NEWARK, N.J. (Interstat) — Seton Hall overcame a poor shooting performance with a strong second half to edge Georgetown 51-47 in a Big East men’s basketball game Saturday at Prudential Center.

The Pirates, who missed all 18 of their 3-point attempts, outscored the Hoyas 31-20 after halftime. Georgetown led 27-20 at intermission but shot just 27.3% from the field for the game. Seton Hall’s Najai Hines scored 12 points and blocked five shots. Malik Mack led Georgetown with nine points.

The Hoyas fell to 13-14 overall. Seton Hall improved to 19-9. Attendance was 9,055.