Connecticut 78, Seton Hall 67: Shabazz Napier scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half as the visiting Huskies continued their mastery of the Pirates.

Napier added a career-high six steals and matched a season high with nine assists while Ryan Boatright poured in 20 points for Connecticut (16-6, 6-4 Big East), which defeated Seton Hall for the 13th time in the last 14 meetings.

Aaron Cosby returned from a one-game absence to lead all scorers with a career-high 25 points for the Pirates (13-11, 2-9). Seton Hall, which had only nine players in uniform due to injuries, has lost five straight games.

The Huskies trailed 35-34 at the break and fell behind 43-36 after Seton Hall scored eight unanswered points early in the second half, but Connecticut used full-court pressure to fluster the shorthanded Pirates and pull even at 46 with 11:45 left.

Napier, who recorded five of Connecticut’s nine steals over the final 20 minutes, gave the Huskies the lead for good on a steal and layup less than a minute later and scored 11 points during a 24-8 run that gave the Huskies a 70-54 advantage with 2:52 remaining. Seton Hall could get no closer than nine points the rest of the way.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The first half featured runs of 11-0 and 7-0 by Connecticut and 16-0 by Seton Hall. … Seton Hall's Fuquan Edwin, who was listed as questionable with an ankle injury prior to the game, had five steals for the second straight game. … Napier, who came off the bench as punishment for violating a team rule in Wednesday’s loss at St. John’s, has scored 32 points in the second half over his last two games.