# 2012–13 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by head coach Kevin Willard, played its home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Prudential Center and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in a tie for 13th place. They lost in the second round of the Big East tournament to Syaracuse.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/27/2012* 7:00 pm | Wilmington | W 113–72 | 1–0 | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:30 pm | UMKC Hall of Fame Tip-Off | W 75–36 | 1–0 | Walsh Gymnasium (2,600) South Orange, NJ |
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm | Norfolk State Hall of Fame Tip-Off | W 78–65 | 2–0 | Prudential Center (6,165) Newark, NJ |
| 11/17/2012* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Washington Hall of Fame Tip-Off semifinals | L 73–84 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,003) Uncasville, CT |
| 11/18/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Rhode Island Hall of Fame Tip-Off Consolation game | W 60–55 | 3–1 | Mohegan Sun Arena (3,863) Uncasville, CT |
| 11/21/2012* 7:00 pm | Maine | W 76–49 | 4–1 | Prudential Center (5,876) Newark, NJ |
| 11/25/2012* 1:00 pm | Saint Peter's | W 76–61 | 5–1 | Prudential Center (6,207) Newark, NJ |
| 11/29/2012* 9:30 pm, ESPNU | at LSU SEC–Big East Challenge | L 67–72 | 5–2 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,295) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 12/04/2012* 7:00 pm | NJIT | W 68–59 | 6–2 | Prudential Center (6,203) Newark, NJ |
| 12/08/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Wake Forest | W 71–67 | 7–2 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (8,411) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 12/16/2012* 1:00 pm | North Carolina A&T | W 77–66 | 8–2 | Prudential Center (7,575) Newark, NJ |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm | Longwood | W 79–61 | 9–2 | Prudential Center (6,215) Newark, NJ |
| 12/22/2012* 8:00 pm | vs. Long Island Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational | W 89–58 | 10–2 | Barclays Center (N/A) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/28/2012* 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | Stony Brook | W 60–59 | 11–2 | Prudential Center (7,288) Newark, NJ |
| 01/02/2013 9:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | at DePaul | W 73–72 | 12–2 (1–0) | Allstate Arena (7,189) Rosemont, IL |
| 01/05/2013 12:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | at No. 21 Notre Dame | L 74–93 | 12–3 (1–1) | Joyce Center (8,523) Notre Dame, IN |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 Louisville | L 58–73 | 12–4 (1–2) | Prudential Center (7,013) Newark, NJ |
| 01/13/2013 12:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | Providence | L 55–67 | 12–5 (1–3) | Prudential Center (8,252) Newark, NJ |
| 01/16/2013 9:00 pm, MSG/ESPN3 | at No. 25 Marquette | L 62–69 | 12–6 (1–4) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,842) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/23/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | South Florida | W 55–47 | 13–6 (2–4) | Prudential Center (6,327) Newark, NJ |
| 01/27/2013 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at St. John's | L 67–71 | 13–7 (2–5) | Madison Square Garden (7,641) New York, NY |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm, MSG+/ESPN3 | at Georgetown | L 52–74 | 13–8 (2–6) | Verizon Center (7,567) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/02/2013 11:00 am, ESPNU | No. 24 Cincinnati | L 59–65 | 13–9 (2–7) | Prudential Center (6,961) Newark, NJ |
| 02/04/2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 23 Pittsburgh | L 46–56 | 13–10 (2–8) | Petersen Events Center (10,253) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/10/2013 12:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | Connecticut | L 67–78 | 13–11 (2–9) | Prudential Center (7,634) Newark, NJ |
| 02/12/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Rutgers Rivalry | L 55–57 | 13–12 (2–10) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,803) Piscataway, NJ |
| 02/16/2013 8:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | No. 6 Syracuse | L 65–76 | 13–13 (2–11) | Prudential Center (13,569) Newark, NJ |
| 02/19/2013 7:00 pm, MSG/ESPN3 | No. 17 Marquette | L 46–67 | 13–14 (2–12) | Prudential Center (6,224) Newark, NJ |
| 02/23/2013 12:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | at No. 10 Louisville | L 61–79 | 13–15 (2–13) | KFC Yum! Center (22,332) Louisville, KY |
| 02/25/2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | Villanova | W 66–65 | 14–15 (3–13) | Prudential Center (6,771) Newark, NJ |
| 03/05/2013 9:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | at Providence | L 66–76 | 14–16 (3–14) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,480) Providence, RI |
| 03/08/2013 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | Rutgers Rivalry | L 51–56 | 14–17 (3–15) | Prudential Center (8,708) Newark, NJ |
| 2013 Big East men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/12/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. South Florida First Round | W 46–42 $^{OT}$ | 15–17 | Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York City, NY |
| 03/13/2013 2:00 pm, ESPN | vs. No. 19 Syracuse Second Round | L 63–75 | 15–18 | Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York City, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||