Pirates Can't Overcome Early Deficit At UConn - Seton Hall University Athletics
Prince Aligbe had a team-high 15 points with two assists and two steals and Garwey Dual finished with 12 points and four assists in the Seton Hall men's bask...
Men's Basketball vs UConn on 03/08/25 - Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics
The official box score of Men's Basketball vs UConn on 03/08/25
Storrs, Conn. — Prince Aligbe had a team-high 15 points with two assists and two steals and Garwey Dual finished with 12 points and four assists in the Seton Hall men's basketball team's 81-50 loss at UConn Saturday afternoon.
The Pirates will next turn their attention to the BIG EAST Tournament as they'll face Villanova in the first round at 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday inside Madison Square Garden. The matchup will air on Peacock.
How It Happened
Looking to avenge their overtime loss to the Pirates on Feb. 15 at Prudential Center, the Huskies turned Seton Hall over on three of its first five possessions and quickly jumped out to a 13-3 lead.
UConn pushed its lead to 18-3 with 12:42 left before halftime before Isaiah Coleman drove to the basket for a layup and Garwey Dual converted his second of three first half three pointers that cut the Pirates' deficit to 12, 20-8. The Hall went on a 7-0 run that made it a 12-point game once again with 6:37 left in the first half but UConn was able to expand its lead to 21, 43-22 at the end of the first half.
A Coleman jumper and dunk from Godswill Erheriene got the Pirates within 21 of the Huskies but it would be as close as they could get for the rest of the game. The Hall would go on to outscore UConn 18-6 over the final nine minutes of the contest but falling behind so much so early proved to be too costly for the Pirates.
News & Notes
- UConn now leads the all-time series 50-24.
- The Pirates and Huskies have split the last six meetings with both teams winning on their home courts.
- Seton Hall won the turnover battle, forcing 18 UConn turnovers while coughing up 13 turnovers itself.
- Seton Hall has forced 15 or more turnovers in five of its last seven games and at least 14 turnovers in 10 of its last 11 contests.
- Coleman finished with 10 points, giving him 21 double-figure scoring games this season and 29 in his career.
- Coleman is up to 622 points in his career, moving him past Kevin Foley for 103rd on Seton Hall's all-time scoring list.
- Dual now has four double-figure scoring games and five in his career.
