Joel Embiid had 35 points and 17 rebounds, James Harden scored 21 points and added 11 assists and the Philadelphia 76ers edged the Cleveland Cavaliers 118-114.

A former women's basketball player at Seton Hall has been added to a lawsuit filed against the school by former men's player Myles Powell.

NEW YORK – Villanova is the pick to win the Big East again, according to the league's coaches. The Wildcats, who shared the regular-season title last year with Creighton and Seton Hall, received nine first-place votes on Wednesday. Creighton, led by preseason player of the year Marcus Zegarowski, was picked second. UConn, which returns to the conference after a seven-year absence, was predicted to come in fourth — just ahead of Seton Hall. The Golden Eagles are expecting big things out of first-year power forward Dawson Garcia, who was chosen as the preseason conference freshman of the year.

3 Michigan State overcame a late five-point deficit and beat No. 12 Seton Hall 76-73 Thursday night in a wildly exciting contest worthy of March Madness. Winston scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half, playing his second game in less than a week after the death of his brother, Zachary. For a game in early November, this had the feeling of a late-season showdown between rivals vying for a spot in the NCAA Tournament or even a tournament game. Seton Hall: The Pirates are a definite NCAA Tournament team for the fifth straight season.

Seton Hall, which is currently ranked No. The NCAA also announced Friday Seton Hall has been fined $5,000 plus 1% of the mens basketball budget and had its scholarships reduced to a maximum of 12 in 2020-21. The case centers around current Seton Hall forward Taurean Thompson, who transferred from Syracuse to Seton Hall in August 2017. After he informed his original university of his intent to transfer and requested permission to contact Seton Hall, the university denied the request. Seton Hall University, in conjunction with the NCAA, recently concluded a review of an infraction within our mens basketball program, Seton Hall said in a statement Friday afternoon.