And with the first buzzer-beater in 16 years, maybe stronger. So there were only three players total on the two rosters who had ever experienced the rivalry before, a byproduct of the transfer portal era and NIL dollars resulting in annual roster upheavals.

The Seton Hall Pirates have dominated the recent Garden State Hardwood Classic history, but today, the Pirates are heavy underdogs against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Rutgers has a talented group of freshmen whose defense hasn’t caught up with its offense, and my Seton Hall vs. Rutgers predictions expect the Pirates to score buckets.