, ’97) Site: Prudential Center (10,481) / Newark, N.J. RECORD AT SETON HALL: (167-126, 9th Season), CAREER RECORD: (212-175, 12th Season) TV: FOX | Gus Johnson & Jim Jackson vs Online: FOXsportsGO.com No. 23 VILLANOVA (22-8, 13-4 BIG EAST) Radio: WMCA 570 AM | Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin HEAD COACH: Jay Wright (Bucknell, ’83) SHU Pirates Mobile App | XM 207 | Sirius 99 RECORD AT VILLANOVA: (444-173, 18th Season), CAREER RECORD: (566-258, 25th Season) Twitter: @SetonHallMBB WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY for most of the opening 20 minutes, but Villanova The regular season finale is upon us as Seton went on a 23-6 run to open the second half, Hall hosts No. 23 Villanova in a matchup that burying six three-pointers in the first 6:30 to push 2018-19 SCHEDULE is expected to bring a near-record crowd to the game out of reach. Prudential Center. Prior to the game beginning, DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT the Pirates will honor senior Michael Nzei, who is ALL-TIME VS. VILLANOVA Oct. 27 at Boston College (exhib.) N/A W, 76-62 playing his final game at The Rock and is seeking The Pirates trail the all-time series 41-75, but since Nov. 6 WAGNER % FS2 W, 89-49 to become the fourth-winningest student-athlete the reconfiguration of the BIG EAST, Seton Hall in school history. is tied with Butler and Creighton for the most Nov. 10 NEW HAVEN % (exhib.) N/A W, 73-64 wins over Villanova (three). Four of the last eight Nov. 14 at Nebraska ! BTN L, 57-80 THE SCENARIO matchups have been decided by one possession. Nov. 17 SAINT LOUIS FS2 L, 64-66 The BIG EAST Tournament begins on Wednesday. Three of the last four matchups in Newark have Nov. 22 vs. Grand Canyon # ESPN3 W, 82-75 Going into today’s regular season finale, no team been decided by one possession or in overtime. has clinched a seed. The possibility still exists for a 01/03/15 - W, 66-61 (OT) Nov. 23 vs. Hawai’i # ESPN2 W, 64-54 six-way tie at 8-10. The Pirates can secure a first- 01/20/16 - L, 71-72 Nov. 25 vs. Miami # ESPN2 W, 83-81 round bye and top-six seed with a victory over 02/18/17 - L, 70-92 Dec. 1 LOUISVILLE FOX L, 65-70 Villanova and can finish as high as the No. 3 seed. 02/28/18 - L, 68-69 (OT) A loss will then leave it up to the remaining day’s Dec. 4 NEW HAMPSHIRE FS1 W, 77-57 games to see where The Hall will stand. COACHES CURE CF Dec. 8 vs. No. 9 Kentucky $ FOX W, 84-83 OT Today, the Seton Hall men’s basketball coaching Dec. 15 RUTGERS ^ FS1 W, 72-66 LAST TIME OUT staff will be wearing pins to raise awareness Dec. 19 SACRED HEART FS2 W, 90-76 Junior Myles Powell scored a game-high 34 points, against cystic fibrosis, a progressive, genetic including 10 during Seton Hall’s game-ending disease that causes persistent lung infections Dec. 22 at Maryland FS1 W, 78-74 18-0 run, to vanquish a nine-point deficit and and limits the ability to breathe over time. Today’s Dec. 29 ST. JOHN’S * FSN W, 76-74 defeat No. 16 Marquette, 73-64, on Wednesday pins are part of the Coaches Cure Cystic Fibrosis Jan. 2 at Xavier * FS1 W, 80-70 night at Prudential Center. Powell, who posted his initiative that began in 2008. The goal is the further seventh 30-point game of the season, was brilliant the mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation by Jan. 6 at DePaul * FS1 L, 74-75 down the stretch, hitting both the game-tying supporting development and research programs Jan. 9 BUTLER * FS1 W, 76-75 and game-winning three-pointers. He connected targeting new therapies, and, eventually, a cure. To Jan. 12 at No. 21 Marquette * FS1 L, 66-70 on four threes for the game and went 8-for-9 make a donation to further the cause, visit www. from the free-throw line. As brilliant as Powell CoachesCureCF.org. Jan. 15 at Providence * FS1 L, 63-72 was offensively, so was junior Quincy McKnight Jan. 19 DEPAUL * FS1 L, 93-97 defensively. The point guard locked down the BIG POLISHED RESUME Jan. 27 at No. 18 Villanova * FOX L, 52-80 EAST leading scorer, Markus Howard, limiting him Thanks to an aggressive non-conference schedule Jan. 30 PROVIDENCE * FSN W, 65-63 to just six points on 2-of-11 shooting. and some gritty play from a young squad, the Pirates have developed a polished NCAA Tournament Feb. 2 at Butler * FS1 L, 68-70 THE PREVIOUS MEETING resume. They have three wins over NET Top 30 teams, Feb. 9 CREIGHTON * CBSSN W, 63-58 Seton Hall could not find consistent offense all five “Quadrant 1” wins and a combined 11 “Quadrant Feb. 13 GEORGETOWN * FS1 W, 90-75 day at No. 18 Villanova, and finished with an 80-52 1 +2” wins. The 11 Quad 1+2 wins is tied for 21st most defeat at Wells Fargo Center. Sophomore Myles in the country, and the five Quad 1 wins are tied for Feb. 17 at Creighton * FS1 W, 81-75 Cale led the Pirates with 14 points after going 19th in the nation. Feb. 20 XAVIER * CBSSN L, 69-70 5-for-7 from the field. The Pirates kept it even Feb. 23 at St. John’s * FS1 L, 70-78 March 2 at Georgetown * CBSSN L, 71-77 2OT LAST GAME STARTERS 2018-19 STATISTICS March 6 No. 16 MARQUETTE * FS1 W, 73-64 No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% March 9 No. 23 VILLANOVA * FOX 12 p.m. 13 Myles Powell G Jr. 6-2 195 22.7 4.0 2.7 44.8 35.1 86.0 March 13-16 BIG EAST Tournament ** TBA TBA 22 Myles Cale G So. 6-6 210 10.1 4.4 1.2 42.0 36.9 67.3 0 Quincy McKnight G Jr. 6-4 185 9.7 2.7 4.1 45.7 30.5 65.0 All games in CAPS and BOLD are home games 1 Mike Nzei F Sr. 6-8 205 9.1 5.0 0.4* 62.7 00.0 66.2 * BIG EAST game 23 Sandro Mamukelashvili F So. 6-10 230 8.7 7.2 1.3* 44.3 31.6 61.0 ! Gavitt Tipoff Games KEY RESERVES # Wooden Legacy $ Citi Hoops Classic at Madison Square Garden 15 Taurean Thompson F So. 6-11 215 4.8 2.3 0.5* 40.3 24.1 73.9 % at Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, N.J. 14 Jared Rhoden G Fr. 6-6 205 3.0 2.4 0.4 34.1 20.4 58.3 ^ Garden State Hardwood Classic 33 Shavar Reynolds G So. 6-2 195 2.3 1.2 0.7 30.4 17.2 95.5 ** 2019 BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden 35 Romaro Gill C Jr. 7-2 255 2.1 2.9 1.5* 61.8 00.0 35.7 2 Anthony Nelson G Fr. 6-4 175 2.1 1.0 1.8 32.9 28.6 61.1 All home games are played at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. unless noted otherwise 32 Darnell Brodie F Fr. 6-9 265 0.9 1.2 0.2* 30.0 00.0 33.3 30 Asiah Avent G Jr. 6-3 190 0.0 0.3 0.0 00.0 00.0 00.0 * blocked shots per game 2018-19 GAME NOTES 1 #HALLin @SETONHALLMBB INSIDE THE HALL PIRATE POINTS GENERAL INFORMATION Seton Hall Standard Finish Strong Location ................................................................South Orange, NJ 07079 » Kevin Willard has led the Pirates to three » Seton Hall is 79-11 (.878) in its last 90 games Founded ................................................................................................1856 consecutive 20-win seasons, and it is an (dating back to the start of the 2015-16 season) Enrollment .........................................................................................10,400 accomplishment the program has come to expect when holding a lead of seven or more at any point Affiliation ......................................................................... NCAA Division I every season during his tenure. in the contest. » His four 20-win seasons overall are the third-most Conference ...................................................................................BIG EAST in Seton Hall history behind P.J. Carlesimo and Powered By Powell Nickname ...........................................................................................Pirates Honey Russell, who each have five. » Seton Hall is at its best when Myles Powell Colors .................................................................................. Blue and White » Only twice before in program history had Seton dominates the game. The Pirates are 10-2 this Home Court (Capacity) ................................. Prudential Center (10,481) Hall recorded three consecutive 20-win seasons: season when he scores at least 25 points. Secondary Home Court (Capacity) ..................Walsh Gymnasium (1,655) 1951-53 under Russell, and 1991-93 under Interim President ............................................................. Dr. Mary Meehan Carlesimo. 70 Is The Goal Vice President/Director of Athletics ........................................Patrick Lyons » Seton Hall has never had four consecutive 20-win » On offense, Seton Hall needs to score 70 points Athletic Department Phone ................................................(973) 761-9498 seasons. to be successful this season. The Pirates are 14-4 » After going 10-8 in the BIG EAST last season, (.778) when they score at least 70 points, 3-8 Ticket Office Phone...........................................................