After a very disjointed first half, Seton Hall leads South Florida 28-27.  The Pirates started quickly with a 7-1 lead, but more or less played a lackluster half, missing on key opportunities to have a larger lead.  The main culprits were their inside scoring and free throw shooting.  Seton Hall had so much trouble scoring in the post, whether they drove the lane, set up inside or hitting their offensive put backs, leading to 32 percent shooting from the floor.  Herb Pope's first half is indicative, as he had 0 PTS/ 9REB.  As for FT shooting, the Pirates shot 58 percent from the stripe, not very good at all.

Jeremy Hazell was the best Pirate by default since he scored 11 PTS adding a REB/STL/BLK each.  South Florida did try to avoid letting him beat them, but Hazell was able to shake them off a few times and for the most part is taking good shots.

Jordan Theodore was again the best Pirate PG on offense, scoring 4 PTS/3 REB/1AST.  However, he slowed down as the half ended.  Keon Lawrence once again wasn't that good shooting the ball, but was assigned to Dominique Jones and held the Bulls star to 6 PTS on 3 of 6 shooting.  Lawrence did have an impressive drive and finger roll finish to go along with a beautiful assist as his lone highlights.

South Florida was more efficient on offense and was able to move the ball around better than the Pirates did.

SHUBigEBall10 added about the Bulls play, "USF is looking to exploit the size differential of Theodore, interesting to see how Bobby adjusts to this. Also, the Bulls need to keep up their defensive intensity to have a chance in this game."

Great job by ESPN2 to showcase our guys at WSOU, in which their call on Hazell's give and go three was terrific.

Second half has started, hopefully the Pirates can up the intensity and pick up this road win.