Seton Hall slides past NJIT

Prince Aligbe and Dylan Addae-Wusu set respective season highs of 19 and 12 points and host Seton Hall pulled away for a much-needed 67-56 win over NJIT on Wednesday night in Newark, N.J.Garwey Dual’s 11 points also marked a season best and Isaiah Coleman netted all nine of his points in the second half for the Pirates (5-4), who previously lost to Fordham, Hofstra, Vanderbilt and Monmouth and had trouble putting Wednesday’s game to bed.Aligbe shot 9-for-12 from the field and added a game-high eight rebounds.Tariq Francis posted a game-high 23 points to lead NJIT (1-9). His five made 3-pointers on 12 attempts were more than Seton Hall made as a team (4-of-15 shooting).Sebastian Robinson and Tim Moore Jr. scored nine points apiece for the Highlanders.Seton Hall raced out to a 16-2 lead and made nine of its first 12 shots from the floor. It took some time for NJIT to warm up, but Francis (3-pointer, jumper) and Robinson (layup) combined to score on three straight possessions to bring NJIT within 23-15.