Photos by Joey Khan/Photography and Digital Editor
Blue and red duked it out on Friday night for New Jersey bragging rights.
No, this was not a battle between political parties, but the Garden State Hardwood Classic at Newark’s Prudential Center. Winners for the third straight time, Seton Hall showed Rutgers fans that New Jersey is a blue state when it comes to college basketball. The Pirates downed their rivals, 72-61, in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,481.
It was hard for the Hall faithful to foresee a win after a first half that saw SHU score just 23 points on 24.