NEWARK, N.J. -- It was a classic case of proven veterans rising to the top against unproven youngsters.
"When you have as many seniors as we have, you have a lot of confidence in them," Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard said Friday night after the 23rd- ranked Pirates defeated outmanned Fairleigh Dickinson 90-68 in the NIT Season Tip-Off first round game. "We're like an aged steak."
One of those seniors, Desi Rodriguez, scored 17 points, 13 in the first half. Another, Angel Delgado, had 10 points and 10 rebounds, his 51st career double-double.