CHICAGO — Jared Rhoden scored 18 points as Seton Hall beat DePaul, 76-68, on Saturday despite not making a field goal for nearly nine minutes to finish the game.
The Pirates had a 64-47 lead after Myles Cale’s 3-pointer at the 8:57 mark then went 12-of-12 at the free-throw line for the remainder of their points. DePaul got within six twice in the final 2:09.
The victory gave Kevin Willard his 100th Big East win, including conference and tournament games.
Sandro Mamukelashvili had 15 points and eight rebounds for Seton Hall (9-5, 6-2 Big East). Cale added 11 points. Tyrese Samuel had 10 points and seven rebounds.
Javon Freeman-Liberty had 22 points for the Blue Demons (1-3, 0-3). Nick Ongenda added 10 points. Romeo Weems had eight rebounds.