The Seton Hall men’s basketball team was dealt its sixth loss on Saturday afternoon at Xavier, 84-76.
Despite the eight-point defeat, the Pirates hung in close most of the game. Xavier pulled away halfway through the second half and built up a 15-point lead. Although the Pirates cut the lead, the Musketeers never looked back on their way to a win.
The Pirates were paced by sophomore forward Desi Rodriguez, who finished with a career-high 21 points. Outside of his performance, the Pirates were relatively inefficient.
Star guard Isaiah Whitehead finished with 17 points, but shot just 6-of-20 from the field and a rough 2-of-10 from the three-point line.