Seton Hall improved to 12-2 on the season but Pirates coach Shaheen Holloway wasn’t happened with the Big East schedulers. The Pirates had a week off between games, but traveled to Marquette to play Tuesday night,

Senior center Stephon Payne paced the Hall with 14 points and a whopping 22 rebounds – the program’s first 20-board effort since the Big East's all-time leading rebounder, Angel Delgado, reached that rarefied air in 2018.

Stefan Vaaks wing 3-pointer missed early in the shot clock and Seton Hall soaked up the final seconds of regulation. Adam Clark nailed the dagger over Oswin Erhunmwunse on the opposite end with 17 seconds left as the Pirates denied Providence its first Big East conference win.

Despite a career-high 22 points from freshman Bryce McCray, Seton Hall Prep, No. 14 in the NJ.com Top 20, was defeated by Riviera Prep (FL), 68-65, in the Miami Holiday Invitational.

The Saints would never give up the lead throughout the game as Seton defeated Binghamton 64-43 to win the 'Battle of Bing'.