Pirates Open 2026 With Home Clash Against Creighton

Sunday, January 4

Newark, N.J.

12:00 p.m.

Seton Hall University

Creighton

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Pirates Open 2026 With Home Clash Against Creighton

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SETON HALL PIRATES (12-2, 2-1) vs. CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS (9-5, 3-0)

Date/Time: Sunday, Jan. 4 • 12 p.m. Eastern
Site: Newark, N.J. • Prudential Center (11,153)
TV: Peacock • Justin Kutcher and Tarik Turner
Online: Peacock
Radio: SHU Pirates Mobile App • Gary Cohen & Dave Popkin
SHUPirates.com • Varsity Network App
Seton Hall All-Time vs. Creighton: 16-14 (Streak: L6)

NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW

Seton Hall is off to its best 14-game start to a season since 2017-18, when it also started 12-2 (eventually got up to 14-2).
The Pirates have opened the New Year with a victory in nine of their last 11 seasons.
The Pirates have won their first two conference road games for the first time since 2020-21.
The last time the Pirates reached the New Year with only two losses was 2021-22. The last three occurrences have all resulted in NCAA Tournament berths (2015-16 and 2017-18).
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.
Payne has 48 rebounds through three BIG EAST games, the first Pirate to have that many in a three-game span in league play since Delgado in 2018.
Seton Hall enters play ranked 14th in adjusted defensive efficiency according to KenPom.
The Pirates also own the 10th best scoring defense in the nation (63.0).
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 last week 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 used a 13-0 run to close the game in a 79-73 victory at Marquette on Tuesday night.
The win snapped Seton Hall's four-game losing streak in Milwaukee.
Tuesday's win marked just the third time all season that the Pirates have allowed more than 70 points.
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.
Simpkins nailed what proved to be the game-winning three-pointer with just over one minute remaining to put The Hall ahead for good.
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.
Three of Clark's steals came within the first two minutes of the game, and 14 of his 16 points came after halftime.
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 last week's 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.