Seton Hall braces for Charlotte, late start time
Seton Hall will try to learn from a narrow escape before it heads to the Palestra to take on Charlotte on Monday in Philadelphia. The Pirates (2-0) and 49ers (2-0) set up the neutral-site game at the famed venue nicknamed the Cathedral of College Basketball, though Seton Hall coach Shaheen Holloway wasn't thrilled with the late start they were assigned. Penn, the Palestra's usual occupants, will host Howard earlier in the day. "Obviously it's historic -- it's the Palestra and it's big-time," Holloway told reporters. "It's a late game, though, on a Monday. What are we doing? It'll be tough to get our fans down there -- it's tough to get them down the block (to the Prudential Center). But we're looking forward to it, a good Charlotte team, but we've got to get better and we're going to get better." Holloway was speaking after the Pirates defeated Long Island 67-60 on Thursday; Long Island stayed close the entire game and led 58-57 with about three minutes left before Seton Hall scored 10 of the final 12 points. Seton Hall has shot just 43.3% overall and 32.5% from 3-point range through two games, but Roddie Anderson has taken the mantle
