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Seton Hall Wins at Butler on Sunday


MBB Minute: AJ Staton-McCray scored a team-high 19 points as Seton Hall captured a 63-56 win at Butler on Sunday night.  The win was the Pirates' fifth true victory of the season.

Saturday, Feb. 14

Seton Hall 63, Butler 56 - Box Score 
  • AJ Staton-McCray scored 15 of his team-high 19 points in the second half, pacing the Pirates to a win at Butler.
  • The first half was a defensive battle, with four lead changes and one tie, and neither team leading by more than six points.  
  • Butler led 24-23 at the break and scored the first six points of the second half.
  • The two teams traded runs - and the lead - for much of the period. There were five lead changes over the final 20:00.
  • A 3-pointer from Staton-McCray with 4:27 to go put Seton Hall ahead for good, igniting a 10-3 push to close the game and seal the victory.
  • Mike Williams III came off the bench for the first time this season for Seton Hall, tallying 10 points, three rebounds, and three steals.  
  • Budd Clark finished with eight points and seven assists, while Tajuan Simpkins had eight points, seven boards, and five assists.
  • For Butler, Michael Ajayi registered his 16th double-double of the season with 21 points and 12 rebounds


Of Note:
  • Seton Hall held an opponent under 70 points for the 20th time this season - second-most among all NCAA Division I teams.
  • The Pirates - ranked 12th nationally in steals per game (9.5) - tied a season-high with 13 swipes.
  • Butler's Michael Ajayi has 16 double-doubles - tying for the most by a BIG EAST player since Creighton's Baylor Scheierman had 16 during the 2023-24 season.


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Looking Ahead: The BIG EAST returns to action on Tuesday, Feb. 17 when Villanova heads to Xavier.  Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. on FS1.

Tuesday, Feb. 17

FS1
Villanova at Xavier - 6:30 p.m. ET
Jack Kizer (pxp); Nick Bahe (analyst)

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