Seton Hall improved to 3-0 for the second time under coach Shaheen Holloway with an 82-59 victory over visiting Fairfield on Monday night in South Orange, N.J.After a lackluster showing in its last victory, Holloway guaranteed a better effort by Seton Hall. That’s exactly what happened, as A.J. Staton-McCray set the tone early and finished with 13 points (3-for-4 on 3-pointers), along with four steals.Pirates freshman Najai Hines (10 points, 10 rebounds, two blocks) had the first double-double of his career. During the second half, after McCray had a steal and transition layup to give Seton Hall a 61-45 lead, a Hines block led to a fast break that ended with a no-look pass from Trey Parker to set up Jacob Dar for a layup.Mike Williams and Elijah Fisher also scored 10 apiece for the Pirates.Seton Hall’s defense smothered the Stags all game long. The Pirates tallied 13 blocks and 12 steals, and forced Fairfield into 17 turnovers.Braden Sparks led Fairfield (1-2) with 20 points (3-for-5 on 3-pointers). Nasir Rodriguez added 12 and freshman Brandon Benjamin tallied 11 points and nine boards, including his first college 3-pointer.Seton Hall’s Elijah Fisher made a wing 3-pointer on an assist from Mike Williams. Then interior baskets from Stephon Payne and Fisher put Seton Hall ahead 46-32 with 16:40 to go.Fairfield worked its way into the free-throw bonus with 13:54 remaining in the game but couldn’t capitalize.