Pirates Hold Off Charlotte at The Palestra to Move to 3-0

Monday, November 9

Philadelphia, Pa.

9 PM

Seton Hall University

3-0,0-0Big East

Charlotte

2-1,0-0American

Team	1	2	F
Charlotte	34	28	62
Seton Hall	36	32	68

Photo by: Mitchell Layton

11/9/2026 11:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Aided by career-best showings from Devin Williams and Mihailo Petrovic, the Seton Hall men's basketball team (3-0) retired the Charlotte 49ers (2-1), 68-62, inside The Palestra as part of THE BLUEPRINT Philadelphia on Monday night.

For the Pirates, the bench performance and free-throw shooting told the story of the game. Seton Hall's bench combined to outscore Charlotte's reserves 41-25, while the team as a whole shot a season-best 79 percent (19-of-24) from the free throw line. The 49ers, meanwhile, committed 17 turnovers while shooting 34.8 percent (8-of-23) from the field in the second half.

How It Happened
Amid a pro-Seton Hall crowd inside The Palestra, the Pirates found themselves in a back-and-forth battle with the 49ers in the opening minutes of the half. Eventually, however, Mihailo Petrovic came off the bench and changed the game. The sophomore guard led the Pirates on an 11-0 run, with six of the points coming from the Serbian guard, as the Pirates broke out to a 25-15 lead with 8:43 left in the half.

PETRO GOES COAST-2-COAST 😤 #DDD https://t.co/iB5f3VTZxJ
— Seton Hall Men's Basketball (@SetonHallMBB) November 10, 2026

As Petrovic continued to drive The Hall's offense forward, Charlotte began to find their way back into the game. Right before halftime, things appeared to be heading to the break drawn even. However, two free throws from Devin Williams sent the Pirates to the break up two, 36-34.

To start the second half, Charlotte took the lead back from Seton Hall inside the first three minutes, putting The Hall down one, 39-38. Yet, just as he has all season, Roddie Anderson III rose to the moment and put his stamp on this game. Anderson made three consecutive three-pointers on a 13-2 run that sent the Pirates up 11, 52-41, with just under 13 minutes left on the clock.

RODDI3️⃣‼️ #DDD https://t.co/dReQsMd3GI
— Seton Hall Men's Basketball (@SetonHallMBB) November 10, 2026

While Charlotte would cut the lead to as few as two, 54-52, with 7:13 remaining, the opposition would never get closer. Anderson, Petrovic, Williams and Elijah Fisher returned to the charity stripe possession after possession as the minutes waned to keep the 49ers at arm's length. As the final buzzer sounded, the fans cheered as The Hall downed Charlotte, 68-62, inside The Cathedral of College Basketball.

News & Notes

With the win, Seton Hall moves to 1-1 all time against the 49ers.
- The only prior meeting between the two programs came at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 19, 1977, an 85-75 win for the 49ers.
Petrovic tied his career-high with12 points and logged a career-best six assists.
With 17 points tonight, Anderson recorded his third-consecutive game with 15+ points
- He becomes the first Seton Hall player since AJ Staton-McCray during the Maui Invitational to make three or more three pointers in three straight games.
- Anderson also crossed the 1,000 career points mark.
Williams set a new career-high with 16 points tonight.

Up Next
The Pirates will travel down south to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to take on the No. 18 Alabama Crimson Tide on Friday, November 13, inside Coleman Coliseum. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m.