Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Seton Hall Pirates
· Garden State Hardwood Classic
A.J. Staton-McCray scores 18 to help Seton Hall beat Rutgers 81-59
Adam Clark added 16 points for Seton Hall (10-1), which has won four straight and is off to its best start since 2011-12. Elijah Fisher and Najai Hines added 10 points apiece.
Harun Zrno scored 15 points to lead Rutgers (5-6). Dylan Grant added 12 points and six rebounds. Lino Mark had 10 points.
Seton Hall opened on an 11-0 run and built a 35-21 halftime lead. Staton-McCray scored 12 first-half points. Mark had eight to pace Rutgers, which shot 27% (6 of 22) in the first half.
Clark scored 14 points in the second half as the Pirates shot 64.5% (20 of 31).
It was the 76th meeting in the series. The Pirates have won 7 of 11 matchups since 2014. Seton Hall’s last win in the series was on Dec. 11, 2022, a 45-43 victory at Jersey
Mike’s Arena.
Rutgers: The Scarlet Knights will look to end a three-game skid at home against Pennsylvania on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Tariq Francis made Layup. | 59 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Mike Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by AJ Staton-McCray. | 57 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:53 | Mike Williams subbing in for Seton Hall | 57 - 78 |
Statistics
 RUTG |
 HALL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-53 | FG | 34-62 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 6-15 | 3PT | 4-13 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 15-22 | FT | 9-12 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 14 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 9 | Assists | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 24 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Lead Percentage | 97 |
Game Information
Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 11,153 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 2-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Michigan | 2-0 | - | 10-0 |
| Purdue | 2-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Michigan State | 2-0 | - | 9-1 |
| UCLA | 2-0 | - | 7-3 |
| USC | 1-1 | 1 | 10-1 |
| Iowa | 1-1 | 1 | 9-2 |
| Ohio State | 1-1 | 1 | 8-2 |
| Illinois | 1-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Indiana | 1-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Washington | 1-1 | 1 | 7-3 |
| Wisconsin | 1-1 | 1 | 7-3 |
| Minnesota | 1-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Penn State | 0-2 | 2 | 8-3 |
| Northwestern | 0-2 | 2 | 6-4 |
| Maryland | 0-2 | 2 | 6-5 |
| Oregon | 0-2 | 2 | 5-5 |
| Rutgers | 0-2 | 2 | 5-6 |
2025-26 Big East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler | 1-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Seton Hall | 0-0 | 0.5 | 10-1 |
| UConn | 0-0 | 0.5 | 10-1 |
| Villanova | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-2 |
| DePaul | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-3 |
| Xavier | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-3 |
| Georgetown | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-3 |
| St. John's | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-3 |
| Creighton | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-5 |
| Marquette | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-6 |
| Providence | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |