BOX SCORE
NEWARK, N.J. -- Villanova suffered a heartbreaking 66-65 loss to lowly Seton Hall at the Prudential Center on Monday night.
With under 13 seconds left and Villanova clinging to a two-point lead, James Bell had the ball stolen from him and Seton Hall’s Fuquan Edwin drained an open three-pointer from the corner to give the Pirates the win.
The loss snapped Villanova’s (18-11, 10-7 Big East) three-game win streak.
The Pirates (14-15, 3-13 Big East) broke a nine-game losing skid with the win.
Turning point
After a pair of free throws by the Pirates, Villanova inbounded the ball to Bell. The guard was trapped in the backcourt and tried to split the two defenders.
The ball was poked away from behind and ended up in the hands of Tom Maayan, who kicked it to Edwin for the game-winner.
Ryan Arcidiacono missed an off-balance jumper at the buzzer to hand Villanova the defeat.
Big men on campus
Edwin's clutch three gave him 18 points and Seton Hall the win, but it was Aaron Cosby that kept the Pirates in the game. He had 21 points, six assists and five rebounds.
Mouphtaou Yarou was a difference maker down on the low block, scoring 14 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. He also reached the 1,000-point mark for his career.
Arcidiacono led Villanova with 16 points.
Inside the box score
• JayVaughn Pinkston scored 15 points before fouling out.
• Villanova made 25 of 27 free throws in the game.
• Seton Hall made nine field goals in the first half, eight of which were three-pointers. Kyle Smyth accounted for four threes in the first frame for all of his 12 points.
• The Pirates started the game 8 of 13 from three-point range. They finished 13 for 21 from downtown.
When was the last time …
Villanova leads the all-time series against Seton Hall, 63-37. The Wildcats had won the last 10 meetings between the two schools prior to Monday.
What’s next?
Villanova will close the season out against some of the toughest competition that the Big East and the country have to offer.
The Wildcats travel to Pittsburgh to face No. 23 at noon on Sunday. They haven’t beaten the Panthers on their home floor since 1996.
‘Nova will then finish off the regular season at home on Mar. 6 against seventh-ranked Georgetown.