Isaiah Whitehead’s 21 points and five assists were not enough on Wednesday as the Seton Hall Pirates fell in heartbreaking fashion to the No. 4 Villanova Wildcats by the score of 72-71.
The Pirates were able to steal Villanova’s inbound pass with two seconds left, but Angel Delgado’s desperation heave from beyond half court did not come close. With the loss the Pirates fall to 13-5, 3-3 while the Wildcats improve to 17-2, 7-0.
Down one in the final seconds, the Pirates had an opportunity to tie the score with Whitehead at the line down 72-70, but made the second free throw while trying to intentionally miss.