NEWARK, N.J. – With a résumé-building win ripe for the taking, a maturing Seton Hall men’s basketball team was forced to settle for a valuable lesson in execution, as Louisville stole Saturday’s non-conference fixture, 70-65.
Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard had joked during Big East Media Day that Chris Mack, now leading Louisville but prior to this season head coach at Big East foe Xavier, “could not get out of Newark.” On Saturday, he escaped with a win, despite the fact that his team only led for 5:41 of the 40 minutes.
The amped Pirates were forced to chase the Cardinals in the last 3:39, but the adversity of falling behind did not deter the young team.