The Villanova-Seton Hall matchup has been defined by batches of threes since the realignment of the Big East.
Seton Hall has defeated Nova in each of its past three seasons. That didn’t happen on Saturday, as a barrage of Villanova three-pointers put Seton Hall away.
Seton Hall never bounced back after a sluggish end to the first half and start to the second. SHU fell to No. 2 Villanova 92-70 in front of a sold out, 16,733-person Prudential Center crowd. Seton Hall is now 16-10 on the season and 6-8 in Big East play.
Thanks to Seton Hall’s presence in the paint, the Pirates were competitive throughout almost the entire first half.