Seton Hall Series History: When U of L and Seton Hall played on March 2, 1953 -- a 73-67 U of L victory -- Seton Hall was ranked #1 in the country and featured Walter Dukes, who was the first African-American All-American in the United States.

Series History

All-Time Record: Louisville 6, Seton Hall 3

Date: Dec. 10, 2003	Score: Louisville 80, Seton Hall 71
Leading Scorers: U of L: Francisco Garcia (24) Seton Hall: Andre Barrett (21)
It was an emotionally heavy night for the Cardinals, as just days earlier the team learned of the shooting death of Francisco Garcia's younger brother. But Garcia somehow found the will, energy and focus to troop on against the Pirates, and for the second straight game he matched a career-high in scoring with 24 points, again leading all scorers. But the Pirates didn't hand anything to U of L, and never let the Cardinals put the game away like they did in last year's match-up. Coming into the game, Seton Hall had converted 16 three-point shots all season; on the night against U of L, they hit on 10. U of L built an early 23-10 lead, with Luke Whithead scoring a quick 10 points. But the Pirates used their three-point shooting to pull within 33-31 at the half. U of L then hit two threes early in the second period to go up 44-36, but Seton Hall then drilled two threes of their own. Seton Hall was down five when U of L went on a run to take a 60-51 lead.
But the Pirates played tough. Seton Hall scored 10 straight points, including a breakaway dunk to cap the run and take a 61-60 lead. Garcia hit a free throw, and was fed the ball after Taquan Dean rebounded Garcia's ensuing miss. Garcia hoisted a long three-pointer, getting it to drop after bouncing high up off the front of the rim. A pair of free throws by Seton Hall at the 1:23 mark tied the game at 71, but Taquan Dean, who finished with 13 points, hit a huge three-point shot to break the tie. Garcia was then clutch on the line by making four free throws in the last 35 seconds. Seton Hall was paced by all-conference guard Andre Barrett, who scored 21 points on 5-7 three-point shooting in the second half. For U of L, Whitehead had yet another double-double, scoring 14 points to go along with 11 rebounds. Also contributing for U of L was Kendall Dartez, who had seven points and eight rebounds.

Date: Dec. 14, 2002	Score: Louisville 91, Seton Hall 70
Leading Scorers: U of L: Reece Gaines (23) Seton Hall: Andre Barrett (23)
The end of the first half, and the opening of the second half, probably marks the first appearance of Pitino-ball for the U of L Cardinals. The Cardinals wore down Seton Hall with three-point shooting, pressure defense and depth, accomplishing only the fourth victory for Coach Pitino away from Freedom Hall in his brief tenure, and racking up U of L's biggest margin of victory on the road since a 32-point win over Alaska-Anchorage in 1999. Amazingly, it was only the Cards' fifth 20-point or more win on the road since 1986. The Cards made four straight three-point shots in a 16-4 run that helped erase a 12-point deficit in the last three minutes of the first half. U of L fell behind 13-3 early, climbed back to within three, then fall back again by 12 as the Pirates scored on numerous putbacks. But then the Cards, who shot 67.7% in the second half and 57.6% for the game, stayed hot, making their first six shots of the second period and nine of their first 11. The U of L defense produced six Seton Hall turnovers in nine of the Pirates' first nine possessions of the second half.
The 17-0 run to open the second half put U of L up 54-37, and Seton Hall pulled no closer than 12 the rest of the way. U of L's depth really made its presence known, as the Cardinal bench outscored the Seton Hall bench 42-4, featuring 12 points from Francisco Garcia and 11 points from Taquan Dean, who was 3-4 from three-point range. Overall, the Cards shot 12-25 from three-point range, and to boot claimed a 32-27 advantage on the boards which helped the Cards produce 32 second-chance points compared to Seton Hall's 10. Ellis Myles had 12 points and 12 rebounds for U of L, who also received 23 points from Reece Gaines, who was 4-7 from three-point range, 8-14 from the field overall, and had seven assists. The Cards received 15 of their first 21 points from Garcia, Dean, and Kendall Dartez, who finished with eight. Bryant Northern had 12 points and four assists, while Erik Brown added 10 points, four rebounds and three assists. Seton Hall was paced by Andre Barrett, who had 23 points. In the game, Reeece Gaines became U of L's second all-time three-point shooter with a career 160 three-pointers made.