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WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth men’s basketball showed a lot of promise for the 2026-2027 season when it brought Seton Hall down to the wire in an exhibition match Saturday night before falling 53-50.
With the game tied 50-50, Seton Hall was able to get a stop with 28.9 seconds left. Out of the timeout, Rodney Brown hit a winning corner 3-pointer.
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Seton Hall head coach Shaheen Holloway and Monmouth head coach King Rice had a friendly exchange after the shot.
The two Garden State schools have typically met in the regular season; this preseason meeting was designed to raise money for both program’s rosters. Though it was an exhibition game, the intensity felt real throughout OceanFirst Bank Center.
For Monmouth this season, there’s a fair amount of backcourt depth thanks to the re-enrollments of Jack Collins and Madison Durr. The starting five consisted of Ashton Walker, Lureon Walker, Jakai Sanders, Stefan Marjanovic, and Stefanos Spartalis. Walker had a team-high 11 points.
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Monmouth played well defensively against the Big East visitors but trailed for most of the game until a breakaway dunk by Sanders gave the Hawks the 42-40 lead with under seven minutes left.
Seton Hall’s Simeon Wilcher drives against Monmouth’s Stefanos Spartalis in exhibition
4 takeaways for the Hawks:
1. Defensive pressure leads to eight Hawks with steals
The amount of depth in the backcourt for Monmouth runs deep and the Hawks spent much of their time pressuring the ball, denying passes and even switching out on ball handlers. Monmouth was able to force turnovers and get the ball down the court at a high speed without needing to pass the ball. Players filled lanes and attacked the basket while in transition. Eight different Hawks had at least one steal on Saturday night. When beat, Monmouth helped in the paint…
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