TJ Simpkins scored a season-high 18 points for Seton Hall, which found its shot during the first half for a 68-45 victory over New Haven Tuesday in Newark, N.J.In their final game before heading to Hawaii next week for the Maui Invitational, the Pirates (5-0) shot a season-high 48.1% to get off to their best start to a season since going 7-0 in 2014-15. They also never trailed in the contest.Entering Tuesday, the Pirates shot just 40.2% from the field through their first four games, including 31.1% from beyond the 3-point arc. Against the Chargers (2-4), they made 13 of their first 20 shots. That included six of their first eight treys, to take a 34-18 lead with 6:37 left in the first half.Seton Hall finished the first half shooting 58.6% (17 of 29), but that dropped off considerably in the second half. The Pirates started that by clanking 11 of their first 14 shots. That enabled the Chargers to whittle the deficit to 50-37 with 12:02 minutes remaining after a Vere Anthony layup.However, those would be the last points the Chargers would score for more than six minutes. They also committed four of their 14 turnovers in that span as the Pirates regained control of the game.