Big East Sports Blog

Seton Hall overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat James Madison 112-110 in overtime on Saturday afternoon, earning their eighth win of year (8-2).  With the victory, the Pirates remain unbeaten at home, improving to 5-0.

This marks only the second ever meeting between these two programs.  The first meeting took place 25 years ago on Dec. 30, 1992.  Seton Hall came on top in that meeting as well, marching to a 87-66 win.  This is only the second loss of the year for James Madison (7-2) and snap their five game win streak.

The Pirates get back in the win column after losing to Penn State 89-86 on Dec. 8th.  Seton Hall was unable to hold on to a 10-point lead at halftime, after shooting 61% from the field in the first half, their best half of basketball all season.

Entering today’s contest with James Madison, Seton Hall was averaging 83.7 points per game, good for third best in the Big East.  Senior Brian Laing lead the Big East in scoring, averaging 20.1 points per game and his running mate, sophomore Eugene Harvey hot on heels, ranking fifth in the conference in points per game with 17.2.

The Pirates will get some home cooking for a while now, as today’s game marks the first of five straight home games for Seton Hall.  Next up for the Pirates, they’ll welcome in North Carolina State on Wednesday, Dec. 27th at 7:30 p.m.  The Pirates won’t hit the road until a Jan. 8th tilt against Big East rival Marquette.