Saturday, January 17
Newark, N.J.
12:00 p.m.
Seton Hall University
vs
Butler
No. 25 Pirates Look for Bounce Back Win Against Butler on Saturday
1/16/2026 5:33:00 PM | Men's Basketball
NO. 25 SETON HALL PIRATES (14-3, 4-2) vs. BUTLER BULLDOGS (10-7, 1-5)
Date/Time: Saturday, Jan. 17 • 12 p.m. Eastern
Site: Newark, N.J. • Prudential Center (11,153)
TV: TNT/truTV • Brian Anderson, Grant Hill & Andy Katz
Online: HBO Max
Radio: SHU Pirates Mobile App • Dave Popkin & Matt Loughlin
SHUPirates.com • Varsity Network App
Seton Hall All-Time vs. Butler: 14-12 (Streak: L2)
NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW
WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO LATELY
Date/Time: Saturday, Jan. 17 • 12 p.m. Eastern
Site: Newark, N.J. • Prudential Center (11,153)
TV: TNT/truTV • Brian Anderson, Grant Hill & Andy Katz
Online: HBO Max
Radio: SHU Pirates Mobile App • Dave Popkin & Matt Loughlin
SHUPirates.com • Varsity Network App
Seton Hall All-Time vs. Butler: 14-12 (Streak: L2)
NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Seton Hall was ranked No. 25 in the nation on Monday afternoon, making its first appearance in the AP Poll since Jan. 10, 2022.
- Seton Hall is 14-3 for the first time since 2017-18 (started 15-3).
- The Pirates are 14-12 all-time against Butler and have won six of the last eight meetings.
- The all-time series has swung both ways, with Seton Hall winning 13 of the last 18 matchups after the Bulldogs won seven of the first eight.
- The Pirates have won seven of the last eight meetings at Prudential Center.
- Seton Hall has used the same starting lineup in every game so far this season.
- The Pirate reserves have stepped up in a big way as of late. Trey Parker is averaging 9.5 points and shooting 45.5% FG over his last four games, while Josh Rivera is averaging 7.4 points and shooting a blistering 68.2% FG over his last five games.
- Last Saturday, the Pirates erased an 11-point second half deficit to defeat Georgetown, 76-67, in Washington, D.C. on Saturday.
- Budd Clark scored 13 of his 22 points after halftime en route to the victory. For his efforts, Clark was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.
- Seton Hall has jumped 50 spots in KenPom since opening night, the largest jump among all Power 5 schools.
- The Pirates also own the sixth-best scoring defense in the nation (63.1).
- The Pirates opened the year with a six-game winning streak, the team's longest streak under Shaheen Holloway. The last time The Hall won six straight was Feb. 19-March 9, 2022.
- Stephon Payne racked up the accolades after his 18-point, 16-rebound performance at Providence on Dec. 19.
- Payne brought home BIG EAST Player of the Week honors and was also named one of the USBWA National Players of the Week.
- Payne also received the MET Basketball Writers Player of the Week honor.
WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO LATELY
- The Pirates nearly overcame an 18-point second half deficit, cutting the UConn lead down to one in a 69-64 defeat to the No. 3 Huskies on Tuesday.
- Prior to the UConn game, Seton Hall had overcome a second half double digit deficit to win in three straight games.
- Seton Hall rallied from 16 points down in the second half to defeat Creighton, 56-54, on Sunday afternoon at Prudential Center.
- Seton Hall's leading scorer in the game, Elijah Fisher, had just 10 points, marking the first time the Pirates won a game where their leading scorer had just 10 points since Dec. 11, 2022 at Rutgers (Dre Davis).
- The Pirates used a 13-0 run to close the game in a 79-73 victory at Marquette.
- The win snapped Seton Hall's four-game losing streak in Milwaukee.
- Stephon Payne grabbed 22 rebounds in Tuesday's win at Marquette, the most rebounds by a Pirate since Angel Delgado pulled down 23 in his memorable performance against Kansas in the Second Round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
- The Pirates opened BIG EAST play with a 72-67 victory over Providence on Dec. 19.
- Stephon Payne put on a show with 18 points and 16 rebounds, while Tajuan Simpkins poured in a career-high 22 points.
- For Payne's efforts against the Friars, he was named BIG EAST and MET Writers Player of the Week, and also received a USBWA National Player of the Week honor.
- In the non-conference finale, Seton Hall reclaimed the Boardwalk Trophy by defeating in-state rivals Rutgers, 81-59, in the Garden State Hardwood Classic on Dec. 13.
- Budd Clark was named the Joe Calabrese MVP of the game, finishing with 16 points, seven assists, four steals and just one turnover.
- The Pirates grabbed a signature road win on Dec. 6, downing Kansas State, 78-67, for their first win over a Big 12 foe since downing Texas on Dec. 7, 2021.
- The Longhorns were ranked No. 7 in that game, which served as Seton Hall's last non-conference ranked win before it defeated No. 23 NC State at the Southwest Maui Invitational.
- Picked to finish last in the BIG EAST before the season, the Pirates have already nearly doubled last year's win total and have scored double-digit signature wins over No. 23 NC State in Maui as well as on the road at Kansas State.
- Five different Pirates made multiple three-pointers in the win over CCSU back on Dec. 3, a first since Feb. 14, 2012 against St. John's.
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