Roddie Anderson III scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half, Devin Williams had 16 points and Seton Hall got past Charlotte 68-62 on Monday in Philadelphia.
In a neutral-site game played at the Palestra, Seton Hall (3-0) overcame 38.9 percent shooting from the field to remain unbeaten. The Pirates used a 13-0 run in the first half and a 14-2 run early in the second to create the necessary space.
Mihailo Petrovic had 12 points and game highs of six assists and three steals for Seton Hall. Elijah Fisher added six points and a game-best eight rebounds.
Keyshuan Tillery tallied 20 points, four rebounds and four assists to power Charlotte (2-1). Michael Walz added eight points and six rebounds, but the 49ers hurt themselves with 22 fouls and 17 turnovers.
The teams combined for three made field goals in the final 7:50 of game time.
Frank Oguche hit a corner 3-pointer to halve Charlotte’s deficit to 58-55 with 4:33 to go. Petrovic converted two free throws on Seton Hall’s ensuing possession.
Tillery drove but was called for an offensive foul with two minutes left. Seton Hall limited Tillery to 1-for-5 field goal shooting and forced him into three turnovers during the second half.
The Pirates failed to make a field goal in the final 6:54 but went 8 for 10 from the stripe in the final 1:32 to escape.
Charlotte made five of its first six shots of the game before encountering a field goal drought of nearly five minutes. That’s when the Pirates flipped a 15-12 deficit into a 25-15 lead, with Petrovic contributing a 3-pointer and old-fashioned three-point play before Mayar Wol’s corner 3 capped the run and caused Charlotte to call a timeout.
Tillery scored 11 points in the last 8:02 before halftime to keep Charlotte in the game. He split two defenders before cutting across the lane to avoid two more on a layup with 4:25 to go. The play launched a 7-0 Charlotte run that brought the 49ers within 31-30.
Tillery’s fastbreak layup tied the game with 22 seconds left, but Williams was fouled on the final possession and his free throws sent Seton Hall to the locker room with a 36-34 lead.
Anderson splashed three 3-pointers during Seton Hall’s 14-2 run that built the lead to 52-41 with 12:44 to play. But Charlotte responded with seven straight points, five from Tyler McKinley, to set up the close finish.