South Orange, N.J. – Sophomore Jared Rivers scored a team-high 13 points, and red-shirt senior Aary Bibens contributed with nine points as the LIU Post men's basketball team suffered a 77-48 defeat at the hands of No. 23 Big East power house Seton Hall in an exhibition game Saturday afternoon at Walsh Gymnasium.
The Pirates outrebounded the Pioneers 53-28 which created 16 second chance points for Seton Hall compared to LIU Post's three.

Turning Point
Down by nine (17-8) in the 12th minute of first half, the Pirates put themselves in a comfortable position with a 10-0 run that began with Desi Rodriguez making a layup and then creating a steal on defense that led to a fastbreak dunk to take a  23-10 lead over LIU Post. It was the first of four Pioneers turnovers during the run that stretched to the 3:06 mark.  The Pioneers went into halftime with a 40-18 deficit and were down by as many as 32 points in the second half.
 
Inside the Box Score

• LIU Post shot 32.7 percent for the game and shot 44 percent (11-for-25) in the second half.
• The Pirates were +25 in rebounding margin, out-rebounding the Pioneers, 53-28.
• The Hall also dominated defensively, holding LIU-Post to 32.7 percent shooting for the game, including 23.3 percent (7-for-30) in the first half.
• LIU Post's bench contributed to 20 points in the contest

News & Notes

• Seton Hall is ranked No. 23 in the nation in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls.
• LIU Post was selected fourth in the ECC Preseason Poll

Up Next
LIU Post kicks off its season on Friday, November 10, when they travel to Wilmington, Del for the Wilmington Tip-Off Classic, where they will play the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia at 6 p.m. The Pioneers open their ECC campaign at home against Bridgeport on Wednesday, December 6. Tip-off scheduled for 7 p.m.