Newark, NJ.  – Bethune-Cookman men's basketball looked anything but scared of No. 21 ranked Seton Hall, showing serious composure in an 84-70 loss, Sunday afternoon in Newark.
 
Summary
 
The Wildcats (1-6, 0-0 SWAC) showed no signs of intimidation against the nationally-ranked Pirates (5-1, 0-0 Big East). For every Seton Hall run, B-CU answered with a run of its own. Seton Hall lead in the first half by as much as eight, and the Pirates led for over 17 minutes in the half, but the Wildcats scored the final nine points of the half to enter the break up 34-33.
 
The Wildcats shot over 53 percent in the first half, including draining three of five three-pointers, while the Pirates struggled, hitting only three of seventeen from three.
 
It looked like things began to teeter for the Wildcats as the second half got underway – the Pirates opened with a 15-4 run to take a double-digit lead. Once again B-CU responded with a run to pull within three again.
 
Eventually, Seton Hall wore down the Wildcats. A 24-9 run dashed all Wildcat hopes of pulling the upset, and the Pirates took the game, 84-70.
 
Joe French notched a new career-high in scoring with 30 points on the afternoon. He made 57% of his shots including 4-7 three-pointers. He also grabbed four rebounds.

Marcus Garrett added 11 points, and Damani McEntire scored nine. Mikey West finished with six assists, while Colins Joseph added five.
 
Four Pirates scored in double figures, led by Jared Rhoden with 18 and Alexis Yetna with 14. Yetna also finished with 13 rebounds.
 
Game Notes

• Seton Hall dominated the offensive boards, grabbing 13 rebounds and converting them into 12 second chance points.
• The Pirates controlled the paint, scoring 36 points in the paint to B-CU's 14 and blocking eight Wildcat shots.
• Seton Hall took 21 free throws in the game. Bethune-Cookman took only seven.
• The Wildcats forced 14 Seton Hall turnovers and converted them into 16 points, while only turning the ball over 11 times themselves.
• Seton Hall allowed an average of 59 points to opponents – B-CU scored 70 in the loss.

 
Up Next
The Wildcats will not take the floor again until Dec. 5, when they will take a ride down I4 to take on UCF 2 p.m. Sunday, in Orlando.
 
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