Pirates Open BIG EAST Play Providence on Saturday against At The Rock

Game 12:Providence Friars (8-3) at Seton Hall Pirates (7-4)
Saturday, December 17 Prudential Center (Newark, NJ) at 12:30 p.m.
TV:FOX Jason Benetti and Donny Marshall
Network:FOX Sports Live
Radio:SHU Pirates Mobile App / Pirate Sports Network/ SXM 385, SXM app 975 /Dave Popkin & Kim Adams
Game Notes: Seton Hall | Providence
Appanage:Instagram |Twitter |Live statistics
Promotion of the game:Reusable bag gift / Student Appreciation Day / Christmas in the Hall

The game is presented by Affinity FCU

GAME PROMOTIONS

• The first 5,000 fans in attendance will receive a FREE Seton Hall branded reusable bagLidl
• For the first time, the new Under Armor gray jerseys with “The Hall” script will be on sale at the Seton Hall Bookstore pop-up store behind section 18 as soon as the doors open!
• We are excited to give Seton Hall students a break from final exams on Student Appreciation Day!
  • The first 250 Seton Hall students to board the bus from campus to the game will receive a Chick-Fil-AChicken cookie sandwich!
  • Students will receive a FREE blue Santa hat while supplies last!
  • Students can pick up a raffle ticket at the entrance to the student section so they can:
    • Compete to win a VISA gift card!
    • Compete to win a new gray Under Armor shirt!
    • Make a half court shot to win $1,000!
    • Make a 94-foot putt to win $5,000!
• It’s Christmas in the hall! The pirate goat goes to the gig to take pictures with the fans before the game!

MOBILE TICKETS

All tickets for men’s and women’s basketball home games are fully digital, helping to make access to the Prudential Center and Walsh Gymnasium safer and more convenient for fans.

The transition to digital ticket sales via smartphone also helps to make ticket shops more secure and reduce fraud and counterfeiting. Tickets are available through the SHU Pirates mobile app, available for all iOS and Android devices. For more information and to watch the informational video,Click here.

USE OF CASH RESERVE
Cash is NOT accepted at points of sale, retail outlets or ticket offices.

Pay with a debit or credit card using tap, chip or swipe payments or mobile payments including Apple Pay and Google Pay. For customers who need to change cash to cards, Reverse ATMs are available free of charge in sections 1, 14, 125 and in the Ticket Hall.

NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The Seton Hall men’s basketball team continues its three-game winning streak over the weekend and opens BIG EAST play on Saturday when the Pirates welcome Providence to the Prudential Center for a 12:30 p.m. showdown on FOX.
• Seton Hall has won its last five BIG EAST openers at the Prudential Center and is 5-2 all-time at the Prudential Center when opening league play.
• The Pirates are 76-58 (.567) all-time at the Prudential Center against BIG EAST opponents, going 6-2 last season.
• Last season, The Hall reeled off five straight wins at the Prudential Center against BIG EAST foes to close out conference play.
• Seton Hall’s average margin of victory at the Prudential Center this season is 29.5 points.
• The Pirates have won eight of their last 10 BIG EAST openers dating back to 2012-13.
• Seton Hall prides itself on being a defense-first program under a first-year head coach Shaheen Holloway and the Pirates have won three straight games thanks to their defense.
• The Pirates have allowed just 49 points per game over their last three games.
• Through 11 games, Seton Hall has held six opponents to 55 points or less, a program best in the BIG EAST era.
• The 60.6 points allowed per game is Seton Hall’s best through 11 games since 2005-06 (59.0).
• The Pirates’ 60.6 ppg allowed ranked second in the BIG EAST and 26th in Division I.
• The Pirates rank 27th in KenPom’s adjusted defensive efficiency.
• In Holloway’s last 22 games as a head coach, his teams have allowed just 59.3 points per game and only four opponents have scored more than 70 points.
• Seton Hall ranks second in the BIG EAST in both percentage defense (38.3 percent) and three-point defense (27.6 percent).
• On December 11, the Pirates retained the Garden State Hardwood Classic with a 45-43 win at Rutgers.
• The Pirates held the Scarlet Knights to 17 points in the second half, had 19 turnovers and 12 assists in the game.
• Graduate student KC Ndefo (Elmont, NY) was named the Joe Calabrese Game MVP after he had nine points, eight rebounds and three blocks in waning moments in three wins.
• Ndefo is the NCAA’s active career leader in blocks with 328.
• After a slow start from a block standpoint, Ndefo is averaging 4.3 strikeouts per game in the Pirates’ three-game hitting streak.
• The Hall is 139-21 (.869) since 2015-16, a seven-point lead.
• Since last season, The Hall is 7-2 (.778) in games decided by one possession and 9-3 (.750) in games decided by less than five points.
• The Pirates look to spark offense at the free throw line as they are ninth in the nation in free throw attempts per game (26.5 FTA pg) and 12th nationally in free throw attempts per contest (18.1 FTM pg).
• Junior Dre Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) returned to Rutgers on Sunday and dropped a career-high 10 points and two assists in his first game since Nov. 25.
• He is attached to parents Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, NJ) in team scoring with 11.3 points per game.
• Seton Hall’s bench has beaten its opponent’s reserves in nine of its 11 games this season.
• The Pirates lead the BIG EAST in bench scoring, averaging 29 points per game.
• Junior Kadary Richmond (Brooklyn, NY), a Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team selection, is averaging 9.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.3 steals per game over the last three games.