Seton Hall scored the last 10 points of the first half and went on to beat Troy 78-69 in the lone game involving a BIG EAST team on Thursday. Isaiah Whitehead scored a game-high 20 points and the Pirates got double-doubles from Desi Rodriguez (18 pts., 11 rebs.) and Angel Delgado (12 pts., 11 rebs.). A dunk by Rodriguez was the No. 1 play on FOX Sports Live and ESPN SportsCenter.
BIG EAST teams have compiled a 67-19 (.779) record against non-conference competition.
There are still 10 undefeated squads in college basketball going into the weekend and three of them will be involved in BIG EAST games on Saturday.